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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Pirates with helicopters force shipping companies to pay millions to not have their oil tankers bombed. | |||
== Appearances == | |||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
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*[[Bangalla]] | *[[Bangalla]] | ||
**[[Deep Woods]] | **[[Deep Woods]] | ||
***[[The Waterfall]] | |||
***[[The Skull Cave]] | ***[[The Skull Cave]] | ||
****[[The Radio Control Room]] | ****[[The Radio Control Room]] | ||
**[[Phantom Head Peak]] | |||
**[[The Whispering Grove]] | |||
**[[Keela-Wee]] | |||
**[[Eden]] | **[[Eden]] | ||
**Gooney Rock | **Gooney Rock | ||
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'''Vehicles''' | '''Vehicles''' | ||
*Buttercup (oil tanker) | *Buttercup (oil tanker) | ||
'''Phantom lore''' | |||
*[[X Band]] | |||
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Revision as of 22:14, 13 July 2020
The Tanker-Jackers | |
Start date: | April 10th, 1972 |
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End date: | July 15th, 1972 |
# of strips: | 84 strips (14 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Sy Barry |
Original colorist: | N/A |
Preceded by: | "The Witchman" |
Followed by: | "The Keeper of the Peace" |
"The Tanker-Jackers" is the 117th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.
Plot Summary
Pirates with helicopters force shipping companies to pay millions to not have their oil tankers bombed.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- The 21st Phantom
- Devil
- Hero
- Guran
- Rex
- Tom-Tom
- Miss Tagama
- Joomba
- Kateena
- Baldy
- Stripes
- Solomon and Nefertiti
- Colonel Worubu
One-time characters
- Sparks
- Gene
Behind the scenes
- In this story, the name of the Phantom's home country is changed to Bangalla.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Piratas modernos", Fantasía #209 (1972)
- "Chantaje", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #9 (1981)
Australia
- "The Tanker Jackers", The Phantom #495 (1973)
- "The Tanker Jackers", The Phantom #673 (1979)
- "Oil Tanker Hijack", The Phantom #891 (1987)
- "Tanker-Jackers", The Phantom #1254 (2000)
- "The Tanker-Jackers", The Phantom #1715 (2015)
Brazil
- "Os Piratas do Ar", Fantasma #198 (1972)
- "Piratas do petróleo", Fantasma #299 (1980)
Denmark
- "Ildpiraterne", Fantomet #43 (1974)
Finland
- "Tuliset merirosvot", Mustanaamio 24/1981
- "Tulirosvot", Mustanaamio 10/2001
- "Tulirosvot", Merirosvojen kauhu (2018)
- Ilta-Sanomat December 18, 2019 – January 21, 2020
Greece
- Taxydromos ?, 197? – ?, 1974
Iceland
- Tíminn November 14, 1972 – February 22, 1973
India
- "Gold or Death", Indrajal Comics #186 (1973)
- "கப்பல் கில்லாடிகள்" (romanized as "Kappal Killadigal"), Mayavi #2 (ca 1975)
- "விசித்திர கடற்கொள்ளை" (romanized as "Visithirak Kadarkollai"), Muthu Comics #67 (1977)
- "Challenge of the Hijackers", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 6 (1987)
- "The Tanker Jackers", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #47
- "கடல் வேட்டை" (romanized as "Kadal kottai"), Rani Comics #244 (1994)
Italy
- "I ricattatori del cielo", I Quaderni del Fumetto #12 (1974)
- "I pirati delle petroliere", Phantom #359
Jamaica
- The Daily Gleaner April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
Mexico
- El Informador June 20, 1972 – September 25, 1972
Norway
- Aftenposten December 27, 1973 – April 3, 1974
- "Ildpiratene", Fantomet 17/1973
- "Ildpiratene", Fantomet 25/1981
- "Ildpiratene", Serie-pocket #203 (1995)
- "Ildpiratene", Fantomet Spesialalbum #13 (1992)
- "Ildpiratene", Fantomet 10/2001
- "Ildpiratene", Krønikebok #34 (2007)
Portugal
- "Os Piratas do Ar", Mundo de Aventuras #20 (1974)
Spain
- "Los salteadores de tanques", El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (1973)
- "Los salteadores de tanques", El Hombre Enmascarado #10 – #11 (1979)
Sweden
- "Eldpiraterna", Fantomen 4/1973
- Svenska Dagbladet January 9, 1973 – April 16, 1973
- Göteborgs-Tidningen April 3, 1973 – July 14, 1973
- Nerikes Allehanda November 28, 1973 – March 8, 1974
- Eesti Päevaleht August 14, 1976 – November 27, 1976
- "Eldpiraterna", Fantomen 15/1981
- "Eldpiraterna", Fantomen 10/2001
- "Eldpiraterna", Piraternas skräck (2018)
Turkey
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske #6 – #7 (1973)
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske Albüm #2 (197?)
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske Albüm #73
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske #35 (198?)
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #10
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #70
- "Tanker Soygunculari", Kızılmaske #6 (2013)
USA
- Appleton Post-Crescent April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Bangor Daily News April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Beckley Post Herald April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Bradford Era April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Bucks County Courier Times April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Charleston Daily Mail April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Chippewa Herald April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Daily American April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Daily Item April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Delaware County Daily Times April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Gadsden Times April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Green Bay Press-Gazette April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Herald News April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Laurel Leader-Call April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The News Item April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Observer-Reporter April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Oneonta Star April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Plattsburgh Press-Republican April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Reading Eagle April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Red Bank Register April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Republican Herald April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Rome Daily Sentinel April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Rome News-Tribune April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Tampa Times April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- Uniontown Morning Herald April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Washington Reporter April 10, 1972 – July 15, 1972
- The Menomonee Falls Gazette #19 – #32 (1972)
West Germany
- "Die Ölpiraten", Phantom #71 (1977)
- "Die Ölpiraten", Phantom Super-band #8
- "Die Ölpiraten", Phantom Super-band #9
Yugoslavia
- Večernje novine November 12, 1973 – March 14, 1974
- "Vazdušni pirati", Denis #132 – #133 (1978)