The Gray Gang

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The Gray Gang
Start date:	December 4th, 1950
End date:	March 24th, 1951
# of strips:	96 (16 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The White Monkey"
Followed by:	"Whirlpool Channel"

"The Gray Gang" is the 40th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Related stories 2.1 Remade as 3 Behind the scenes 4 Reprints 4.1 Argentina 4.2 Australia 4.3 Barbados 4.4 Brazil 4.5 Canada 4.6 Denmark 4.7 Finland 4.8 France 4.9 India 4.10 Italy 4.11 Jamaica 4.12 Mexico 4.13 New Zealand 4.14 Norway 4.15 Spain 4.16 Sweden 4.17 USA

Plot summary

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Appearances

Trivia

• For the first time since "Diana Aviatrix Lost" Diana's occupation as an explorer is mentioned, as she is introduced as "Miss Diana Palmer, Famous Explorer".

Related stories

Remade as

• "Diana Kidnapped" by Özcan Eralp

Behind the scenes

• The title "The Gray Gang" appears in the first strip of the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• El Fantasma #58 (1963)

Australia

• The Phantom #61 – #62 (1953)
• Giant Size Phantom #23 – #24
• The Phantom #1060 (1993)
• The Phantom #1529 (2009)

Barbados

• Barbados Advocate December 28, 1950 – April 18, 1951

Brazil

• "A Quadrilha Cinzenta", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2022 – #2023 (1951)
• "A Quadrilha Cinzenta", O Fantasma #32 (1972)
• "Fuga Audaciosa", Fantasma #264 (1978)
• "A Quadrilha Cinzenta", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #11 (1996)

Canada

• La Patrie December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951

Denmark

• "Flugten fra fængslet", Serie-pocket #1 (1972)

Finland

• "Vankilapako", Sarjakirja #2 (1972)

France

• "Sensationnelle évasion", Le Fantôme du Bengale #42 and "La poursuite infernale", #43 (1952)
• "Le bande des évadés", Le Fantôme Spécial #48 (1967)
• "Le bande des évadés", Le Fantôme #2 (1993)

India

• "The Gray Gang", Indrajal Comics #89 (1969)

Italy

• "La banda degli evasi", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #139 (1965)
• "La banda degli evasi", Phantom #28 (1993)
• "La banda degli evasi", Phantom #287

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner March 1, 1951 – June 24, 1951

Mexico

• "El Misterio de la Banda Gris", Paquito #10001 (1952)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #38 – #40
• The Phantom #260 – #263
• The Phantom #530 – #532

Norway

• Aftenposten January 5, 1952 – April 30, 1952
• "Flukten fra fengselet", Serie-pocket #0 (1972)

Spain

• "El rapto de Diana Palmer: La banda gris", Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado #15 and "Bordeando la muerte", #16 (1958)
• "El rapto de Diana Palmer: La banda gris" and "Bordeando la muerte", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #3 – #4 (1961)
• "La banda gris", El Hombre Enmascarado#71A and "Bordeando la muerte", 72A (1965?)
• "La banda gris" and "Bordeando la muerte", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "La banda gris" and "Bordeando la muerte", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #15 (1970)
• "La banda gris", El Hombre Enmascarado #36 (1976)
• "Ámbar gris", Héroes de Papel #4 (1984)
• "La banda gris", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #33

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda January 27, 1953 – May 22, 1953
• Fantomen 17 – 21/1954
• "Flykten från fängelset", Fantomen 13/1960
• "Flykten från fängelset", Serie-pocket #2 (1972)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del 2 – Del 3
• "Flykten från fängelset", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del #3 (2011)

USA

• The Beaver County Times December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• Chester Times December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• Oxnard Press-Courier December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• San Antonio Light December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• The Times Recorder December 4, 1950 – March 24, 1951
• The Washington Reporter March 5, 1951 – March 24, 1951 - the last three weeks only