Chester Times
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Chester Times was an American newspaper that published "The Phantom" daily strip from 1938 to 1977.
History
The first edition of the paper, then known as the Chester Times, was a four-page broadsheet printed on September 7, 1876 selling for one cent. In November 1959, the Chester Times changed its name to the Delaware County Daily Times. In 1977, this newspaper was published in the town Primos. The Sunday edition is known as the Delaware County Sunday Times. "The Phantom" first appeared in Chester Times in October 1938.
Published stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Shark's Nest" | October 24, 1938 | November 5, 1938 | the last two weeks only |
| "Fishers of Pearls" | November 7, 1938 | January 28, 1939 | |
| "The Slave Traders" | January 30, 1939 | May 6, 1939 | |
| "The Mysterious Girl" | May 8, 1939 | September 2, 1939 | |
| "The Golden Circle" | September 4, 1939 | January 20, 1940 | |
| "The Seahorse" | January 22, 1940 | July 27, 1940 | |
| "The Game of Alvar" | July 29, 1940 | December 14, 1940 | |
| "Diana Aviatrix Lost" | December 16, 1940 | July 12, 1941 | |
| "The Phantom's Treasure" | July 14, 1941 | January 31, 1942 | |
| "The Inexorables" | February 2, 1942 | January 9, 1943 | |
| "Bent Beak Broder" | January 11, 1943 | May 22, 1943 | |
| "The Phantom's Engagement" | May 24, 1943 | July 24, 1943 | |
| "The Governor and Suzie" | July 26, 1943 | February 26, 1944 | |
| "The Spy Gang" | February 28, 1944 | May 20, 1944 | |
| "The Crooner" | May 22, 1944 | August 26, 1944 | |
| "The Maharajah's Daughter" | August 28, 1944 | March 24, 1945 | |
| "The Blue Gang" | March 26, 1945 | May 26, 1945 | |
| "Lago the Lake God" | May 28, 1945 | August 11, 1945 | |
| "The Wild Girl" | August 13, 1945 | November 10, 1945 | |
| "The Mermaids of Melo Straits" | November 12, 1945 | February 16, 1946 | |
| "Princess Valerie" | February 18, 1946 | July 13, 1946 | |
| "Queen Asta of Trondelay" | July 15, 1946 | October 26, 1946 | |
| "Mister Hog" | October 28, 1946 | March 29, 1947 | |
| "Romance and the Vesta Pirates" | March 31, 1947 | November 29, 1947 | |
| "The Devil Road" | December 1, 1947 | May 22, 1948 | |
| "The Lady Luck" | May 24, 1948 | October 30, 1948 | |
| "The Masked Marvel" | November 1, 1948 | February 19, 1949 | |
| "Fathers and Sons" | February 21, 1949 | April 23, 1949 | |
| "The Flirtatious Princess" | April 25, 1949 | August 20, 1949 | |
| "The Thuggees" | August 22, 1949 | February 25, 1950 | |
| "The Ape Idol of the Durugu" | February 27, 1950 | May 6, 1950 | |
| "The Movie Stars" | May 8, 1950 | September 9, 1950 | |
| "The White Monkey" | September 11, 1950 | December 2, 1950 | |
| "The Gray Gang" | December 4, 1950 | March 24, 1951 | |
| "Whirlpool Channel" | March 26, 1951 | June 16, 1951 | |
| "The Tiger Girl" | June 18, 1951 | September 15, 1951 | |
| "The Governor's Family" | September 17, 1951 | December 1, 1951 | |
| "The Professor" | December 3, 1951 | March 15, 1952 | |
| "The Jungle Patrol" | March 17, 1952 | May 31, 1952 | |
| "Bobo the Toy Dog" | June 2, 1952 | July 19, 1952 | |
| "The Great Ajax" | July 21, 1952 | October 11, 1952 | |
| "The Toad Men" | October 13, 1952 | February 28, 1953 | |
| "The Lady from Nowhere" | March 2, 1953 | June 20, 1953 | |
| "The Matchmaker" | June 22, 1953 | October 10, 1953 | |
| "The Super Apes" | October 12, 1953 | January 30, 1954 | |
| "Ragon's Game" | February 1, 1954 | June 5, 1954 | |
| "The Mob" | June 7, 1954 | September 11, 1954 | |
| "The Wrestling Tourney" | September 13, 1954 | December 18, 1954 | |
| "Aboard the SS Gay" | December 20, 1954 | March 12, 1955 | |
| "The Slimming of Prince Tagon" | March 14, 1955 | May 21, 1955 | |
| "Captain Kidder's Treasure" | May 23,1955 | July 30, 1955 | |
| "Dr Axel and the Witchmen" | August 1, 1955 | October 8, 1955 | |
| "Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man" | October 10, 1955 | January 21, 1956 | |
| "The Wisdom of Solomon" | January 23, 1956 | February 25, 1956 | |
| "U-Town" | February 27, 1956 | May 19, 1956 | |
| "The Grove of the Sleeping Giant" | May 21, 1956 | September 1, 1956 | |
| "The Shoplifters" | September 3, 1956 | November 15, 1956 | |
| "The Heavyweight Champion" | November 19, 1956 | January 12, 1957 | |
| "Wambo the Gambler" | January 14, 1957 | March 30, 1957 | |
| "The White Princess" | April 1, 1957 | June 29, 1957 | |
| "The Valley of No Return" | July 1, 1957 | September 21, 1957 | |
| "The Crown Jewels of Corba" | September 23, 1957 | December 21, 1957 | |
| "The Scorpia" | December 23, 1957 | May 3, 1958 | |
| "The Carlyle's Good Mark" | May 5, 1958 | August 23, 1958 | |
| "The Crybaby" | August 25, 1958 | November 1, 1958 | |
| "The Underwater Diamond Thieves" | November 3, 1958 | March 7, 1959 | |
| "The Betrothal" | March 9, 1959 | June 15, 1959 | from May 25, 1959 Delaware County Daily Times |
| "The Swamp Rats" | June 15, 1959 | October 3, 1959 | |
| "Oogooru and the Witchmen" | October 5, 1959 | January 16, 1960 | |
| "The Reporter" | January 18, 1960 | April 2, 1960 | |
| "The Diamond Hijackers" | April 4, 1960 | August 6, 1960 | |
| "The Gurk Twins" | August 8, 1960 | October 29, 1960 | |
| "The 50th Wife" | October 31, 1960 | February 25, 1961 | |
| "The Iron Dragon" | February 27, 1961 | May 13, 1961 | |
| "The Werewolf" | May 15, 1961 | August 19, 1961 | |
| "The Slave Market of Mucar" | August 21, 1961 | February 10, 1962 | |
| "The Epidemic" | February 12, 1962 | June 16, 1962 | |
| "The Wharf Rats" | June 18, 1962 | October 13, 1962 | |
| "The Mysterious Ambassador" | October 15, 1962 | June 1, 1963 | |
| "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | June 3, 1963 | December 14, 1963 | |
| "The Drummer of Timpenni" | December 16, 1963 | March 21, 1964 | |
| "The Reef" | March 23, 1964 | June 27, 1964 | |
| "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" | June 29, 1964 | December 12, 1964 | |
| "The Bad Ones" | December 14, 1964 | April 17, 1965 | |
| "The Hanta Witch" | April 19, 1965 | July 31, 1965 | |
| "Prince Hali and the White Stallion" | August 2, 1965 | January 1, 1966 | |
| "Bullets' Town" | January 3, 1966 | May 28, 1966 | |
| "The Killer" | May 30, 1966 | September 10, 1966 | |
| "The Sea God" | September 12, 1966 | December 24, 1966 | |
| "The Satchel" | December 26, 1966 | March 18, 1967 | |
| "The Crime School" | March 20, 1967 | June 24, 1967 | |
| "Deadman's Point" | June 26, 1967 | September 30, 1967 | |
| "The Rogue Elephant" | October 2, 1967 | January 20, 1968 | |
| "Rex and the Trophy Thieves" | January 22, 1968 | May 4, 1968 | |
| "The President's Son" | May 6, 1968 | July 6, 1968 | |
| "The Hydra" | July 8, 1968 | October 12, 1968 | |
| "The Art Thieves" | October 14, 1968 | February 8, 1969 | |
| "The Masked Ball" | February 10, 1969 | March 22, 1969 | |
| "The Jungle Home" | March 24, 1969 | June 21, 1969 | |
| "Rex, the Missing Heir" | June 23, 1969 | October 4, 1969 | |
| "The Gladiator" | October 6, 1969 | January 17, 1970 | |
| "The Runaway Girl" | January 19, 1970 | April 18, 1970 | |
| "Luaga's Undercover Tour" | April 20, 1970 | July 25, 1970 | |
| "Prince Bular of Tulana" | July 27, 1970 | December 5, 1970 | |
| "Yes" | December 7, 1970 | February 13, 1971 | |
| "The Fence" | February 15, 1971 | May 8, 1971 | |
| "The Tourist Invasion" | May 10, 1971 | July 24, 1971 | |
| "The Vultures" | July 26, 1971 | November 6, 1971 | |
| "The Lost City of Pheenix" | November 8, 1971 | January 8, 1972 | |
| "The Witchman" | January 10, 1972 | April 8, 1972 | |
| "The Tanker-Jackers" | April 10, 1972 | July 15, 1972 | |
| "The Keeper of the Peace" | July 17, 1972 | October 14, 1972 | |
| "The Giant of Kaluga" | October 16, 1972 | January 27, 1973 | |
| "The Trial of Patrolman Zokko" | January 29, 1973 | May 5, 1973 | |
| "Vampires of Koqania" | May 7, 1973 | August 18, 1973 | |
| "Vandal-Looters" | August 20, 1973 | November 24, 1973 | |
| "The Pampered Princess" | November 26, 1973 | March 30, 1974 | |
| "The Curse of the Sacred Image" | April 1, 1974 | August 24, 1974 | |
| "The Normal Life" | August 26, 1974 | December 28, 1974 | |
| "The Cavelands" | December 30, 1974 | April 19, 1975 | |
| "T" | April 21, 1975 | September 13, 1975 | |
| "Hzzz" | September 15, 1975 | November 29, 1975 | |
| "Star of Bangalla" | December 1, 1975 | March 6, 1976 | |
| "Mystery of Kula-Ku" | March 8, 1976 | July 31, 1976 | |
| "The Crimewave" | August 2, 1976 | October 30, 1976 | |
| "Return of the Terrorists" | November 1, 1976 | February 19, 1977 | |
| "The Proposal" | February 21, 1977 | April 2, 1977 | |
| "Guardian of the Eastern Dark" | April 4, 1977 | August 13, 1977 | |
| "The Tyrant of Tarakimo" | August 15, 1977 | October 29, 1977 | |
| "The Wedding of the Phantom" | October 31, 1977 | December 31, 1977 | without the last five weeks |
