The Golden Circle (daily story)

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The Golden Circle
Start date:	September 4th, 1939
End date:	January 20th, 1940
# of strips:	120 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Girl"
Followed by:	"The Seahorse"

"The Golden Circle" is the 11th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Related stories 2.1 Remade as 2.2 Refers to 3 Reprints 3.1 Australia 3.2 Brazil 3.3 Canada 3.4 Finland 3.5 France 3.6 Italy 3.7 New Zealand 3.8 Norway 3.9 Spain 3.10 Sweden 3.11 USA

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Devil
• Diana Palmer
• Mrs. Palmer
• Byron

One-time characters

• George
• Fifi
• Countess D'Orsay
• Mara
• Bella

Locations

• France
  • Paris
    • Latin Quarter

Vehicles

• The Paris Express

Trivia

• For the third time in the history of the Phantom strip, the story begins with a recap of the origin of the Phantom.
• Once again the Phantom is seen traveling in Cabin 14. Additionally he's seated in Compartment 14 when going by the Paris Express.
• Lieutenant Byron proposes to Diana.
• Mrs. Palmer tells the Phantom that he is not to marry Diana if he doesn't give up his mission to fight injustice, and get a normal job.
• For the first time in the strip the Phantom gets to use his suite as a masquerade outfit.
• The characters Fifi and Countess D'Orsay are most likely a reference to Fifi D'Orsay, "The French Bombshell", a Canadian born Hollywood actress known for her many portraits of young and carefree Parisian women during the 1930's and 1940's.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Golden Circle (novel)" by Frank S. Shawn
• "The Mystery of the Arrow Ring" by Özcan Eralp

Refers to

• "The Slave Traders" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Golden Circle", The Phantom #5 (1940)
• The Phantom #13 – #15 (1949)
• The Phantom #108 (1957)
• The Phantom #198 (1961)
• The Phantom #309 (1966)
• The Phantom #458 (1971)
• The Phantom #740 (1982)
• The Phantom #934 (1989)
• The Phantom #1249 (2000)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #349 – #409 (1939-1940)
• "O Círculo de Ouro", Álbum O Globo Juvenil (1941)
• "O Círculo Dourado", O Fantasma #16 (1971)
• "O Círculo do Ouro", Almanaque do Fantasma (1977)
• "O Círculo Dourado", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #18 (1995)

Canada

• La Patrie September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940

Finland

• "Nuolikorun salaisuus", Mustanaamio 18/1983 - without the first three weeks

France

• Aventures #1 – #20/1940
• "La flèche d'or", Le Fantôme Spécial #58 – #59 (1968)
• "La flèche d'or", Le Fantôme #4 (1994)

Italy

• "La freccia d'oro", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #65
• "La freccia d'oro", Phantom #17 and "Il tribunale della morte", Phantom #18 (1977 or 1978)
• "La freccia d'oro", Phantom #11 (1992)
• "La freccia d'oro", Phantom #146

New Zealand

• The Phantom #77 – #78

Norway

• "Mysteriet med pilringen", Fantomet 17/1983 - without the first three weeks
• "Pilringbanden" and "Mysteriet med pilringen", Fantomets Krønike 3/1993
• "Mysteriet med pilringen", Fantomets Krønike 2/2005 - without the first three weeks
• "Fantomet og Sala", Fantomets jubileum 1936-2006 (2006) - the first three weeks only

Spain

• "El Círculo de Oro", El Hombre Enmascarado #23 and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", #24 - without the first three weeks
• El Hombre Enmascarado - Extraordinario de Reyes (194?) - the first three weeks only
• "El Círculo de Oro", El Hombre Enmascarado #023 and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", #024 (1960) - without the first three weeks
• "El Círculo de Oro", El Hombre Enmascarado #11, "El fin del Círculo de Oro", #12, and "Los espias del Albatros", #13 (1971)
• "Reencuentro" and "El circulo dorado", El Hombre Enmascarado #45 (1977)
• "Reencuentro", El Hombre Enmascarado #52 (1978) - the first three weeks only
• "El círculo de oro", El Hombre Enmascarado #44 – #45 (1990)

Sweden

• "Mysteriet med pilringen", Vecko-Revyn 30/1940-11/1941 - without the first three weeks
• "Pilringsmysteriet", Fantomen Christmas Album 1944 - without the first three weeks
• "Mysteriet med pilringen", Fantomen 8/1983 - without the first three weeks
• "Pilringsmysteriet", Fantomen Christmas Album 1994 - without the first three weeks

USA

• The Golden Circle (1999)
• Comics Revue #255 – #256 (2006) - the first three weeks only
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Vol. Three 1939–1940 (2011)