The Scorpia

The Scorpia
Start date:	December 23rd, 1957
End date:	May 3rd, 1958
# of strips:	114 strips (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Crown Jewels of Corba"
Followed by:	"The Two Signs"

"The Scorpia" is the 69th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Guran
• Diana Palmer
• Lily Palmer
• Colonel Dave Palmer
• The 1st Phantom (mentioned)
• The Phantom of 1612 (mentioned)
• The Phantom of 1715 (mentioned)
• The Phantom of 1718 (mentioned)
• The Phantom of 1765 (mentioned)
• The Phantom of 1803 (mentioned)
• Unidentified past Phantoms
• Baron
• The Scorpia leader of 1612

One-time characters

• Miss Welch
• Jimmy
• Hobby Time host
• Lil
• Airfield mechanic
• Gus
• Miki

Locations

• USA
  • Palmer home
  • College
  • Police station
  • Airport
  • Museum
  • 23, Scorpia's American Branch
• Bengali
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Chronicle Room
  • Bengalitown
• China coast (mentioned)
• Scorpia island
  • Center
• West Africa (mentioned)
• France (mentioned)
  • Paris (mentioned)
• Hong-Kong (mentioned)
• United Kingdom (mentioned)
  • London (mentioned)
• Italy (mentioned)
  • Rome (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• Scorpia
• Bengali World Airways

Old Jungle Sayings

• "The Phantom strikes like a thunderbolt but moves softer than a stalking great cat."

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Island of Death" by Özcan Eralp
• "The Scorpia Menace" by Basil Copper

Referenced in

• "The Mona Lisa Caper" by Norman Worker and Jaime Vallvé
• "Return of the Scorpia" by Norman Worker and Kari Leppänen

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "The Scorpia" appears in the first strip of the story.
• There is no connection between the name Scorpia and the animal scorpion, which often is the case in later stories featuring Scorpia.
• The Phantom very clearly strikes a Scorpia henchman with his left hand, but still leaves a skull mark.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El fin de los Scorpia", La Sombra #15 (1959)
• "El fin de los Escorpia", Libro de Oro #11 (1963)

Australia

• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #132 – #133 (1958)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #233 – #234 (1963)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #362 – #363 (1968)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #525 – #526 (1974)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #706 – #707 (1980)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #1078 (1994)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #1683 (2014)

Brazil

• "Os Escorpiões", Fantasma #34 (1958)
• "A Origem de Scorpia", O Fantasma #25 (1972)
• "Os Escorpiões", Almanaque do Fantasma (1974)
• "A Origem de Scorpia", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #15 (1995)

Denmark

• "Den hemmelige liga", Serie-pocket #24 (1978)

Finland

• "Salainen liiga", Sarjakirja #45 (1978)
• "Skorpioniliiga", Ilta-Sanomat November 26, 2013 – December 23, 2013

France

• "La bande des Scorpions", Le Fantôme Spécial #84 (1970)
• "La bande des Scorpions", Le Fantôme Spécial Album #16 (1970?)

Germany

• Phantom #3 (1997)

India

• "The Scorpia Gang", Indrajal Comics #345 – #346 (1980)

Italy

• "La stirpe dei corsari Scarpia", L'Uomo Mascherato #13bis (1959)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'olimpo dei fumetti #13 (1972)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #192 and "Il centro del crimine", #193 (1968)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", Phantom #45-46 (1995)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", Phantom #256
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'uomo mascherato - Phantom (1998)

Mexico

• "El Alacrán", El Informador February 27, 1958 – July 12, 1958

New Zealand

• The Phantom #303 – #308

Norway

• Aftenposten April 13, 1959 – August 26, 1959
• "Den hemmelige liga", Serie-pocket #34 (1978)

Spain

• "El Alacrán", El Hombre Enmascarado #33, "La central del crimen", #34, "La isla desconocida", #35, and "Aplastando el Mal", #36 (1958)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", "La isla desconocida", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #7, and "Aplastando el Mal", #8 (1961)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", "La isla desconocida", and "Aplastando el Mal", Libro de Oro II (1962)
• "El Alacrán", El Hombre Enmascarado #24A, "La central del crimen", #25A, and "La isla desconocida", #26A (1964)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", and "La isla desconocida", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #6, and "La isla desconocida", #7 (1970)
• "El Escorpion", El Hombre Enmascarado #28 (1975)
• "La estirpe de los escopriones", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #14

Sweden

• Göteborgs-Tidningen 1959 – 1960
• Nerikes Allehanda March 26, 1960 – August 11, 1960
• "Den hemliga ligan", Fantomen 2/1961
• Västernorrlands Allehanda November 24, 1960 – ?, 1961
• Örnsköldsviks Allehanda December 22, 1960 – ?, 1961 - the first two strips missing
• "Den hemliga ligan", Serie-pocket #73 (1978)

Turkey

• "Akrep Çetesi", Kızılmaske #190 – #192 (1977)
• "Akrep Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #59 – #60 (197?)

United Kingdom

• "The Scorpia", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #2 (1959)

USA

• The Beaver County Times December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Bradford Era December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Charleston Daily Mail December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Chester Times December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Denton Record-Chronicle December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Laurel Leader-Call December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Oneonta Star December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Oxnard Press-Courier December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Pocono Record December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Reading Eagle December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Rome News-Tribune December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Sandusky Register Star News December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Times Recorder December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Uniontown Morning Herald December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Washington Reporter December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958

Yugoslavia

• "Stopama predaka", Denis #245 – #246 (1981)