The Blue Gang

2011-08-07T19:40:49Z

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{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Blue Gang
|image=  
|Start= March 26th, 1945
|End= May 26th, 1945
|Strips= 54 strips
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Wilson McCoy]]
|Preceded="[[The Maharajah's Daughter]]"
|Followed="[[Lago the Lake God]]"
|}}
'''"The Blue Gang"''' is the 24th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Wilson McCoy]].

== Plot summary ==
Two millionaires argue if The Phantom really exists. They make a bet for one million dollars. One of them however, is the leader of a smuggler gang called The Blue Gang and he decides to kidnap Diana to make the Phantom come out of his hiding. Meanwhile Diana and Lily Palmer who have been visiting the Phantom are giving their farewells before they enter their boatride home.
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===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The current Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer]]

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'''One-time characters'''
*Cal
*John
*Trigger
*Fatso

'''Locations'''
*[[Morristown]]
*[[The Skull Cave]]
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== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 986 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #986]] (1991)
*[[The Phantom 1467 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1467]] (2007)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*[[O Globo Juvenil 1294|''O Globo Juvenil'' #1294]] – [[O Globo Juvenil 1319|#1319]] (1945)
*"A Quadrilha Azul", [[Fantasma 88 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #88]] (1964)
*"A Quadrilha Azul", [[O Fantasma 29 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #29]] (1972)
*"A Quadrilha Azul", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 4 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #4]] (1994)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Siniliiga", [[Mustanaamio 16/1980|''Mustanaamio'' 16/1980]]

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La bande bleue", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 14|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #14]] (1964)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La banda azzurra", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 61 (La Freccia)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #61]] (1961)
*"La banda azzurra", [[Phantom 21 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #21]] (1993)
*"La banda azzurra", [[Phantom 39 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #39]]

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 1 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #1]] – [[The Phantom 2 (Feature Publications)|#2]]
*[[The Phantom 199 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #199]] – [[The Phantom 201 (Feature Publications)|#201]]
*[[The Phantom 495 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #495]] – [[The Phantom 497 (Feature Publications)|#497]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' October 21, 1946 – December 16, 1946
*"Den blå liga", [[Fantomet 19/1980|''Fantomet'' 19/1980]]
*"Den blå liga", [[Serie-pocket 230 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #230]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Quadrilha Azul", [[Fantasma 11 (série 2)|''Fantasma'' #11]] (1979)

At last! Someone who understands! Thanks for posintg!

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Kingdom of Spain ===
*"La banda azul" [[El Hombre Enmascarado 56 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #56]] (1978)
*"La banda azul" [[El Hombre Enmascarado 62 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #62]] - [[El Hombre Enmascarado 63 (Tebeos_S.A)|#63]] (1991)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' March 17, 1947 – May 26, 1947
*"Blå ligan" [[Fantomen 10/1980|''Fantomen'' 10/1980]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945
*''[[The Washington Reporter]]'' March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945
*"The Phantom and The Blue Gang", [[Feature Book 57|''Feature Book'' #57]] (1949)
*"The Blue Gang", [[Comics Revue 301-302|''Comics Revue'' #301-302]] – ? (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die blaue Bande", [[Phantom-Heft 25/1953|''Phantom-Heft'' 25/1953]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ===
*"Plava banda" [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 12|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #12]] (1991)

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