The League of Lost Men

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The League of Lost Men
Start date:	May 28th, 1939
End date:	October 15th, 1939
# of strips:	21
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Preceded by:	N/A
Followed by:	"The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn"

"The League of Lost Men" is the very first Phantom Sunday 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 Referenced in 3 Reprints 3.1 Argentina 3.2 Australia 3.3 Brazil 3.4 Canada 3.5 Croatia 3.6 Denmark 3.7 Finland 3.8 France 3.9 Italy 3.10 New Zealand 3.11 Norway 3.12 Sweden 3.13 Turkey 3.14 USA 3.15 West Germany 3.16 Yugoslavia

Plot summary

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Appearances

Trivia

• This is the first Sunday story, and is introduced by the most detail story of the origin of the Phantom published since "The Singh Brotherhood".
• For the second time in the history of the Phantom strip, Guran's position among the Bandars is mentioned; He is said to be the witch doctor of the tribe.
• On the last page of the story, it's title is notably changed, from "The League of the Lost Men" to "The League of the Missing Men".

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Fire Goddess" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Crítica Aventuras ?, 1940 – June 10, 1940

Australia

• The Phantom #43 (1952)
• Giant Size Phantom #11 (1957)
• The Phantom #939A (1989)
• The Phantom #1472 (2007)

Brazil

• Gibi #36 – #53 (1939)
• "A liga dos homens perdidos", O Fantasma: Sempre aos Domingos (2006)

Canada

• La Patrie May 28, 1939 – October 15, 1939

Croatia

• "Priča o Fantomu!" and "Liga izgubljenih ljudi", Strip revija #7 (2011)

Denmark

• "Junglebanditterne", Serie-pocket #2 (1973; edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")

Finland

• "Viidakkokonnat", Sarjakirja #5 (1973; edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• "Viidakkokonnat", Sarjakirja #110 (1986; edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• "Viidakkorosvot", Mustanaamio 1 – 3/1996

France

• Robinson #181 to #201 (1939 – 1940)
• Le Fantôme #387 – #389 (1972)
• "Les hors-la-loi de la jungle", L'âge d'or – Le Fantôme #1 (1980)

Italy

• "I pirati della giungla", L'Uomo Mascherato #2 (1962)
• "I pirati della giungla", Serie Cronologica #1 – #3 (1972)
• "I pirati della giungla", L'epoca d'oro di Phantom #1

New Zealand

• The Phantom #162 – #163
• The Phantom #406 – #407

Norway

• "De fortapte menns bande", A-magasinet #47/1939–14/1940
• "Jungelbandittene", Serie-pocket #1 (1973; edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• "Jungelbandittene", Fantomet 1 – 3/1996

Sweden

• "Djungelligan “De förtappade”", Vecko-Revyn 10-29/1942
• "Djungelpiraterna", Fantomen Christmas Album 1951
• "Djungelbanditerna", Fantomen 8/1961 (edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• "Djungelbanditerna", Serie-pocket #8 (1973; edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• "Djungelbanditerna", Fantomen 1 – 3/1996
• "Djungelpiraterna", Fantomen Christmas Album 2001

Turkey

• Kızıl Maske (1958)
• "Kızıl Maskenin İntikamı", Red Kit #1 – #3 (1965)
• "Kızıl Maskenin İntikamı", Kızıl Maske (#11-12?) (1968)

USA

• Future Comics #1 – #4 (1940) - not including the last 5 pages
• The League of Lost Men (1977)

West Germany

• "In geheimer Mission", Phantom #2 (edited together with "The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn")
• Die Sprechblase #29, #30 and #32 (1980)
• "Der Bund der Verlorenen", Bibliothek der Grossen Comics (1982)

Yugoslavia

• "Легија изгубљених" (romanized as "Legija izgubljenih"), Mika Miš #378 – #396 (1940)
• "Legija izgubljenih", Majin Strip #20 – #32 (1961)