The Mermaids of Melo Straits (daily story)

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The Mermaids of Melo Straits
Start date:	November 12th, 1945
End date:	February 16th, 1946
# of strips:	84 strips (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Preceded by:	"The Wild Girl"
Followed by:	"Princess Valerie"

"Mermaids of Melo Straits" is the 26th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 2 Behind the scenes 3 Related stories 3.1 Remade as 4 Reprints 4.1 Argentina 4.2 Australia 4.3 Brazil 4.4 Canada 4.5 Denmark 4.6 Finland 4.7 France 4.8 Italy 4.9 Jamaica 4.10 Norway 4.11 New Zealand 4.12 Spain 4.13 Sweden 4.14 United Kingdom 4.15 USA 4.16 Yugoslavia

Plot summary

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Appearances

Behind the scenes

• The title "Mermaids of Melo Strait" appears in the last panel of the preceding story, and the title "The Mermaids of Melo Straits" appears in the first strip of the story itself.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits" by Lee Falk, Ulf Granberg, Felmang, and Ferri

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El misterio de las sirenas", El Fantasma #69 (1964)

Australia

• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits", The Phantom #65 (1953)
• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits", The Phantom #972 (1991)
• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits", The Phantom #1591 (2011)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #1393 - #1433 (1946)
• "Fantasma enfrenta as 'Sereias'", Fantasma #114 (1965)
• "As Sereias do Estreito de Melo", O Fantasma #18 (1971)
• "As Sereias do Estreito Melo", Fantasma #237 (1975)
• "O Confronto Com as Sereias", Fantasma #318 (1982)
• "As Sereias do Estreito de Nelo'", Fantasma Extra #14 (1989)
• "As Sereias do Estreito de Melo", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #30 (1996)

Canada

• La Patrie November 12, 1945 – February 16, 1946
• "Les sirènes du détroit Mélo" L'Action catholique December 24, 1945 – March 13, 1946

Denmark

• "Mysteriet med havfruerne", Fantomet #25 (1973)
• "Havfruerne i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #18 (1977)

Finland

• "Kuolemankarikon merenneidot", Kaleva March 24, 1948 – ?
• "Merenneitojen salaisuus", Sarjakirja #39 (1982)

France

• "Les sirènes du détroit de Mélos", Le Fantôme Spécial #95 (1971)

Italy

• "Le sirene dello stretto di Melo", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #101 (1964)
• "Le sirene dello stretto di Melo", Phantom #403

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner January 20, 1946 – July 16, 1946

Norway

• Skippern 1/1950 – 2/1951
• "Havfruene i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #24 (1977)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #5 – #6
• The Phantom #205 – #208
• The Phantom #500 – #501

Spain

• "La sirenas del estrecho de melo", El Hombre Enmascarado #53 (1978)
• "La sirenas del estrecho de melo", El Hombre Enmascarado #64 – #65 (1991)

Sweden

• Fantomen 15/1951 – 20/1951
• "Äventyret med sjöjungfrurna", Fantomen 25/1959
• "Sjöjungfrurna i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #57 (1982)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1951, Del 2 – Del 3 (2004)
• "Äventyret med sjöjungfrurna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1959, Del 4 (2011)

United Kingdom

• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #4

USA

• Chester Times November 12, 1945 – February 16, 1946
• Oxnard Press-Courier November 12, 1945 – February 16, 1946
• The Washington Reporter November 12, 1945 – February 16, 1946
• King Comics #158 (1952)

Yugoslavia

• "Morska sirena", Biblioteka Nostalgija #12 (1991; incomplete story and together with & "The Governor and Suzie")