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User:PirateDaveZOMG

2024-06-04T07:38:33Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

Hello and welcome to the Phantom Wiki!

We do need a lot of synopsis, but we don't want them to be too long. Just a couple of sentences to give you the basic plot. See the 'Style Guide' on the left edge.
There are some older ones that are as long as a short story, but they should be condensed a lot.

It should be treated like a teaser, giving you a rough idea of the story and hopefully want to get a hold of the complete story. Or just remind you that "oh, it was that story".

And if you notice that the caption is '''Plot Summary''', please change it to '''Plot synopsis'''.

See our [[PhantomWiki:Style Guide|Style Guide]] and this example: [[Bastis the Cat Goddess]]
--[[User:MiGi|MiGi]] ([[User talk:MiGi|talk]]) 10:39, 31 May 2024 (CEST)
:Seems like an odd request to be honest; can you articulate why, please? Unless I'm causing some sort of disturbance, I'd really just like to contribute in the way I prefer. Thanks! [[User:PirateDaveZOMG|PirateDaveZOMG]] ([[User talk:PirateDaveZOMG|talk]]) 11:20, 31 May 2024 (CEST)
::Well, that is how we want it on this Wiki. It's why we changed the heading from '''Plot Summary''' to '''Plot synopsis''' in the first place. We have also updated the [[PhantomWiki:Style Guide|Style Guide]] with a more detailed description for the Synopsis part. But I hope that you will stay on and contribute to the worlds lagest Wiki dedicated to The Phantom. We aren't that many active contributors at the moment. --[[User:MiGi|MiGi]] ([[User talk:MiGi|talk]]) 15:41, 3 June 2024 (CEST)
:::If there's no better explanation than that is simply how you want it, then I will pass, I'm not looking for a second job with pointless oversight, I just wanted to share my Phantom knowledge as I read through these old stories; thank you for ruining that for me though. [[User:PirateDaveZOMG|PirateDaveZOMG]] ([[User talk:PirateDaveZOMG|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2024 (CEST)

User:PirateDaveZOMG

2024-05-31T09:20:33Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

Timo

2024-05-31T07:14:29Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Fictional Character Biography */

{{character
|name=Timo
|image= [[Image:Timo.jpg|300px]]
|first= "[[The Phantom's Treasure]]"
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] & <br>[[Ray Moore]]
|}}
'''Timo''' is the son of [[Guran]].
== Fictional Character Biography==
Timo is described by his father, Guran, as a rule-breaker, his most heinous action being the revelation of the Skull Cave treasure to outsiders and subsequent theft of said treasure. Though he helped with the heist, Timo was cut out of a share, despite many attempts to get the gang to live up to their bargain. When he is approached later by the gang to kill a man in order to receive his stake, Timo carries out the attempt before realizing it is the Phantom he was asked to kill. Immediately remorseful, Timo wanders aimlessly in grief over what he had done before a waitress named Rita finds him and brings him back to the Phantom, who, still alive, instructs him on how to make an antidote for the Bandar poison killing him. Timo dutifully finds and concocts the antidote, informing Bandar tribesman he passes of the Phantom's state, and stands guard over the Phantom's body while he recovers. Timo's defense of the body, along with his informing his fellow tribesman of the Phantom's possible death, helped delay the gang before scaring them off and saved the Phantom's life in a number of ways.

When Timo later agrees to accept the Bandar's sentence of death by poison for his initial betrayals, Timo is saved by the Phantom, who orders him to instead spend his life being a loyal member of the Bandar tribe.

==Appearances==
{{AllApp}}
===Newspaper stories===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || implied, as "a son of a pigmy witch-doctor"
|-
|"[[The Phantom's Treasure]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || first appearance
|-
|"[[The Inexorables]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]], [[Wilson McCoy|McCoy]] ||
|-
|"[[The Challenge]]" || [[Tony De Paul|De Paul]] || [[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] || mentioned
|-
|"[[The Llongo Forest]]" || [[Tony De Paul|De Paul]] || [[Mike Manley|Manley]] || mentioned
|-
|}

===Nerbini stories===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Bandar Treasure]]" || [[Lorenzo Paolini|Paolini]] || [[Roberto Lemmi|Lemmi]] || as '''Tim'''
|-
|}

[[Category:Characters]]

Timo

2024-05-31T07:12:53Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Fictional Character Biography */

{{character
|name=Timo
|image= [[Image:Timo.jpg|300px]]
|first= "[[The Phantom's Treasure]]"
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] & <br>[[Ray Moore]]
|}}
'''Timo''' is the son of [[Guran]].
== Fictional Character Biography==
Timo is described by his father, Guran, as a rule-breaker, his most heinous action being the revelation of the Skull Cave treasure to outsiders and subsequent theft of said treasure. Though he helped with the heist, Timo was cut out of a share, despite many attempts to get the gang to live up to their bargain. When he is approached later by the gang to kill a man in order to receive his stake, Timo carries out the attempt before realizing it is the Phantom he was asked to kill. Immediately remorseful, Timo wanders aimlessly in grief over what he had done before a waitress named Rita finds him and brings him back to the Phantom, who, still alive, instructs him on how to made an antidote for the Bandar poison killing him. Timo dutifully finds and concocts the antidote, informing Bandar tribesman he passes of the Phantom's state, and stands guard over the Phantom's body while he recovers. Timo's defense of the body, along with his informing his fellow tribesman of the Phantom's possible death, helped delay the gang before scaring them off and saved the Phantom's life in a number of ways.

When Timo later agrees to accept the Bandar's sentence of death by poison for his initial betrayals, Timo is saved by the Phantom, who orders him to instead spend his life being a loyal member of the Bandar tribe.

==Appearances==
{{AllApp}}
===Newspaper stories===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || implied, as "a son of a pigmy witch-doctor"
|-
|"[[The Phantom's Treasure]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || first appearance
|-
|"[[The Inexorables]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]], [[Wilson McCoy|McCoy]] ||
|-
|"[[The Challenge]]" || [[Tony De Paul|De Paul]] || [[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] || mentioned
|-
|"[[The Llongo Forest]]" || [[Tony De Paul|De Paul]] || [[Mike Manley|Manley]] || mentioned
|-
|}

===Nerbini stories===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Bandar Treasure]]" || [[Lorenzo Paolini|Paolini]] || [[Roberto Lemmi|Lemmi]] || as '''Tim'''
|-
|}

[[Category:Characters]]

The Phantom's Treasure

2024-05-31T07:03:24Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Phantom's Treasure
|image= [[Image:Phantom's Treasure.jpg|300px]]
|Start= July 14th, 1941
|End= January 31st, 1942
|Strips= 174 (29 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Diana Aviatrix Lost]]"
|Followed="[[The Inexorables]]"
|}}
'''"The Phantom's Treasure"''' is the 15th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom arrives at Skull Cave and beings investigating the disappearance of his ancestral treasure; Guran explains the tribe was away on an annual pilgrimage when the theft occurred and the Phantom deduces it must have involved one of the Bandar who knew of the tribe's habits. Guran reveals that he has a rule-breaking son name Timo; Timo had revealed the existence of the treasure in an effort to ingratiate himself with a gang of beachcombers in Morristown, led by a man named Duke. The gang stole the treasure and, after returning to Morristown, cut Timo out of the deal; Duke has been spending the last several months in the town romancing a waitress named Rita whom he was always infatuated with, and slowly selling off the ancient coins from the treasure. The Phantom eventually makes his way to Morristown and contacts the bank regarding any ancient coins they may have dealt in, at which point they reveal their business with Duke; He then infiltrates Duke's estate and finds Rita who, upon learning Duke's newfound wealth is stolen, expresses her regret being involved with criminals and helps the Phantom capture Duke. The Phantom carries Duke off to the roof of the estate and begins to interrogate him, meanwhile Duke's gang, having an interest in the treasure and fearing their gunshots will bring police, find Timo and instruct him to kill a man in order to get his stake in the treasure; Timo agrees but does not realize he is aiming at the Phantom until his arrow finds its mark.

Timo, expressing immediate regret, wanders forlorn from the estate as the Phantom lay dying from Bandar poison, while Duke and his gang flee with three sacks and the location of the rest of the treasure; Meanwhile, Rita has found the dying Phantom, who instructs her to find Timo, which she does and the Phantom tells him of the antidote needed for the poison. Timo locates the ingredients with Devil nipping at his heels and the Phantom begins to recover, though still weakened. Duke and his gang, however, have had a change of mind and return to the estate to finish off the Phantom; The jungle tribes have heard of the Phantom's possible death and rally to the estate to witness either his death or resurrection, which scares off the gang once again. The Phantom recovers and is back on the trail of Duke's gang, tracking them as stowaways on the next freighter leaving Morristown; The Phantom stows away on the freighter as well and sows dissention among the gang, who eventually reveal to the Captain the presence of the Phantom on the ship and cut him into a share of the treasure for his help. The Captain agrees initially, however, after capturing the Phantom he captures the gang as well in an attempt to take all the treasure for himself.

The native crewmembers, upon realizing the Captain's captive is the Phantom, mutiny in order to free the Ghost Who Walks, and the Captain, Duke, and his gang are all turned over to the authorities, where Duke reveals the hiding place of the Phantom's treasure. Timo agrees to drink the Bandar poison as punishment for his betrayal of the Phantom's secrets, but the Phantom refuses, instructing Timo to dedicate his life to serving his tribe dutifully.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[The first Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Timo]]
*[[Mowgi]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Rita
*Duke
*Mike
*Tiny
*Joe
*Nils
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengali]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Llongo]]
*[[Wambesi]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom-d014-60.jpg|thumb|200px|Title panel.]]
[[Image:Phantom d015-01.jpg|thumb|200px|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Phantom's Treasure" appears in the last daily strip of [[Diana Aviatrix Lost|the preceding story]], and in the first strip of the story itself.

==Related stories==
=== Referenced in ===
*"[[The Challenge]]" by [[Tony DePaul]] and [[Paul Ryan]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El Tesoro de La Sombra", ''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1795 – #1826 (1944)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 5 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (1948)
*[[The Phantom 76B (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #76B]] (1955)
*[[The Phantom 144 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #144]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 244 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #244]] (1963)
*[[The Phantom 379 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #379]] (1968)
*[[The Phantom 541 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #541]] (1974)
*[[The Phantom 722 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #722]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 972 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #972]] (1991)
*''The Phantom'' #5 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1125 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1125]] (1996)
*[[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1436]] (2006)
*[[The Phantom 1838 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1838]] (2019)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #659 –#748 (1941-1942)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma Edição Extra 2|''Fantasma Edição Extra'' #2]] (1956)
*"O Tesouro", [[Fantasma 69 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #69]] (1962)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 3 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #3]] (1970; edited together with "[[Diana Aviatrix Lost]]")
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma 326 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #326]] (1983)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 2 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #2]] (1993)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 3 (Pixel Media)|''O Fantasma'' #3]] (2015)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' August 6, 1941 – March 3, 1942

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Tempelruinens gåde", [[Fantomet 19|''Fantomet'' #19]] (1972; only part 1)
*[[Comics - Verdens bedste tegneserier 3|''Comics - Verdens bedste tegneserier'' #3]] (1972; only part 2)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomegypt.gif]] Egypt ===
*''[[Majalet Almustaqbal]]'' ? (1948; incomplete)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' March 16, 1943 – September 20, 1943
*"Naamio ja kadonnut aarre", [[Kippari Kalle 4/1955|''Kippari Kalle'' 4/1955]]
*"Vaarojen alus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' 1/1988]]
*"Mustanaamion aarre", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' October 6, 2016 – November 24, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La magnifique aventure", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 4|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #4]] and "La justice de l'Ombre", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 5|#5]] (1963-64)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy===
*"La magnifica avventura", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 27 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #27]] and "La giustizia dell'Ombra", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 29 (Fratelli Spada)|#29]] (1963)
*"Furto alla caverna del teschio", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 167 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #167]] and "La giustizia dell'Ombra", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 168 (Fratelli Spada)|#168]] (1966)
*"Il tesoro dell'Uomo mascherato", [[Phantom 5 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #5]], "Il veleno dei Bandar", [[Phantom 6 (Comic Stars in the World)|#6]], and "Il cargo dei pirati", [[Phantom 7 (Comic Stars in the World)|#7]](1977)
*"Nel paese del pigmei", [[Phantom 15 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #15]] (1992)
*"Nel paese dei pigmei", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 72 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #72]] – [[The Phantom 76 (Feature Publications)|#76]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' August 16, 1943 – March 9, 1944
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet 22/1970|''Fantomet'' 22/1970]]
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet 23/1986|''Fantomet'' 23/1986]] (1 page only)
*"Farenes skip", [[Serie-pocket 134 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #134]] (1988)
*"Farenes skip", [[Krønikebok 27|''Krønikebok'' #27]] (2006)
*"Jakten på den forsvunne skatten", [[Fantomet 9-10/2012|''Fantomet'' 9-10/2012]]
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet Kronologisk 18|''Fantomet Kronologisk'' #18]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El tesoro del Hombre Ensmascarado", [[Aventurero|''Aventurero'']] ? (1945)
*[[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #20]], "El tesoro del Hombre Enmascarado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Héroes del Cómic)|#21]], "La justicia del Hombre Enmascarado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 22 (Héroes del Cómic)|#22]], "Invasion", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Héroes del Cómic)|#23]] (1971)
*"El tesoro del Fantasma", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 47 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #47]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 48 (Vértice)|#48]] (1977)
*"El tesoro del Fantasma", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 50 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #50]], "El Fantasma envenenado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 51 (Tebeos_S.A)|#51]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 52 (Tebeos_S.A)|#52]] (1991)
*"El tesoro del fantasma", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 10 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #10]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Dragos skatt", ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' May 31, 1943 – December 22, 1943
*"Dragos skatt", ''[[Halland]]'' August 16, 1943 – February 25, 1944
*"Den stulna djungelskatten", [[Fantomen 11/1961|''Fantomen'' 11/1961]] and "Farornas skepp", [[Fantomen 1/1962|''Fantomen'' 1/1962]]
*"Farornas skepp", [[Comics - Den stora serieboken 3|''Comics - Den stora serieboken'' #3]] (1971; only part 2)
*"Jakten på den försvunna skatten", [[Fantomen 10-11/2012|''Fantomen'' 10-11/2012]]
*"Den stulna djungelskatten", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 3|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1961, Del 3]] (2012) and "Farornas skepp", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1962, Del 1|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1962, Del 1]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Evening News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Herald News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Sandusky Register Star News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Syracuse Herald Journal]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Washington Reporter]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Nippu Jiji]]'' August 22, 1941 – May 5, 1942 (interrupted after the strip of November 18, 1941 )
*''[[Hanford Morning Journal]]'' November 10, 1941 – January 31, 1942 - ''the last twelve weeks only''
*[[Ace Comics 70|''Ace Comics'' #70]] – [[Ace Comics 77|#77]] (1943)
*[[The Phantom's Treasure (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Phantom's Treasure'']] (1976)
*[[The Phantom's Treasure (Pacific Comics Club reprint)|''The Phantom's Treasure'']] (2000)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Four 1940–1943|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies'' Vol. Four 1940–1943]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die Jagd nach dem Schatz", [[Phantom-Heft 8/1954|''Phantom-Heft'' 8/1954]]
*[[Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien 5|''Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien'' #5]] (1974; only part 2)

[[Category: Daily stories|Phantom's Treasure, The]]
[[Category:1942 Stories|Phantom's Treasure, The]]

The Phantom's Treasure

2024-05-31T07:00:11Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Phantom's Treasure
|image= [[Image:Phantom's Treasure.jpg|300px]]
|Start= July 14th, 1941
|End= January 31st, 1942
|Strips= 174 (29 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Diana Aviatrix Lost]]"
|Followed="[[The Inexorables]]"
|}}
'''"The Phantom's Treasure"''' is the 15th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom arrives at Skull Cave and beings investigating the disappearance of his ancestral treasure; Guran explains the tribe was away on an annual pilgrimage when the theft occurred and the Phantom deduces it must have involved one of the Bandar who knew of the tribe's habits. Guran reveals that he has a rule-breaking son name Timo; Timo had revealed the existence of the treasure in an effort to ingratiate himself with a gang of beachcombers in Morristown, led by a man named Duke. The gang stole the treasure and, after returning to Morristown, cut Timo out of the deal; Duke has been spending the last several months in the town romancing a waitress named Rita whom he was always infatuated with, and slowly selling off the ancient coins from the treasure. The Phantom eventually makes his way to Morristown and contacts the bank regarding any ancient coins they may have dealt in, at which point they reveal their business with Duke; He then infiltrates Duke's estate and finds Rita who, upon learning Duke's newfound wealth is stolen, expresses her regret being involved with criminals and helps the Phantom capture Duke. The Phantom carries Duke off to the roof of the estate and begins to interrogate him, meanwhile Duke's gang, having an interest in the treasure and fearing their gunshots will bring police, find Timo and instruct him to kill a man in order to get his stake in the treasure; Timo agrees but does not realize he is aiming at the Phantom until his arrow finds its mark.

Timo, expressing immediate regret, wanders forlorn from the estate as the Phantom lay dying from Bandar poison, while Duke and his gang flee with three sacks and the location of the rest of the treasure; Meanwhile, Rita has found the dying Phantom, who instructs her to find Timo, which she does and the Phantom tells him of the antidote needed for the poison. Timo locates the ingredients with Devil nipping at his heels and the Phantom begins to recover, though still weakened. Duke and his gang, however, have had a change of mind and return to the estate to finish off the Phantom; The jungle tribes have heard of the Phantom's possible death and rally to the estate to witness either his death or resurrection, which scares off the gang once again. The Phantom recovers and is back on the trail of Duke's gang, tracking them as stowaways on the next freighter leaving Morristown; The Phantom stows away on the freighter as well and sows dissention among the gang, who eventually reveal to the Captain the presence of the Phantom on the ship and cut him into a share of the treasure for his help. The Captain agrees initially, however, after capturing the Phantom he captures the gang as well in an attempt to take all the treasure for himself.

The native crewmembers, upon realizing the Captain's captive is the Phantom, mutiny in order to free the Ghost Who Walks, and the Captain, Duke, and his gang are all turned over to the authorities, where Duke reveals the hiding place of the Phantom's treasure.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[The first Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Timo]]
*[[Mowgi]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Rita
*Duke
*Mike
*Tiny
*Joe
*Nils
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengali]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Llongo]]
*[[Wambesi]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom-d014-60.jpg|thumb|200px|Title panel.]]
[[Image:Phantom d015-01.jpg|thumb|200px|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Phantom's Treasure" appears in the last daily strip of [[Diana Aviatrix Lost|the preceding story]], and in the first strip of the story itself.

==Related stories==
=== Referenced in ===
*"[[The Challenge]]" by [[Tony DePaul]] and [[Paul Ryan]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El Tesoro de La Sombra", ''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1795 – #1826 (1944)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 5 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (1948)
*[[The Phantom 76B (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #76B]] (1955)
*[[The Phantom 144 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #144]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 244 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #244]] (1963)
*[[The Phantom 379 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #379]] (1968)
*[[The Phantom 541 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #541]] (1974)
*[[The Phantom 722 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #722]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 972 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #972]] (1991)
*''The Phantom'' #5 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1125 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1125]] (1996)
*[[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1436]] (2006)
*[[The Phantom 1838 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1838]] (2019)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #659 –#748 (1941-1942)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma Edição Extra 2|''Fantasma Edição Extra'' #2]] (1956)
*"O Tesouro", [[Fantasma 69 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #69]] (1962)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 3 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #3]] (1970; edited together with "[[Diana Aviatrix Lost]]")
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma 326 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #326]] (1983)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 2 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #2]] (1993)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 3 (Pixel Media)|''O Fantasma'' #3]] (2015)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' August 6, 1941 – March 3, 1942

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Tempelruinens gåde", [[Fantomet 19|''Fantomet'' #19]] (1972; only part 1)
*[[Comics - Verdens bedste tegneserier 3|''Comics - Verdens bedste tegneserier'' #3]] (1972; only part 2)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomegypt.gif]] Egypt ===
*''[[Majalet Almustaqbal]]'' ? (1948; incomplete)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' March 16, 1943 – September 20, 1943
*"Naamio ja kadonnut aarre", [[Kippari Kalle 4/1955|''Kippari Kalle'' 4/1955]]
*"Vaarojen alus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' 1/1988]]
*"Mustanaamion aarre", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' October 6, 2016 – November 24, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La magnifique aventure", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 4|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #4]] and "La justice de l'Ombre", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 5|#5]] (1963-64)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy===
*"La magnifica avventura", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 27 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #27]] and "La giustizia dell'Ombra", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 29 (Fratelli Spada)|#29]] (1963)
*"Furto alla caverna del teschio", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 167 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #167]] and "La giustizia dell'Ombra", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 168 (Fratelli Spada)|#168]] (1966)
*"Il tesoro dell'Uomo mascherato", [[Phantom 5 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #5]], "Il veleno dei Bandar", [[Phantom 6 (Comic Stars in the World)|#6]], and "Il cargo dei pirati", [[Phantom 7 (Comic Stars in the World)|#7]](1977)
*"Nel paese del pigmei", [[Phantom 15 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #15]] (1992)
*"Nel paese dei pigmei", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 72 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #72]] – [[The Phantom 76 (Feature Publications)|#76]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' August 16, 1943 – March 9, 1944
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet 22/1970|''Fantomet'' 22/1970]]
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet 23/1986|''Fantomet'' 23/1986]] (1 page only)
*"Farenes skip", [[Serie-pocket 134 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #134]] (1988)
*"Farenes skip", [[Krønikebok 27|''Krønikebok'' #27]] (2006)
*"Jakten på den forsvunne skatten", [[Fantomet 9-10/2012|''Fantomet'' 9-10/2012]]
*"Farenes skip", [[Fantomet Kronologisk 18|''Fantomet Kronologisk'' #18]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El tesoro del Hombre Ensmascarado", [[Aventurero|''Aventurero'']] ? (1945)
*[[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #20]], "El tesoro del Hombre Enmascarado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Héroes del Cómic)|#21]], "La justicia del Hombre Enmascarado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 22 (Héroes del Cómic)|#22]], "Invasion", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Héroes del Cómic)|#23]] (1971)
*"El tesoro del Fantasma", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 47 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #47]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 48 (Vértice)|#48]] (1977)
*"El tesoro del Fantasma", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 50 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #50]], "El Fantasma envenenado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 51 (Tebeos_S.A)|#51]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 52 (Tebeos_S.A)|#52]] (1991)
*"El tesoro del fantasma", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 10 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #10]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Dragos skatt", ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' May 31, 1943 – December 22, 1943
*"Dragos skatt", ''[[Halland]]'' August 16, 1943 – February 25, 1944
*"Den stulna djungelskatten", [[Fantomen 11/1961|''Fantomen'' 11/1961]] and "Farornas skepp", [[Fantomen 1/1962|''Fantomen'' 1/1962]]
*"Farornas skepp", [[Comics - Den stora serieboken 3|''Comics - Den stora serieboken'' #3]] (1971; only part 2)
*"Jakten på den försvunna skatten", [[Fantomen 10-11/2012|''Fantomen'' 10-11/2012]]
*"Den stulna djungelskatten", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 3|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1961, Del 3]] (2012) and "Farornas skepp", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1962, Del 1|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1962, Del 1]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Evening News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Herald News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Sandusky Register Star News]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[Syracuse Herald Journal]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Washington Reporter]]'' July 14, 1941 – January 31, 1942
*''[[The Nippu Jiji]]'' August 22, 1941 – May 5, 1942 (interrupted after the strip of November 18, 1941 )
*''[[Hanford Morning Journal]]'' November 10, 1941 – January 31, 1942 - ''the last twelve weeks only''
*[[Ace Comics 70|''Ace Comics'' #70]] – [[Ace Comics 77|#77]] (1943)
*[[The Phantom's Treasure (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Phantom's Treasure'']] (1976)
*[[The Phantom's Treasure (Pacific Comics Club reprint)|''The Phantom's Treasure'']] (2000)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Four 1940–1943|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies'' Vol. Four 1940–1943]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die Jagd nach dem Schatz", [[Phantom-Heft 8/1954|''Phantom-Heft'' 8/1954]]
*[[Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien 5|''Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien'' #5]] (1974; only part 2)

[[Category: Daily stories|Phantom's Treasure, The]]
[[Category:1942 Stories|Phantom's Treasure, The]]

Diana Aviatrix Lost

2024-05-29T12:40:55Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= Diana Aviatrix Lost
|image= [[Image:Diana Aviatrix Lost.jpg|300px]]
|Start= December 16th, 1940
|End= July 12th, 1941
|Strips= 180 (30 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Game of Alvar]]"
|Followed="[[The Phantom's Treasure]]"
|}}
'''"Diana Aviatrix Lost"''' is the 14th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom prepares to leave for a visit to Diana Palmer when he reads in the newspaper that she has been involved in a plane crash over Central America and the search for her has been given up. He immediately leaves for the area to conduct his own investigation; However, Diana and her pilot, Pete, had managed to land the plane successfully, and upon encountering wild men they take refuge in a nearby temple, which the wild men refuse to approach. Exploring the temple further, the two enter a mysterious staircase before being trapped inside. Meanwhile, the Phantom arrives in the area and encounters the same wild men, whom he impresses by defeating hand-to-hand; He is then able to convince the men to take him to where they last saw Diana and discovers the temple. Exploring the same staircase, he too is trapped inside and finds a unit of civilized men led by a man named Big, who has taken Diana captive. Big explains they are here to build secret bases in preparation for when his country inevitably invades, and the Phantom is put to work building the base alongside Pete. The Phantom, after refusing the allow guards to torture an old man, overpowers the guards and escapes, eventually being captured again by Big, who decides to seal the Ghost Who Walks in an underground room with no air. As he begins to run out of oxygen, the old man he saved earlier opens a secret entrance to the room and the two escape to the same tribe of wild men encountered previously. The Phantom learns the old man is a member of the tribe and, with his help, rallies the wild men to attack the temple, radioing Colonial Services for reinforcements. The wild men and Colonial Services manage to take the secret base, but a pile of dynamite is accidentally ignited, causing the base to explode before, the Phantom believes, Diana was able to escape; Momentarily believing his love is dead, Devil leads the Phantom to a handkerchief discarded nearby, indicating Diana must have escaped, still captive by Big.

The Phantom trails Big and Diana thanks to Diana wildly igniting Big's campfire, which creates a signal to follow but also blazes into a wild fire. Diana is separated from the Phantom and Big and eventually believes the two men to have been engulfed by the flames and died; She is then recovered by Pete and taken back to civilization. The Phantom however, had managed to capture Big and escape the wildfire and, upon returning to town and finding Pete, learns that Diana has already left the hospital, too distraught by the Phantom's death. Before leaving to find her, the Phantom helps Colonial Services interrogate Big into giving up the other secret bases.

The Phantom returns to the Palmer estate and, after another number of missed connections, he and Diana Palmer are once again reunited, though briefly as, at the same moment, a tribesman named Mowgi arrives from the Bandar to inform the Phantom that his ancestral treasure has been stolen.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer]]
*[[Uncle Dave]]
*[[Mowgi]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Big (Villain)
*Pete (Pilot)
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*Central America
**Panama canal
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom d013-40.jpg|thumb|200px|Title panel.]]
*This story has often been reprinted with the title "Diana Aviatrix Lost". However, the actual title "Diana" appears in the last daily strip of [[The Game of Alvar|the preceding story]].

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1763 – #1795 (1943-44)
*''[[El Gorrión]]'' ? – ?

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 23 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #23]] – [[The Phantom 24 (Frew)|#24]] (1950)
*[[The Phantom 124 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #124]] – [[The Phantom 125 (Frew)|#125]] (1958)
*[[The Phantom 223 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #223]] – [[The Phantom 224 (Frew)|#224]] (1962)
*[[The Phantom 351 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #351]] & [[The Phantom 355 (Frew)|#355]] (1967)
*[[The Phantom 513 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #513]] (1973)
*[[The Phantom 935A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #935A]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1436]] (2006)
*The Phantom #23 and 24 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1715 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1715]] (2015) and [[The Phantom 1746 (Frew)|#1746]] (2016)
*[[The Phantom 1878 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1878]] (part 2) (2020)
*[[The Phantom 1885 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1885]] (part 1) (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Perdidos na Selva", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #562 – 658 (1941)
*"As Bases Secretas", [[Fantasma 67 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #67]] (1962)
*"O Templo do Terror", [[O Fantasma 2 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #2]] and "O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 3 (Saber)|#3]] (1970)
*"O Segredo das Ruínas", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1978|''Almanaque do Fantasma'']] (1978)
*"O Tesouro do Fantasma", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 2 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #2]] (1993; part 2 only)
*"Diana, a aviadora perdida", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 8|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #8]] (2021)
*"Diana, a Aviadora Perdida", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' December 16, 1940 – July 12, 1941
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' January 3, 1941 – August 5, 1941

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Den hemmelige fæstning", [[Fantom-hefte 5 (Denmark)|''Fantom-hefte'' #5]] (1952)
*"Tempelruinens gåde", [[Fantomet 14|''Fantomet'' #14]] (1972) and "Farlig jagt", [[Fantomet 23|#23]] (1973)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' August 9, 1942 – March 14, 1943
*''[[Uutispäivä Demari|Suomen Sosialidemokraatti]]'' March 28, 1945 – ?, 1945
*"Naamio ja salainen linnake", [[Kippari Kalle 2/1953|''Kippari Kalle'' 2/1953]]
*"Rauniotemppelin arvoitus", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' August 16, 2016 – October 5, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'aviatrice disparue", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 19|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #19]] and "La forêt en flammes", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 20|#20]] (1950)
*"Jungle en flammes", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 2|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #2]] (1963)
*"Rauniotemppelin arvoitus", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' August 16, 2016 – ?, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy===
*"L'aviatrice dispersa", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #351 – #375 (1941)
*"Giungla in Fiamme" [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 35 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #35]] (1963)
*"Diana l'aviatrice dispersa", [[Phantom 11 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #11]], "L'hangar sotterraneo", [[Phantom 12 (Comic Stars in the World)|#12]], "Duello tra le fiamme", [[Phantom 13 (Comic Stars in the World)|#13]]
*"L'aviatrice dispersa", [[Phantom 14 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #14]] (1992)
*"L'aviatrice dispersa", [[Phantom 184 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #184]]
*"L'aviatrice dispersa", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 68 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #68]] – [[The Phantom 72 (Feature Publications)|#72]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' January 11, 1943 – August 14, 1943
*"Den hemmelige festningen", [[Fantom-hefte 2 (Norway)|''Fantom-hefte'' #2]] (1952)
*"Den hemmelige festningen", [[Krønikebok 45|''Krønikebok'' #45]] (2008)
*"Den hemmelige festningen", [[Fantomet 5-6/2012|''Fantomet'' 5-6/2012]]

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La aviadora desaparecida", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 41 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #41]], "El misterio del templo Indio", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Hispano Americana)|#42]], "La fortaleza subterránea", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Hispano Americana)|#43]], "Lucha a muerte", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Hispano Americana)|#44]], and "El bosque en llamas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Hispano Americana)|#45]] (194?)
*"El hombre negro", [[Almanaque del Hombre Enmascarado 1947|''Almanaque del Hombre Enmascarado'' 1947]] (part only)
*[[El Hombre Enmascarado 17 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #17]], "La aviadora desaparecida", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 18 (Héroes del Cómic)|#18]], "El secreto del templo", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Héroes del Cómic)|#19]], "La salva en llamas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Héroes del Cómic)|#20]] (1971)
*"Desparacion de Diana", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 46 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #46]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 47 (Vértice)|#47]] (1977)
*"La aviadora desaparecida", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 48 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #48]], "El misterio del templo Indio", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 49 (Tebeos_S.A)|#49]], "La justicia del Hombre Enmascarado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 50 (Tebeos_S.A)|#50]] (1991)
*"La aviadora desaparecida", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 10 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #10]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' June 8, 1942 – December 14, 1942 and May 10, 1943 – May 29, 1943
*''[[Halland]]'' August 18, 1942 – February 26, 1943
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' July 19, 1943 – January 13, 1944 and June 5, 1943 – June 26, 1944
*"Tempelruinens gåta", [[Fantomen 10/1961|''Fantomen'' 10/1961]] and "Farlig jakt", [[Fantomen 12/1961|12/1961]]
*"I Dianas spår", [[Fantomen 6-7/2012|''Fantomen'' 6-7/2012]]
*"Tempelruinens gåta", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 2|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1961, Del 2]] (2012) and "Farlig jakt", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 2| ibid]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' December 16, 1940 – July 12, 1941
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' December 16, 1940 – July 12, 1941
*''[[Syracuse Herald Journal]]'' December 16, 1940 – July 12, 1941
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' December 16, 1940 – July 12, 1941
*''[[The Washington Reporter]]'' May 12, 1941 – July 12, 1941 - ''the last nine weeks only''
*''[[Sandusky Register Star News]]'' May 26, 1941 – July 12, 1941 - ''the last seven weeks only''
*[[Diana Aviatrix Lost (Pacific Comics Club)|''Diana Aviatrix Lost'']] (1976)
*[[Diana Aviatrix Lost (Pacific Comics Club reprint)|''Diana Aviatrix Lost'']] (2000)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Four 1940–1943|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies'' Vol. Four 1940–1943]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die unheimliche Festung", [[Phantom-Heft 1/1953|''Phantom-Heft'' 1/1953]] (incomplete story)

[[Category: Daily stories|Diana Aviatrix Lost]]
[[Category:1941 Stories|Diana Aviatrix Lost]]

The Game of Alvar

2024-05-29T12:16:10Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Game of Alvar
|image= [[Image:Game of Alvar.jpg|300px]]
|Start= July 29th, 1940
|End= December 14th, 1940
|Strips= 120 (20 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Sea Horse]]"
|Followed="[[Diana Aviatrix Lost]]"
|}}
'''"The Game of Alvar"''' is the 13th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom and Diana Palmer are accosted by a pair of thugs while strolling the New York docks; After the Phantom dispatches the thugs, Diana notices they were guarding several suspicious crates marked Z.O.Z., though the Phantom is uninterested at first in pursuing the matter. Later, the two, along with Lily Palmer, take a cruise for relaxation, where Diana catches the eye of a Mr. Alvar, and, after learning his owning the Z.O.Z. company, decides to entertain him in order to investigate further. The Phantom, disguised as Mr. Walker, misunderstands the situation and trounces Alvar for his forwardness with Diana, which compels Alvar to send his thugs after the Phantom at the next port. The Phantom is taken away by the thugs before his quickly dispatches them and discovers more Z.O.Z. crates, which he finds contain weapons, revealing Alvar to be a gun smuggler; He attempts to notify the local police chief, but finds he as well as the Mayor are in Alvar's pocket. Narrowly escaping a squad of soldiers, the Phantom learns the Governor is an honest man and treks the countryside while evading more soldiers to reach him. The Governor, already suspicious of the mayor and police chief, has them both arrested while Alvar manages to escape.

Learning of Alvar's hideout from his secretary, the Phantom trails Alvar from his home to his yacht, where he is able to successfully capture him by threatening to use him as a human shield should Alvar's men try to shoot them, and the Phantom leaves Alvar at a local jail.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Mr. Alvar
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengali]] (mentioned)
**[[Deep Woods]] (mentioned)
***[[The Skull Cave]] (mentioned)
*[[United States of America (location)|USA]]
**New York
***The Palmer Home
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]] (mentioned)
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom d013-01.jpg|200px|thumb|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Game of Alvar" appears in the first strip of the story.
*Although the contemporary Sunday stories have begun to refer to the home-country of The Phantom as [[Bangalla|Bengali]], this story has Diana talking about Bengal.
*The small island visited in the story remains unknown, just as its governor, chief of police and mayor. In many ways it resembles a Caribbean island, though.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1742 – #1763 (1943)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 7 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #7]] (1949; part 2 only)
*[[The Phantom 120 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #120]] (1957; part 2 only)
*[[The Phantom 211 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #211]] (1962; part 2 only)
*[[The Phantom 460 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #460]] (1971; part 2 only)
*[[The Phantom 939 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #939]] (1989)
*The Phantom #7 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1187 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1187]] (1998)
*[[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1436]] (2006)
*[[The Phantom 1830 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1830]] (2019) in a special #330 replica edition
*[[The Phantom 1891 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1891]] (2021; part 2 only)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Z. O. Z.", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #493 – #560 (1940-1941)
*"O Mistério do Z. O. Z.", [[Fantasma Edição Extra 1|''Fantasma Edição Extra'' #1]] (1953)
*"Contrabando", [[Fantasma 65 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #65]] (1962)
*"Caça ao contrabando!", [[O Fantasma 5 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #5]] (1970)
*"Caça ao contrabando!", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 3 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #3]] (1993)
*"O Jogo de Alvar", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' August 13, 1940 – January 2, 1941

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Vaabensmuglerne", [[Fantom-hefte 4 (Denmark)|''Fantom-hefte'' #4]] (1952)
*"Guldmysteriet", [[Fantomet 21|''Fantomet'' #21]] (1972)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' March 18 (?), 1942 – August 8, 1942
*"Naamio ja aseiden salakuljettajat", [[Kippari Kalle 1/1953|''Kippari Kalle'' 1/1953]]
*"Alvar", [[Mustanaamio 10/1980|''Mustanaamio'' 10/1980]] - ''the last eight weeks only
*"Kuoleman kauppiaat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' July 13, 2016 – August 15, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 22/1941 – 40/1941 (published in the then called "Free Zone" only)
*"L'association Z.O.Z", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 9|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #9]], [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 10|#10]] and "La fin d'un traitre", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 11|#11]] (1949-1950)
*"Les trafiquants d'armes", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 62|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #62]] and "La déroute d'Alvar", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 63|#63]] (1968)
*"Les trafiquants d'armes", [[Le Fantôme Spécial Album 5|''Le Fantôme Spécial Album'' #5]] and "La déroute d'Alvar", [[Le Fantôme Spécial Album 6|#6]] (1970?)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #329 – #350 (1940; with additional art by Italian artists)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 12|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #12]] (1941; with additional art by Italian artists)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 25|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #25]], "La fuga nella foresta", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 26|#26]], and "Caccia all'uomo", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 27|#27]] (1946-47; with additional art by Italian artists)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 3 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #3]] (1962; redrawn)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 85 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #85]] and "La Sconfitta di Alvar", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 87 (Fratelli Spada)|#87]] (1964)
*"Il trafficante d'armi", [[Phantom 14 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #14]] and "La catturadi Alvar", [[Phantom 15 (Comic Stars in the World)|#15]] (1977 or 1978)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[Phantom 13 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #13]] (1992)
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[Phantom 183 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #183]]
*"I trafficanti d'armi", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 66 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #66]] – [[The Phantom 68 (Feature Publications)|#68]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' March 30, 1942 – August 20, 1942
*"Våpensmuglerne", [[Fantom-hefte 1 (Norway)|''Fantom-hefte'' #1]] (1952)
*"I skrekkens vold", [[Fantomet 9/1977|''Fantomet'' 9/1977]] - ''the last eight weeks only
*"Alvor", [[Fantomet 13/1980|''Fantomet'' 13/1980]]
*"I skrekkens vold", [[Krønikebok 41|''Krønikebok'' #41]] and "Våpensmuglerne", [[Krønikebok 45|#45]] (2008)

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' February ?, 1941 – August 15, 1941

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Z.O.Z. articulos rurales", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 38 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #38]], "Contrabando", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 39 (Hispano Americana)|#39]], and "El fin de un traidor", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 40 (Hispano Americana)|#40]] (194?)
*"El fin de un traidor", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 23|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #23]] (1958) - ''the last eight weeks only
*"Z.O.Z. articulos rurales", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 037|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #037]] and "Contrabando", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 038|#038]] (1960)
*"El juego de Alvar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #45]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 46 (Vértice)|#46]] (1977)
*"El juego de Alvar", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' December 15, 1942 – May 8, 1943
*"Partiet med Alvar", ''[[Halland]]'' February 27, 1943 – August 14, 1943
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' January 14, 1944 – June 3, 1944
*''[[Östersunds-Posten]]'' November 5, 1946 – ?, 1947
*"Guldmysteriet", [[Fantomen 9/1961|''Fantomen'' 9/1961]] and "I skräckens våld", [[Fantomen 13/1961|13/1961]]
*"I skräckens våld", [[Fantomen 21/1976|''Fantomen'' 21/1976]] - ''the last eight weeks only
*"Alvar", [[Fantomen 4/1980|''Fantomen'' 4/1980]]
*"Guldmysteriet", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 2|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1961, Del 2]] (2012) and "I skräckens våld", [[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 3|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1961, Del 3]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[Binbir Roman 1|''Binbir Roman'' #1]] – [[Binbir Roman 30|#30]] (1948; part 1 missing; with additional art by Italian artists)
*"Alvar'a Karşı", [[Red Kit 14|''Red Kit'' #14]] – [[Red Kit 19|#19]] (1965)
*"Alvar'a Karşı", [[Kızıl Maske 7 (Güneş)|''Kızıl Maske'' #7]] – [[Kızıl Maske 8 (Güneş)|#8]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[The Evening News]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[Herald News]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
*''[[Syracuse Herald Journal]]'' November 26, 1940 – December 14, 1940 - ''the last three weeks only''
*''[[The Nippu Jiji]]'' August 31, 1940 – January 22, 1941
*[[The Game of Alvar (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Game of Alvar'']] (1976)
*[[The Game of Alvar (Pacific Comics Club reprint)|''The Game of Alvar'']] (1999)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Three 1939–1940|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Vol. Three 1939–1940]] (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die Waffenschmuggler", [[Phantom-Heft 9/1952|''Phantom-Heft'' 9/1952]] and [[Phantom-Heft 21/1953|21/1953]] - ''without the first five weeks''

[[Category: Daily stories|Game of Alvar, The]]
[[Category:1940 Stories|Game of Alvar, The]]

Fishers of Pearls

2024-05-28T10:08:42Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=Fishers of Pearls
|image= [[Image:Fishers of Pearls.jpg|300px]]
|Start= November 7th, 1938
|End= January 28th, 1939
|Strips= 72 (12 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Shark's Nest]]"
|Followed="[[The Slave Traders]]"
|}}
'''"Fishers of Pearls"''' is the eighth [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom returns to Bangalla, and the jungle tribes rejoice; At the same moment, Diana Palmer has arrived in Swali on a holiday to take her mind off the Phantom, where she meets an old friend named Roark. During that time that it is revealed Roark is running a pearl diving operation, which the Phantom has outlawed due to the health problems it causes local tribesman, Diana discovers why the tribes have been celebrating non-stop and asks Roark to take her into the jungle to the Phantom. Roark eventually agrees, knowing Diana can draw the Phantom out for him to kill, which she does by shouting his name and Roark is nearly successful, but the Phantom survives and mistakenly believes Diana has married Roark and is helping him to kill the Phantom. Unable to bring himself to challenge the woman he loves, the Phantom allows Roark to run rampant throughout Bangalla until he hears "Roark's wife" has been captured while on safari. After saving the woman he believed was Diana, Roark's real wife reveals the truth to the Phantom, who returns to Swali and brings Roark to justice, though not in time to reach Diana and clear up the misunderstanding.

Diana sails away from Swali and Bangalla believing the Phantom hates her for working with Roark.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]] (mentioned)
*[[Colonel Doolittle]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Roark
*Betty Roark
*Nelson
*Captain Neil
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|The Phantom's Country]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Throne]]
**Swari Basin
**The Swari Village
'''Tribes'''
*[[Swari]]
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Djarling]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
*This is the first time Phantom's home is called the [[Deep Woods]].
*Guran son, [[Timo]], is yet to appear in the strip, but what seems to be a reference to him is made in this story, as Nelson tells Roark that he heard news about the Phantom from "a son of a pigmy witch-doctor."
*For the second time, the color of the Phantom's suit is mentioned, and just like in "[[The Singh Brotherhood (story)|The Singh Brotherhood]]", it's said to be gray.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1644 – #1657 (1940-41)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Back to the Jungle", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*"Jungle Justice", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] (1940)
*[[The Phantom 9 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #9]] (1949)
*[[The Phantom 118 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #118]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 208 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #208]] (1962)
*[[The Phantom 322 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #322]] (1966)
*[[The Phantom 488 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #488]] (1972)
*[[The Phantom 959 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #959]] (1990)
*''The Phantom'' #9 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*[[The Phantom 1254 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1254]] (2000)
*[[The Phantom 1897 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1897]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Traficantes de Pérolas", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #220 – #254 (1938-1939)
*"Traficantes de Pérolas", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 9|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #9]] (1940)
*[[Fantasma 53 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #53]] (1961)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[O Fantasma 12 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #12]] (1970)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[Fantasma 245 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #245]] (1976)
*"Os Traficantes de Pérolas", [[Fantasma 354 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #354]] – [[Fantasma 355 (RGE)|#355]] (1985)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 26 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #26]] (1996)
*"Os Pescadores de Pérolas", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 7|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #7]] (2021)
*"Os Pescadores de Pérolas", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' September 21, 1943 – January 19, 1944
*"Helmenkalastajat", [[Mustanaamio 5/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 5/1983]]
*"Helmenkalastajat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' February 9, 2016 – February 29, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 10-21/1939
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Aventures et Mystère 23 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère '' #23]] (1940) - ''without the last two weeks''
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 2|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #2]] and "Les rebelles du désert", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 3|#3]] (1949)
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 53|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #53]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I pescatori di perle" [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 59 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #59]] (1963)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 2 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #2]] (1974)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[Phantom 16 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #16]] (1977 or 1978)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[Phantom 145 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #145]]
*"I pescatori di perle", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 114 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #114]] – [[The Phantom 117 (Feature Publications)|#117]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Perlefiskerne", [[Fantomet 5/1983|''Fantomet'' 5/1983]]
*"Perlefiskerne", [[Fantomet Spesial 5|''Fantomet Spesial'' #5]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' April ?, 1939 – June ?, 1939 - ''a few first weeks missing''

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 18 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #18]] and "La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Hispano Americana)|#19]] (ca 1941; edited together with "[[The Slave Traders]]" in part 2)
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 018|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #019]] and "La ley del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 019|#019]] (1960; edited together with "The Slave Traders" in part 2)
*"Perlas prohibidas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #43]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|#44]] (1977)
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 41 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #41]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Tebeos_S.A)|#42]] (1990)
*"Los pescadores de perlas", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Pärlfiskarna", [[Fantomen 22/1982|''Fantomen'' 22/1982]]

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'']] #57 – #75 (1940; interrupted after the strip of January 12, 1939)
*"Inci Avcılarına Karşı", [[Red Kit 4|''Red Kit'' #4]] – ? (1965)
*"Inci Avcılarına Karşı", [[Kızıl Maske 8 (Güneş)|''Kızıl Maske'' #8]] – [[Kızılmaske 9 (Güneş)|#9]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939‎
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*[[Ace Comics 60|''Ace Comics'' #60]] – [[Ace Comics 64|#64]] (1938-1939)
*"The Pearl Divers", [[Comics Revue 203|''Comics Revue'' #203]] – [[Comics Revue 211|#211]] (2002)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom sumnja u Dianu", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' April 24, 1939 – July 28, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 397|''Mika Miš'' #397]] – [[Mika Miš 419|#419]] (1940)
*"Ajkulino gnezdo" [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]" & "[[The Shark's Nest]]")

[[Category: Daily stories|Fisher of Pearls]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Fisher of Pearls]]

The Sea Horse

2024-05-28T09:53:03Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Sea Horse
|image= [[Image:Sea Horse.jpg|300px]]
|Start= January 22th, 1940
|End= July 27th, 1940
|Strips= 162 (27 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Golden Circle (daily story)|The Golden Circle]]"
|Followed="[[The Game of Alvar]]"
|}}
'''"The Sea Horse"''' is the 12th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
In an attempt to sway her daughter away from her love for the Phantom, Lily Palmer sets Diana up on a series of dates, all going badly until Lily's brother, Dave, suggests a globe-trotter similar to his niece. Enter Baron Danton, whom Diana seems to befriend almost immediately, and accepts an invitation to his yacht, the Sea Horse. While onboard, Diana intercepts a suspicious message on one of Danton's carrier pigeons that suggests he's a spy, which causes Danton to panic and sail off from New York with Diana still aboard. The Phantom, inexplicably already within the Palmer estate as Lily and Dave are frantic about what to do, goes after the Sea Horse to retrieve Diana. He is successful in doing so, but learns from Diana that she had been made to sign a roster of fellow spies while captive by Danton. Returning to the Palmer estate, authorities arrive and arrest Diana on suspicion of espionage. The Phantom decides capturing Danton is the only way to clear her name, returning to the Sea Horse to do so and, while he captures a man matching the description of Danton, discovers the Baron had switched clothes with one of his crew. No longer patient with Diana imprisoned, the Phantom breaks Diana out of jail and, as fugitives, the two trail the Sea Horse and Baron Danton to a remote island, where eventually a panicked Danton, desperate to escape from the Phantom, tumbles off a cliff to his death.

The Sea Horse spy ring is apprehended and Diana Palmer is exonerated for her role in their capture.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer]]
*[[Dave Palmer|Dave]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Harold
*Baron Danton
*Tiny
*Red
*Boke
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[United States of America (location)|USA]]
**New York
***The Palmer Home
**Bleak Island
*[[Bangalla|Bengal]] (mentioned)
'''Vehicles'''
*The Sea Horse
'''Organizations'''
*FBI
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom d011-40.jpg|200px|thumb|Title panel.]]
*This story has often been reprinted with the title "The Seahorse". However, the actual title "The Sea Horse" appears in the last daily strip of [[The Golden Circle (daily story)|the preceding story]].
*Diana's home is shown for the first time in the strip, and she is seen living in an apartment in an unnamed city, together with her mother and uncle. The Phantom also pays the Palmer home his first visit.
*Diana's [[Dave Palmer|uncle Dave]] makes his first appearance. Not much information is given about him – his last name and his exact relationship to Diana isn't mentioned, nor is his occupation, although it's hinted that he has traveled a lot.
*Uncle Dave meets The Phantom for the first time, and, notably, is just as opposed to his relationship with Diana as Mrs. Palmer is.
*For the first time Mrs. Palmer's first name is given as "Lily". However, it would keep on changing for yet some years, before being uncontradicted.
*As Diana and her family is arrested for espionage, Mrs. Palmer states that they are "a very distinguished family".
*The Phantom's suit is said to be gray.
*This story is the first ever to end with Diana and The Phantom happy together.

==Related stories==
=== Remade as ===
*"[[The Spies from the Sea]]" by Lee Falk and [[Roberto Lemmi]]
*"[[The Mystery of the Sea Horse]]" by [[Ron Goulart]]
=== Refers to ===
*"[[The Golden Circle (daily story)|The Golden Circle]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1713 – #1741 (1942)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana & the Fifth Column", [[The Phantom 5 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (1940) - ''the first twelve weeks only''
*[[The Phantom 10 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #10]] – [[The Phantom 11 (Frew)|#11]] (1949)
*[[The Phantom 100 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #100]] – [[The Phantom 101 (Frew)|#101]] (1956)
*[[The Phantom 187 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #187]] – [[The Phantom 188 (Frew)|#188]] (1961)
*[[The Phantom 297 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #297]] – [[The Phantom 298 (Frew)|#298]] (1965)
*[[The Phantom 444 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #444]] – [[The Phantom 445 (Frew)|#445]] (1971)
*[[The Phantom 622 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #622]] – [[The Phantom 623 (Frew)|#623]] (1977)
*[[The Phantom 832 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #832]] – [[The Phantom 833 (Frew)|#833]] (1985)
*[[The Phantom 953A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #953A]] (1990)
*[[The Phantom 1438 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1438]] (2006)
*The Phantom #10 and #11 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1280 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1280]] (2001) and [[The Phantom 1312 (Frew)|#1312]] (2002)
*[[The Phantom 1720 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1720]] (2015)
*[[The Phantom 1727 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1727]] (2015)
*"The Seahorse", (part 2) [[The Phantom 1931 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1931]] (2022)
*"The Seahorse", (part 1) [[The Phantom 1937 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1937]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Cavalo Marinho", ''[[A Gazeta]]'' February ?, 1940 – March 20, 1940 (incomplete story)
*"O Cavalo Marinho", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #410 – #491 (1940)
*"Os Contrabandistas", [[Fantasma 61 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #61]] (1962)
*"O Ninho de Tubarões!", [[O Fantasma 1 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #1]] (1969)
*"O Ninho de Tubarões!", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 1 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #1]] (1993)
*"O Cavalo Marinho", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' February 7, 1940 – August 12, 1940

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' April 26, 1941 – March 17 (?), 1942
*"Paroni Danton", [[Sarjakirja 27|''Sarjakirja'' #27]] (1976)
*"Merihevonen", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' May 26, 2016 – July 12, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 21/1940-26/1941 (part from 24/1940 to 26/1941 was only published in the then called "Free Zone")
*"L'Albatros", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 6|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #6]], "Le baron d'Anton", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 7|#7]], "Poursuite mouvementée", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 8|#8]] and "L'île déserte", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 9|#9]] (1949)
*"Les espions de la mer", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 60|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #60]] and "La fin de l'hippocampe", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 61|#61]] (1968)
*"Les espions de la mer" and "La fin de l'hippocampe", [[Le Fantôme Spécial Album 5|''Le Fantôme Spécial Album'' #5]] (probably 1970)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Colpo d'incontro", [[Albo Traguardo 39, Nuova Serie 5|''Albo Traguardo'' #39]], "Gioco d’azzardo", [[Albo Traguardo 43, Nuova Serie 6|#43]], "Alla caccia di Danton", [[Albo Traguardo 47, Nuova Serie 7|#47]], "Lotta senza quartiere", [[Albo Traguardo 51, Nuova Serie 8|#51]], and "La fine di Danton", [[Albo Traguardo 55, Nuova Serie 9|#55]] (1953)
*"Spie sul mare", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 81 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #81]] (1964)
*"Le spie sul mare", [[Phantom 8 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #8]], "L'evasione di Diana", [[Phantom 9 (Comic Stars in the World)|#9]], and "La fine di Danton", [[Phantom 10 (Comic Stars in the World)|#10]] (1977)
*"Spie sul mare", [[Phantom 12 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #12]] (1992)
*"Spie sul mare", [[Phantom 183 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #183]]
*"Spie sul mare", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 63 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #63]] – [[The Phantom 66 (Feature Publications)|#66]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' August 21, 1942 – January 8, 1943
*"Baron Danton", [[Serie-pocket 13 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #13]] (1976)
*"Baron Danton", [[Fantomets jubileum 1936-2006|''Fantomets jubileum'' 1936-2006]] (2006)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Los espias del Albatros", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 32 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #32]], "Panico a bordo", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 33 (Hispano Americana)|#33]], "En busca del baron Danton", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 34 (Hispano Americana)|#34]], and "La isla negra", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 35 (Hispano Americana)|#35]] (194?)
*"Los espias del Albatros", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 034|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #034]], "Panico a bordo", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 035|#035]], and "La isla negra", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 036|#036]] (1960)
*"Los espias del Albatros", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #13]], "Panico a bordo", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 14 (Héroes del Cómic)|#14]], and "La isla negra", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 15 (Héroes del Cómic)|#15]] (1971)
*"Red de espionaje", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 41 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #41]] (1977)
*"Red de espionaje", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #45]], "Espías in acción", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 46 (Tebeos_S.A)|#46]], and [[El Hombre Enmascarado 47 (Tebeos_S.A)|#47]] (1990)
*"El caballo de mar", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Sjöhästen", ''[[Vecko-Revyn]]'' 12/1941 – 9/1942
*"Baron Danton", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1949|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1949]]
*"Baron Danton", [[Serie-pocket 39 (Sweden)|''Serie-pocket'' #39]] (1976)
*"Baron Danton", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1999|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1999]] - facsimile reprint of 1949 Christmas Album

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
*''[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]'' April 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940 - ''without the first thirteen weeks''
*''[[The Nippu Jiji]]'' June 21, 1940 – August 30, 1940 - ''the last eleven weeks only''
*"[[The Sea-Horse (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Sea-Horse'']]" (1976)
*"[[The Sea-Horse (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Sea-Horse'']]" (1999)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Three 1939–1940|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Vol. Three 1939–1940]] (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Tajna yachte “Morski konj” - Fantom spasava Dianu" ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' July 23, 1940 – November 1, 1940 + January 6, 1941 – January 17, 1941 + March 29, 1941 – April 13, 1941 (interrupted after the strip of June 20, 1940)

[[Category: Daily stories|Seahorse, The]]
[[Category: 1940 Stories|Seahorse, The]]

The Golden Circle (daily story)

2024-05-28T09:33:13Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Golden Circle
|image= [[Image:Golden Circle.jpg|300px]]
|Start= September 4th, 1939
|End= January 20th, 1940
|Strips= 120 (20 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Mysterious Girl]]"
|Followed="[[The Sea Horse]]"
|}}
'''"The Golden Circle"''' is the 11th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
Diana Palmer is fully recovered and, according to her doctor, ready to learn that the Phantom lives. Lieutenant Byron, however, having looked after Diana during her recovery, has fallen in love and attempts to hide the Phantom's survival from her, asking her hand in marriage instead. His plans fails, though when the Phantom learns of his plot he takes pity on Byron as he believes any man could fall in love with Diana. The Phantom and Diana reunite briefly before Lily Palmer intervenes, expressing her disapproval of the Phantom as a suitor; Diana decides to abscond with her mother in an effort to change her mind, splitting the lovers once again, at least for the time being.

On his return home aboard a train, the Phantom is implicated in a murder by two women wearing golden pins. While being hunted by Parisian inspectors, The Phantom tracks the golden pins to their manufacturer, and then to its customer, a shady pawn dealer in Paris. Allowing himself to be captured, the Phantom discovers a gang of female thieves called the Golden Circle, marked by an identical pin each wears. While imprisoned by the gang, he manages to sow discord by romancing both its leader, Mara, and another member named Fifi into fighting over his affections; His plan slightly backfires when Mara asks him to take her away from this life of crime, but the Phantom's love for Diana compels him to reveal the truth to Mara, resulting in her attempted execution of him. Aided by Fifi, the Phantom survives the attempt and uncovers the valuables the gang has stolen, and with proof in hand alerts the authorities.

The Golden Circle gang is locked away, with Fifi receiving some leniency given her aid to the Phantom.

=== Appearances ===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
*[[Byron]]
'''One-time characters'''
*George
*Fifi
*Countess D'Orsay
*Mara
*Bella

</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Paris
***Latin Quarter

'''Vehicles'''
*The Paris Express
**[[Cabin 14|Compartment 14]]

</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*For the third time in the history of the Phantom strip, the story begins with a recap of the origin of the Phantom.
*The first three weeks have a storyline about the Phantom's and Diana's relationship that is unrelated to the rest of the story. These strips are often edited out of reprints, and it can be argued that they are a separate story and not part of "The Golden Circle".
*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 suit as a masquerade outfit.
*The characters Fifi and Countess D'Orsay are most likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifi_D'Orsay 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:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1691 – #1713 (1941-42)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 5 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (1940)
*[[The Phantom 13 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #13]] – [[The Phantom 15 (Frew)|#15]] (1949)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 108 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #108]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 198 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #198]] (1961)
*[[The Phantom 309 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #309]] (1966)
*[[The Phantom 458 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #458]] (1971)
*[[The Phantom 740 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #740]] (1982)
*[[The Phantom 934 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #934]] (1989)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*''The Phantom'' #13, #14 and #15 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1373 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1373]] (2004),[[The Phantom 1405 (Frew)|#1405]] (2005) and [[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|#1436]] (2006)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1695 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1695]] (2014)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1918 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1918]] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Círculo de Ouro", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #349 – #409 (1939-1940)
*"O Círculo de Ouro", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 1941B|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'']] (1941)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1963|''Almanaque do Fantasma para'' 1963]]
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[O Fantasma 16 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #16]] (1971)
*"O Círculo do Ouro", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1977B|''Almanaque do Fantasma'']] (1977)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 18 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #18]] (1995)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' October 12, 1939 – February 6, 1940 - ''the first strip missing ''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' October 1, 1940 – April 24, 1941 - ''without the first six weeks''
*"Nuolikorun salaisuus", [[Mustanaamio 18/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 18/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Kultainen nuoli", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' April 22, 2016 – May 26, 2016
*"Mustanaamio ja Diana", [[Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät|''Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 1-20/1940
*"La flèche d'or", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 58|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #58]] – [[Le Fantôme Spécial 59|#59]] (1968)
*"La flèche d'or", [[Le Fantôme 4 (Soleil)|''Le Fantôme'' #4]] (1994)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La Freccia d'oro", [[Albo Avventure 48|''Albo Avventure'' #48]], "Nel tribunale della “Freccia d'oro”", [[Albo Avventure 50|#50]], "Il fiume sotterraneo", [[Albo Avventure 52|#52]], and "La strategia del fantasma", [[Albo Avventure 53|#53]] (1948)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 65 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #65]] (1963)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 17 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #17]] and "Il tribunale della morte", [[Phantom 18 (Comic Stars in the World)|#18]] (1977 or 1978)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 11 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #11]] (1992)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 146 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #146]]
*"La freccia d'oro, [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 77 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #77]] – [[The Phantom 78 (Feature Publications)|#78]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomet 17/1983|''Fantomet'' 17/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringbanden" and "Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomets Krønike 3/1993|''Fantomets Krønike'' 3/1993]]
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomets Krønike 2/2005|''Fantomets Krønike'' 2/2005]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Fantomet og Sala", [[Fantomets jubileum 1936-2006|''Fantomets jubileum'' 1936-2006]] (2006) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Rubinbryllupet|''Rubinbryllupet'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' January ?, 1940 – July ?, 1940

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #23]] and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 24 (Hispano Americana)|#24]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*[[El Hombre Enmascarado - Extraordinario de Reyes|''El Hombre Enmascarado - Extraordinario de Reyes'']] (194?) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 023|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #023]] and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 024|#024]] (1960) - ''without the first three weeks''
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 11 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #11]], "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (Héroes del Cómic)|#12]], and "Los espias del Albatros", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Héroes del Cómic)|#13]] (1971)
*"Reencuentro" and "El circulo dorado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #45]] (1977)
*"Reencuentro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 52 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #52]] (1978) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"El círculo de oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Tebeos_S.A)|#45]] (1990)
*"El círculo dorado", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", ''[[Vecko-Revyn]]'' 30/1940 – 11/1941 - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringsmysteriet", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1944|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1944]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomen 8/1983|''Fantomen'' 8/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringsmysteriet", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1994|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1994]] - ''without the first three weeks'' - facsimile reprint of 1944 Christmas Album
*"Fantomen och Diana", [[Rubinbröllopet|''Rubinbröllopet'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' December 18, 1939 – January 20, 1940 - ''the last five weeks only ''
*[[The Golden Circle (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Golden Circle'']] (1999)
*[[Comics Revue 255|''Comics Revue'' #255]] – [[Comics Revue 256|#256]] (2006) - ''the first three weeks only''
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Three 1939–1940|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Vol. Three 1939–1940]] (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantomov suparnik" and "Fantom u borbi s družbom od “Kruga sa strjelicom”", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' March 21, 1940 – July 22, 1940

[[Category: Daily stories|Golden Circle, The]]
[[Category: 1940 Stories|Golden Circle, The]]

The Golden Circle (daily story)

2024-05-28T09:30:41Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Golden Circle
|image= [[Image:Golden Circle.jpg|300px]]
|Start= September 4th, 1939
|End= January 20th, 1940
|Strips= 120 (20 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Mysterious Girl]]"
|Followed="[[The Sea Horse]]"
|}}
'''"The Golden Circle"''' is the 11th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
Diana Palmer is fully recovered and, according to her doctor, ready to learn that the Phantom lives. Lieutenant Byron, however, having looked after Diana during her recovery, has fallen in love and attempts to hide the Phantom's survival from her, asking her hand in marriage instead. His plans fails, though when the Phantom learns of his plot he takes pity on Byron as he believes any man could fall in love with Diana. The Phantom and Diana reunite briefly before Lily Palmer intervenes, expressing her disapproval of the Phantom as a suitor; Diana decides to abscond with her mother in an effort to change her mind, splitting the lovers one again, at least for the time being.

On his return home aboard a train, the Phantom is implicated in a murder by two women wearing golden pins. While being hunted by Parisian inspectors, The Phantom tracks the golden pins to their manufacturer, and then to its customer, a shady pawn dealer in Paris. Allowing himself to be captured, the Phantom discovers a gang of female thieves called the Golden Circle, marked by an identical pin each wears. While imprisoned by the gang, he manages to sow discord by romancing both its leader, Mara, and another member named Fifi into fighting over his affections; His plan slightly backfires when Mara asks him to take her away from this life of crime, but the Phantom's love for Diana compels him to reveal the truth to Mara, resulting in her attempted execution of him. Aided by Fifi, the Phantom survives the attempt and uncovers the valuables the gang has stolen, and with proof in hand alerts the authorities.

The Golden Circle gang is locked away, with Fifi receiving some leniency given her aid to the Phantom.

=== Appearances ===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
*[[Byron]]
'''One-time characters'''
*George
*Fifi
*Countess D'Orsay
*Mara
*Bella

</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Paris
***Latin Quarter

'''Vehicles'''
*The Paris Express
**[[Cabin 14|Compartment 14]]

</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*For the third time in the history of the Phantom strip, the story begins with a recap of the origin of the Phantom.
*The first three weeks have a storyline about the Phantom's and Diana's relationship that is unrelated to the rest of the story. These strips are often edited out of reprints, and it can be argued that they are a separate story and not part of "The Golden Circle".
*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 suit as a masquerade outfit.
*The characters Fifi and Countess D'Orsay are most likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifi_D'Orsay 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:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1691 – #1713 (1941-42)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 5 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (1940)
*[[The Phantom 13 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #13]] – [[The Phantom 15 (Frew)|#15]] (1949)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 108 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #108]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 198 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #198]] (1961)
*[[The Phantom 309 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #309]] (1966)
*[[The Phantom 458 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #458]] (1971)
*[[The Phantom 740 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #740]] (1982)
*[[The Phantom 934 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #934]] (1989)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*''The Phantom'' #13, #14 and #15 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1373 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1373]] (2004),[[The Phantom 1405 (Frew)|#1405]] (2005) and [[The Phantom 1436 (Frew)|#1436]] (2006)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1695 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1695]] (2014)
*"The Golden Circle", [[The Phantom 1918 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1918]] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Círculo de Ouro", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #349 – #409 (1939-1940)
*"O Círculo de Ouro", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 1941B|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'']] (1941)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1963|''Almanaque do Fantasma para'' 1963]]
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[O Fantasma 16 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #16]] (1971)
*"O Círculo do Ouro", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1977B|''Almanaque do Fantasma'']] (1977)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 18 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #18]] (1995)
*"O Círculo Dourado", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' October 12, 1939 – February 6, 1940 - ''the first strip missing ''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' October 1, 1940 – April 24, 1941 - ''without the first six weeks''
*"Nuolikorun salaisuus", [[Mustanaamio 18/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 18/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Kultainen nuoli", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' April 22, 2016 – May 26, 2016
*"Mustanaamio ja Diana", [[Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät|''Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 1-20/1940
*"La flèche d'or", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 58|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #58]] – [[Le Fantôme Spécial 59|#59]] (1968)
*"La flèche d'or", [[Le Fantôme 4 (Soleil)|''Le Fantôme'' #4]] (1994)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La Freccia d'oro", [[Albo Avventure 48|''Albo Avventure'' #48]], "Nel tribunale della “Freccia d'oro”", [[Albo Avventure 50|#50]], "Il fiume sotterraneo", [[Albo Avventure 52|#52]], and "La strategia del fantasma", [[Albo Avventure 53|#53]] (1948)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 65 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #65]] (1963)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 17 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #17]] and "Il tribunale della morte", [[Phantom 18 (Comic Stars in the World)|#18]] (1977 or 1978)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 11 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #11]] (1992)
*"La freccia d'oro", [[Phantom 146 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #146]]
*"La freccia d'oro, [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 77 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #77]] – [[The Phantom 78 (Feature Publications)|#78]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomet 17/1983|''Fantomet'' 17/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringbanden" and "Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomets Krønike 3/1993|''Fantomets Krønike'' 3/1993]]
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomets Krønike 2/2005|''Fantomets Krønike'' 2/2005]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Fantomet og Sala", [[Fantomets jubileum 1936-2006|''Fantomets jubileum'' 1936-2006]] (2006) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Rubinbryllupet|''Rubinbryllupet'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' January ?, 1940 – July ?, 1940

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #23]] and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 24 (Hispano Americana)|#24]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*[[El Hombre Enmascarado - Extraordinario de Reyes|''El Hombre Enmascarado - Extraordinario de Reyes'']] (194?) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 023|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #023]] and "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 024|#024]] (1960) - ''without the first three weeks''
*"El Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 11 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #11]], "El fin del Círculo de Oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (Héroes del Cómic)|#12]], and "Los espias del Albatros", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Héroes del Cómic)|#13]] (1971)
*"Reencuentro" and "El circulo dorado", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #45]] (1977)
*"Reencuentro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 52 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #52]] (1978) - ''the first three weeks only''
*"El círculo de oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Tebeos_S.A)|#45]] (1990)
*"El círculo dorado", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", ''[[Vecko-Revyn]]'' 30/1940 – 11/1941 - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringsmysteriet", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1944|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1944]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Mysteriet med pilringen", [[Fantomen 8/1983|''Fantomen'' 8/1983]] - ''without the first three weeks''
*"Pilringsmysteriet", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1994|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1994]] - ''without the first three weeks'' - facsimile reprint of 1944 Christmas Album
*"Fantomen och Diana", [[Rubinbröllopet|''Rubinbröllopet'']] (2017) - ''the first three weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' September 4, 1939 – January 20, 1940
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' December 18, 1939 – January 20, 1940 - ''the last five weeks only ''
*[[The Golden Circle (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Golden Circle'']] (1999)
*[[Comics Revue 255|''Comics Revue'' #255]] – [[Comics Revue 256|#256]] (2006) - ''the first three weeks only''
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Three 1939–1940|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Vol. Three 1939–1940]] (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantomov suparnik" and "Fantom u borbi s družbom od “Kruga sa strjelicom”", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' March 21, 1940 – July 22, 1940

[[Category: Daily stories|Golden Circle, The]]
[[Category: 1940 Stories|Golden Circle, The]]

The Mysterious Girl

2024-05-28T08:29:26Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Mysterious Girl
|image= [[Image:Mysterious Girl.jpg|300px]]
|Start= May 8th, 1939
|End= September 2nd, 1939
|Strips= 102 (17 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist= N/A
|Preceded="[[The Slave Traders]]"
|Followed="[[The Golden Circle (daily story)|The Golden Circle]]"
|}}
'''"The Mysterious Girl"''' is the 10th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom visits the city of Alexandria while Diana Palmer recovers; While there, he runs across a woman who has no idea what city she is even in. Intrigued he follows the girl and saves her from an attempted mugging. Though she is distrustful of him at first, she reveals that she has no memory whatsoever, at which point a man by the name of Count Pharos arrives, claiming to be her guardian. Neither she, nor the Phantom, trust Count Pharos but she is taken by him anyway and the Phantom, still suspicious, follows. After a series of chases and altercations from ship to automobile, the Phantom eventually trails Pharos back to his estate, where the girl is guarded by a large woman named Hannah. While investigating the estate, the Phantom finds a young man who reveals himself to be Marshall, Baron of Dufresne and owner of the estate, captured by Count Pharos. The two uncover a plot by Pharos to make it appear that Marshall had committed suicide and left his estate to Pharos, Marshall then reveals the girl's identity is that of Merle, his fiancée, and that he had been told she died in a car accident weeks ago. The Phantom then attempts to rescue Merle, where he faces off with Hannah and easily overpowers her, something Hannah says no man has been able to do; The attempt ultimately fails, however, as Marshall and the Phantom are captured by Pharos' thugs and locked in boat house to drown. Marshall and the Phantom are saved by Hannah, however, as she has become taken by the Phantom's strength. Rebuffing her advances, the Phantom and Marshall catch up with Pharos and Merle, where the Phantom trounces the Count, and Marshall and Merle reunite, Merle regaining her lost memory upon seeing her fiancée.

Merle reveals that she believed she had gotten into an accident and some men had convinced her she killed the other driver and then she had to hide with them; The shock from the accident caused her to lose her memory and wander off. Pharos reveals it was his plan to convince her she had killed someone, fake her death, and Marshall's suicide as a result, and he and his thugs are taken to jail.

=== Appearances ===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Count Pharos
*Joie
*Red
*Hannah
*Marshall, the 8th Baron of Dufresne
*Merle
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Egypt (location)|Egypt]]
**Alexandria
</div><br clear="all">

===Trivia===
*This is the third time the number cabin in which the Phantom is traveling is mentioned, and just as the two previous times he is seen in [[Cabin 14]].
== Related stories ==
=== Remade as ===
*"[[The Girl Without Memory]]" by [[Lennart Hartler|Hartler]] and [[Özcan Eralp]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1673 – #1691 (1941)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"A Lapse of Memory", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] – [[The Phantom 5 (Woman's Mirror)|#5]] (1940)
*"Kidnapped in Egypt", [[The Phantom 17 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #17]] and "Trapped Under The Sea", [[The Phantom 18 (Frew)|#18]] (1949-1950)
*[[The Phantom 150 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #150]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 254 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #254]] (1964)
*[[The Phantom 393 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #393]] (1969)
*[[The Phantom 550 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #550]] (1975)
*[[The Phantom 734 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #734]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 936 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #936]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*"Kidnapped in Egypt" and , "Trapped Under The Sea", ''The Phantom'' #17 and #18 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1498 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1498]] and [[The Phantom 1529 (Frew)|#1529]] (2008-2009)
*[[The Phantom 1825 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1825]] (2019)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*[[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1939 – ? (1939)
*"A Desmemoriada de Alexandria", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #299 – #347 (1939)
*"A Desmemoriada de Alexandria", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 1941A|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'']] (1941)
*"Aventura em Alexandria", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1955|''Almanaque Fantasma Magazine'' 1955]]
*"A Desmemoriada", [[Fantasma 63 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #63]] (1962)
*"A Desmemoriada de Alexandria", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1977|''Almanaque do Fantasma'']] (1977)
*"Na Mira do Conde Pharos!", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 6|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #6]] (2021)
*"A Garota Misteriosa", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[La Patrie]]'' May 29, 1939 – September 2, 1939 - ''without the first three weeks''
*"La jeune fille" ''[[L'Action catholique]]'' June 9, 1939 – October 11, 1939 (the last strip was printed twice, on October 10 and 11, 1939)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Kreivi Pharos", [[Mustanaamio 12/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 12/1983]]
*"Nainen vailla menneisyyttä", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' March 23 – April 22, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 35-52/1939
*"L'ermite des sables", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 4|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #4]] and "La mystèrieuse inconnue", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 5|#5]] (1949)
*"L'inconnue mystérieuse", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 56|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #56]] and "Le prisonnier de Pharaos", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 57|#57]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'incognita misteriosa", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 48|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #48]], "I prigionieri del conte", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 49|#49]], and "Il romanzo di Merle", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 50|#50]] (1947; redrawn by [[Roberto Lemmi]])
*"L'incognita misteriosa", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 7 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #7]] (1962; redrawn)
*"L'incognita misteriosa", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 63 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #63]] (1963)
*"La donna smemorata", [[Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia|''Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia'']] (1975)
*"L'incognita misteriosa", [[Phantom 10 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #10]] (1992)
*"L'incognita misteriosa", [[Phantom 146 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #146]]
*"La donna smemorata", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 80 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #80]] – [[The Phantom 82 (Feature Publications)|#82]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Grev Pharos", [[Fantomet 12/1983|''Fantomet'' 12/1983]]
*"Grev Pharos", [[Klassikerserien Ray Moore (1936-1939)|''Klassikerserien'' Ray Moore (1936-1939)]] (2004)

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' August ?, 1939 – January ?, 1940

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Por los tejados de Alejandría", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #21]] and "El misterio de la joven desmemoriada", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 22 (Hispano Americana)|#22]] (cca 1941)
*"Por los tejados de Alejandría", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 021|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #021]] and "El misterio de la joven desmemoriada", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 022|#022]] (1960)
*"Por los tejados de Alejandria", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]], "El caso de la joven amnesica", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 10 (Héroes del Cómic)|#10]], and "El circulo de oro", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 11 (Héroes del Cómic)|#11]] (1971)
*"La joven sin memoria", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 45 (Vértice)|#45]] (1977)
*"El caso de la joven amnesica", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #43]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Tebeos_S.A)|#44]] (1990)
*"La Chica Misteriosa", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 9 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #9]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Greve Pharos", [[Fantomen 3/1983|''Fantomen'' 3/1983]]
*"Greve Pharos", [[Lee Falk - mannen som skapade Fantomen|''Lee Falk - mannen som skapade Fantomen'']] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' May 8, 1938 – September 2, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' May 8, 1938 – September 2, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' May 8, 1938 – September 2, 1939
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' May 8, 1938 – September 2, 1939
*[[Comics Revue 238|''Comics Revue'' #238]] – [[Comics Revue 254|#254]] (2005-2006)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Three 1939–1940|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Vol. Three 1939–1940]] (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantomove pustolovine u Egiptu" and "Fantom u borbi s otmičarima", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' November 18, 1939 – March 20, 1940
*[[Mika Miš 454|''Mika Miš'' #454]] – [[Mika Miš 494|#494]] (1940-1941)

[[Category: Daily stories|Mysterious Girl, The]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Mysterious Girl, The]]

The Slave Traders

2024-05-28T08:10:09Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Slave Traders
|image= [[Image:Slave Traders.jpg|300px]]
|Start= January 30th, 1939
|End= May 6th, 1939
|Strips= 84 (14 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Fishers of Pearls]]"
|Followed="[[The Mysterious Girl]]"
|}}
'''"The Slave Traders"''' is the 9th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
Diana Palmer is aboard a ship leaving Bangalla through the Gulf of Manwar; While on board she meets a fellow passenger named Lieutenant Byron. The two are shipwrecked by a tropical storm and eventually captured by desert slavers. Hatching a plan, they both manage to briefly escape but Byron is the only one able to outrun the slavers. Byron decides to use every ounce of his diminishing strength to find the Phantom, to which he does and the two return to the desert to catch up with Diana and her captors. The Phantom finds Diana and the slavers but is overwhelmed and buried to be eaten by ants; Though he is later saved by Devil and a wandering Sand Hermit, Diana believes him to be dead. The slaver, Ali, then brings Diana to Lord Suliman to be sold, but Suliman sees an American slave as too visible a risk given slavery is still outlawed in his country and sends Ali away. Having no more use for her, Ali abandons Diana in the middle of the desert. The Phantom recovers at the Sand Hermit's hut and tracks down Suliman, who informs him of his refusal to purchase Diana; Colonial Services is contacted and several search parties are sent to find her. The Phantom then tracks down Ali and, after discovering his abandoning Diana, takes him prisoner and continues the search. Diana is eventually found by the Sand Hermit and taken to his hut, where she is eventually found by Lieutenant Byron.

The Phantom meets up with Colonial Services and turns over Ali, learning of Diana's rescue at that time; Her health deteriorating from her ordeal, however, Diana is quickly flown out to a hospital by Lieutenant Byron before the Phantom can catch up with them. After locating the hospital she has been flown to, the Phantom is forbidden from seeing Diana due to her frail condition, believing the shock that he is alive would kill her. The Phantom agrees to wait and allow Diana to recover.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Byron]]
*[[Colonel Doolittle]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Ali
*The Sand Hermit
*Lord Suliman
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengal]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
*[[Bay of Bangalla|Bay of Bengal]]
*Gulf of Manwar
*Arabia
*Arabian Sea
*Benali
*Branner
**Branner Hospital
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*[[Mawitaan|Morristown]] is mentioned for the first time (although the same settlement appears in the previous episode, "[[Fishers of Pearls]]", without being named). It is described by Diana as "a little trading-post on the Bengal coast".
*This is the second time the outside of [[the Skull Cave]] appears in the strip.
*The Sand Hermit sees the Phantom without his mask, which makes him the second person in the strip to do so (following Diana). The Phantom tells him that he is "the first man who's ever seen my face".
*This is also the second story to be introduced with the story of the origin of the Phantom.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
=== Remade as ===
*"[[The Slave Traders (Nerbini story)|The Slave Traders]]" by Lee Falk and [[Roberto Lemmi]]
*"[[Drama in the Desert]]" by [[Özcan Eralp]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1658 – #1673 (1941)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana & the Slavers", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] (1940)
*"Enter the Phantom", [[The Phantom 1 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (1948)
*[[The Phantom 98 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #98]] (1956)
*[[The Phantom 146 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #146]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #249]] (1963)
*[[The Phantom 386 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #386]] (1969)
*[[The Phantom 542 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #542]] (1974)
*[[The Phantom 723 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #723]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 933 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #933]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*''The Phantom'' #1 replica, included with [[The Phantom 972 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #972]] (1991)
*[[The Phantom 1831 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1831]] (2019)
*"The Slave Traders", [[The Phantom 1937 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1937]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Caçadores de Escravos", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1939 – ?, 1939
*"Mercadores de Escravos", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #256 – #298 (1939)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 9|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #9]] (1940)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Fantasma 55 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #55]] (1961)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[O Fantasma 15 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #15]] (1971)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Gibi Semanal 40|''Gibi Semanal'' #40]] (1975)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 13 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #13]] (1995)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' May 27, 1939 – June 8, 1939 - ''the last two weeks only, but with intro text''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Orjakauppiaat", [[Mustanaamio 9/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 9/1983]]
*"Ihmiskauppiaat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' February 29, 2016 – March 23, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 22-34/1939
*"Les rebelles du désert", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 3|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #3]] and "L'ermite des sables", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 4| #4]] (1949)
*"Les marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 54|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #54]] and "La fin des marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 55|#55]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 7 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #7]] (1962; with additional art by [[Tullo Palasciano]])
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura – L'Uomo Mascherato 46 (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #46]] (1963; with additional art by Tullo Palasciano)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 61 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #61]] (1963)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia|''Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia'']] (1975)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 3 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #3]] and "L'harem di Lord Suliman", [[Phantom 4 (Comic Stars in the World)|#4]] (1977)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 9 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #9]] (1992)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 145 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #145]]
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 117 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #117]] – [[The Phantom 121 (Feature Publications)|#121]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Slavehandlerne", [[Fantomet 9/1983|''Fantomet'' 9/1983]]

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' June ?, 1939 – August ?, 1939 - ''a few first weeks missing''

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Mundo de Aventuras 208|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #208]] – [[Mundo de Aventuras 214|#214]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #19]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Hispano Americana)|#20]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Hispano Americana)|#21]] (ca 1941)
*"La ley del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 019|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #019]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 020|#020]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 021|#021]] (1960)
*"Traficantes de esclavos", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] (1977)
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Tebeos_S.A)|#43]] (1990)
*"Los mercaderes de esclavos", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Slavhandlarna", [[Fantomen 26/1982|''Fantomen'' 26/1982]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*[[Ace Comics 64|''Ace Comics'' #64]] – [[Ace Comics 69|#69]] (1942)
*[[Nostalgia Comics 3|''Nostalgia Comics'' #3]] – [[Nostalgia Comics 4|#4]] (1973)
*[[Comics Revue 257|''Comics Revue'' #257]], [[Comics Revue 218|#218]] – [[Comics Revue 230|#230]] (2003-2004, 2006)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Diana u rukama trgovaca robljem", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' July 29, 1939 – November 18, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 420|''Mika Miš'' #420]] – [[Mika Miš 453|#453]] (1940)
*"Nepoznati čovek", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Slave Traders, The]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Slave Traders, The]]

The Slave Traders

2024-05-28T08:09:46Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Plot synopsis */

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Slave Traders
|image= [[Image:Slave Traders.jpg|300px]]
|Start= January 30th, 1939
|End= May 6th, 1939
|Strips= 84 (14 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Fishers of Pearls]]"
|Followed="[[The Mysterious Girl]]"
|}}
'''"The Slave Traders"''' is the 9th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
Diana Palmer is aboard a ship leaving Bangalla through the Gulf of Manwar; While on board she meets a fellow passenger named Lieutenant Byron. The two are shipwrecked by a tropical storm and eventually captured by desert slavers. Hatching a plan, they both manage to briefly escape but Byron is the only one able to outrun the slavers. Byron decides to use every ounce of his diminishing strength to find the Phantom, to which he does and the two return to the desert to catch up with Diana and her captors. The Phantom finds Diana and the slavers but is overwhelmed and buried to be eaten by ants; Though he is later saved by Devil and a wandering Sand Hermit, Diana believes him to be dead. The slaver, Ali, then brings Diana to Lord Suliman to be sold, but Suliman sees an American slave as too visible a risk given slavery is still outlawed in his country and sends Ali away. Having no more use for her, Ali abandons Diana in the middle of the desert. The Phantom recovers at the Sand Hermit's hut and tracks down Suliman, who informs him of his refusal to purchase Diana; Colonial Services is contacted and several search parties are sent to find her. The Phantom then tracks down Ali and, after discovering his abandoning Diana, takes him prisoner and continues the search. Diana is eventually found by the Sand Hermit and taken to his hut, where she is eventually found by Lieutenant Byron.

The Phantom meets up with Colonial Services and turns over Ali, learning of Diana's rescue at that time; Her health deteriorating from her ordeal, however, Diana is quickly flown out to a hospital by Lieutenant Byron before the Phantom can catch up with them. After locating the hospital she has been flown to, the Phantom is forbidden from seeing Diana due to her frail condition, believe the shock that he is alive would kill her. The Phantom agrees to wait and allow Diana to recover.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Byron]]
*[[Colonel Doolittle]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Ali
*The Sand Hermit
*Lord Suliman
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengal]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
*[[Bay of Bangalla|Bay of Bengal]]
*Gulf of Manwar
*Arabia
*Arabian Sea
*Benali
*Branner
**Branner Hospital
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*[[Mawitaan|Morristown]] is mentioned for the first time (although the same settlement appears in the previous episode, "[[Fishers of Pearls]]", without being named). It is described by Diana as "a little trading-post on the Bengal coast".
*This is the second time the outside of [[the Skull Cave]] appears in the strip.
*The Sand Hermit sees the Phantom without his mask, which makes him the second person in the strip to do so (following Diana). The Phantom tells him that he is "the first man who's ever seen my face".
*This is also the second story to be introduced with the story of the origin of the Phantom.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
=== Remade as ===
*"[[The Slave Traders (Nerbini story)|The Slave Traders]]" by Lee Falk and [[Roberto Lemmi]]
*"[[Drama in the Desert]]" by [[Özcan Eralp]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1658 – #1673 (1941)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana & the Slavers", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] (1940)
*"Enter the Phantom", [[The Phantom 1 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (1948)
*[[The Phantom 98 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #98]] (1956)
*[[The Phantom 146 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #146]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #249]] (1963)
*[[The Phantom 386 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #386]] (1969)
*[[The Phantom 542 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #542]] (1974)
*[[The Phantom 723 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #723]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 933 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #933]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*''The Phantom'' #1 replica, included with [[The Phantom 972 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #972]] (1991)
*[[The Phantom 1831 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1831]] (2019)
*"The Slave Traders", [[The Phantom 1937 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1937]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Caçadores de Escravos", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1939 – ?, 1939
*"Mercadores de Escravos", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #256 – #298 (1939)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 9|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #9]] (1940)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Fantasma 55 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #55]] (1961)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[O Fantasma 15 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #15]] (1971)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Gibi Semanal 40|''Gibi Semanal'' #40]] (1975)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 13 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #13]] (1995)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' May 27, 1939 – June 8, 1939 - ''the last two weeks only, but with intro text''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Orjakauppiaat", [[Mustanaamio 9/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 9/1983]]
*"Ihmiskauppiaat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' February 29, 2016 – March 23, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 22-34/1939
*"Les rebelles du désert", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 3|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #3]] and "L'ermite des sables", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 4| #4]] (1949)
*"Les marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 54|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #54]] and "La fin des marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 55|#55]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 7 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #7]] (1962; with additional art by [[Tullo Palasciano]])
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura – L'Uomo Mascherato 46 (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #46]] (1963; with additional art by Tullo Palasciano)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 61 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #61]] (1963)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia|''Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia'']] (1975)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 3 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #3]] and "L'harem di Lord Suliman", [[Phantom 4 (Comic Stars in the World)|#4]] (1977)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 9 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #9]] (1992)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 145 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #145]]
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 117 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #117]] – [[The Phantom 121 (Feature Publications)|#121]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Slavehandlerne", [[Fantomet 9/1983|''Fantomet'' 9/1983]]

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' June ?, 1939 – August ?, 1939 - ''a few first weeks missing''

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Mundo de Aventuras 208|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #208]] – [[Mundo de Aventuras 214|#214]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #19]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Hispano Americana)|#20]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Hispano Americana)|#21]] (ca 1941)
*"La ley del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 019|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #019]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 020|#020]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 021|#021]] (1960)
*"Traficantes de esclavos", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] (1977)
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Tebeos_S.A)|#43]] (1990)
*"Los mercaderes de esclavos", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Slavhandlarna", [[Fantomen 26/1982|''Fantomen'' 26/1982]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*[[Ace Comics 64|''Ace Comics'' #64]] – [[Ace Comics 69|#69]] (1942)
*[[Nostalgia Comics 3|''Nostalgia Comics'' #3]] – [[Nostalgia Comics 4|#4]] (1973)
*[[Comics Revue 257|''Comics Revue'' #257]], [[Comics Revue 218|#218]] – [[Comics Revue 230|#230]] (2003-2004, 2006)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Diana u rukama trgovaca robljem", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' July 29, 1939 – November 18, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 420|''Mika Miš'' #420]] – [[Mika Miš 453|#453]] (1940)
*"Nepoznati čovek", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Slave Traders, The]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Slave Traders, The]]

The Slave Traders

2024-05-28T08:01:53Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Slave Traders
|image= [[Image:Slave Traders.jpg|300px]]
|Start= January 30th, 1939
|End= May 6th, 1939
|Strips= 84 (14 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Fishers of Pearls]]"
|Followed="[[The Mysterious Girl]]"
|}}
'''"The Slave Traders"''' is the 9th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
Diana Palmer is aboard a ship leaving Bangalla through the Gulf of Manwar; While on board she meets a fellow passenger named Lieutenant Byron. The two are shipwrecked by a tropical storm and eventually captured by desert slavers. Hatching a plan, they both manage to briefly escape but Byron is the only one able to outrun the slavers. Byron decides to use every ounce of his diminishing strength to find the Phantom, to which he does and the two return to the desert to catch up with Diana and her captors. The Phantom finds Diana and the slavers but is overwhelmed and buried to be eaten by ants; Though he is later saved by Devil and a wandering Sand Hermit, Diana believes him to be dead. The slaver, Ali, then brings Diana to Lord Suliman to be sold, but Suliman sees an American slave as too visible a risk given slavery is still outlawed in his country and sends Ali away. Having no more use for her, Ali abandons Diana in the middle of the desert. The Phantom recovers at the Sand Hermit's hut and tracks down Suliman, who informs him of his refusal to purchase Diana; Colonial Services is contacted and several search parties are sent to find her. The Phantom then tracks down Ali and, after discovering his abandoning Diana, takes him prisoner and continues the search. Diana is eventually found by the Sand Hermit and taken to his hut, where she is eventually found by Lieutenant Byron.

The Phantom meets up with Colonial Services and turns over Ali, learning of Diana's rescue at that time; Her health deteriorating from her ordeal, however, Diana is quickly flown out to a hospital by Lieutenant Byron before the Phantom can catch up with them.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Byron]]
*[[Colonel Doolittle]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Ali
*The Sand Hermit
*Lord Suliman
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengal]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
*[[Bay of Bangalla|Bay of Bengal]]
*Gulf of Manwar
*Arabia
*Arabian Sea
*Benali
*Branner
**Branner Hospital
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*[[Mawitaan|Morristown]] is mentioned for the first time (although the same settlement appears in the previous episode, "[[Fishers of Pearls]]", without being named). It is described by Diana as "a little trading-post on the Bengal coast".
*This is the second time the outside of [[the Skull Cave]] appears in the strip.
*The Sand Hermit sees the Phantom without his mask, which makes him the second person in the strip to do so (following Diana). The Phantom tells him that he is "the first man who's ever seen my face".
*This is also the second story to be introduced with the story of the origin of the Phantom.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
=== Remade as ===
*"[[The Slave Traders (Nerbini story)|The Slave Traders]]" by Lee Falk and [[Roberto Lemmi]]
*"[[Drama in the Desert]]" by [[Özcan Eralp]]

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1658 – #1673 (1941)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana & the Slavers", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] (1940)
*"Enter the Phantom", [[The Phantom 1 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (1948)
*[[The Phantom 98 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #98]] (1956)
*[[The Phantom 146 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #146]] (1959)
*[[The Phantom 249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #249]] (1963)
*[[The Phantom 386 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #386]] (1969)
*[[The Phantom 542 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #542]] (1974)
*[[The Phantom 723 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #723]] (1981)
*[[The Phantom 933 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #933]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*''The Phantom'' #1 replica, included with [[The Phantom 972 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #972]] (1991)
*[[The Phantom 1831 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1831]] (2019)
*"The Slave Traders", [[The Phantom 1937 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1937]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Caçadores de Escravos", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1939 – ?, 1939
*"Mercadores de Escravos", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #256 – #298 (1939)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 9|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #9]] (1940)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Fantasma 55 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #55]] (1961)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[O Fantasma 15 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #15]] (1971)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Gibi Semanal 40|''Gibi Semanal'' #40]] (1975)
*"Mercadores de Escravas!", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 13 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #13]] (1995)
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' May 27, 1939 – June 8, 1939 - ''the last two weeks only, but with intro text''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Orjakauppiaat", [[Mustanaamio 9/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 9/1983]]
*"Ihmiskauppiaat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' February 29, 2016 – March 23, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 22-34/1939
*"Les rebelles du désert", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 3|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #3]] and "L'ermite des sables", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 4| #4]] (1949)
*"Les marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 54|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #54]] and "La fin des marchands d'esclaves", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 55|#55]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 7 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #7]] (1962; with additional art by [[Tullo Palasciano]])
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura – L'Uomo Mascherato 46 (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #46]] (1963; with additional art by Tullo Palasciano)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 61 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #61]] (1963)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia|''Il Giustiziere in Calzamaglia'']] (1975)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 3 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #3]] and "L'harem di Lord Suliman", [[Phantom 4 (Comic Stars in the World)|#4]] (1977)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 9 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #9]] (1992)
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[Phantom 145 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #145]]
*"I mercanti di schiavi", [[The Phantom 2 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (2015)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 117 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #117]] – [[The Phantom 121 (Feature Publications)|#121]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Slavehandlerne", [[Fantomet 9/1983|''Fantomet'' 9/1983]]

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' June ?, 1939 – August ?, 1939 - ''a few first weeks missing''

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Os Mercadores de Escravos", [[Mundo de Aventuras 208|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #208]] – [[Mundo de Aventuras 214|#214]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #19]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 20 (Hispano Americana)|#20]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[El Hombre Enmascarado 21 (Hispano Americana)|#21]] (ca 1941)
*"La ley del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 019|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #019]] "Los chacales del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 020|#020]], and "Por los tejados de Alejandria" [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 021|#021]] (1960)
*"Traficantes de esclavos", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #44]] (1977)
*"La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Tebeos_S.A)|#43]] (1990)
*"Los mercaderes de esclavos", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Slavhandlarna", [[Fantomen 26/1982|''Fantomen'' 26/1982]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' January 30, 1939 – May 6, 1939
*[[Ace Comics 64|''Ace Comics'' #64]] – [[Ace Comics 69|#69]] (1942)
*[[Nostalgia Comics 3|''Nostalgia Comics'' #3]] – [[Nostalgia Comics 4|#4]] (1973)
*[[Comics Revue 257|''Comics Revue'' #257]], [[Comics Revue 218|#218]] – [[Comics Revue 230|#230]] (2003-2004, 2006)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Diana u rukama trgovaca robljem", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' July 29, 1939 – November 18, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 420|''Mika Miš'' #420]] – [[Mika Miš 453|#453]] (1940)
*"Nepoznati čovek", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Slave Traders, The]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Slave Traders, The]]

Colonel Doolittle

2024-05-28T07:12:10Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Fictional character biography */

{{character
|name=Colonel Doolittle
|image= [[Image:Colonel Doolittle.jpg|300px]]
|first= "[[Fishers of Pearls]]"
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] & [[Ray Moore]]
|}}
'''Colonel Doolittle''' was a Jungle Garrison Commander.

== Fictional character biography==
Commandant of the Swali garrison and avid lover of music, much to the distraction of his official duties; Doolittle is alerted to the misconduct of one of his underlings, Captain Neil, by his involvement in illegal pearl fishing by the Phantom. Colonel Doolittle pledges to the surrounding native tribes that the misconduct by his garrison will be dealt with, thus ending the threat against the town of Swali by native forces.

== Appearances ==
===[[Daily stories|Daily]]/[[Sunday stories]]===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[Fishers of Pearls]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] ||
|-
|"[[The Slave Traders]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] ||
|-
|}

[[Category: Characters|Doolittle, Colonel]]

Fishers of Pearls

2024-05-28T07:06:05Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=Fishers of Pearls
|image= [[Image:Fishers of Pearls.jpg|300px]]
|Start= November 7th, 1938
|End= January 28th, 1939
|Strips= 72 (12 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[The Shark's Nest]]"
|Followed="[[The Slave Traders]]"
|}}
'''"Fishers of Pearls"''' is the eighth [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom returns to Bangalla, and the jungle tribes rejoice; At the same time, Diana Palmer has arrived in Swali on a holiday to take her mind off the Phantom, where she meets an old friend named Roark. At the same time that it is revealed Roark is running a pearl diving operation, which the Phantom has outlawed due to the health problems it causes local tribesman, Diana discovers why the tribes have been celebrating non-stop and asks Roark to take her into the jungle to the Phantom. Roark eventually agrees, knowing Diana can draw the Phantom out for him to kill, which she does by shouting his name and Roark is nearly successful, but the Phantom survives and mistakenly believes Diana has married Roark and is helping him to kill the Phantom. Unable to bring himself to challenge the woman he loves, the Phantom allows Roark to run rampant throughout Bangalla until he hears "Roark's wife" has been captured while on safari. After saving the woman he believed was Diana, Roark's real wife reveals the truth to the Phantom, who returns to Swali and brings Roark to justice, though not in time to reach Diana and clear up the misunderstanding.

Diana sails away from Swali and Bangalla believing the Phantom hates her for working with Roark.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]]
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]] (mentioned)
*[[Colonel Doolittle]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Roark
*Betty Roark
*Nelson
*Captain Neil
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|The Phantom's Country]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Throne]]
**Swari Basin
**The Swari Village
'''Tribes'''
*[[Swari]]
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Djarling]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
*This is the first time Phantom's home is called the [[Deep Woods]].
*Guran son, [[Timo]], is yet to appear in the strip, but what seems to be a reference to him is made in this story, as Nelson tells Roark that he heard news about the Phantom from "a son of a pigmy witch-doctor."
*For the second time, the color of the Phantom's suit is mentioned, and just like in "[[The Singh Brotherhood (story)|The Singh Brotherhood]]", it's said to be gray.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1644 – #1657 (1940-41)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Back to the Jungle", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*"Jungle Justice", [[The Phantom 4 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #4]] (1940)
*[[The Phantom 9 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #9]] (1949)
*[[The Phantom 118 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #118]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 208 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #208]] (1962)
*[[The Phantom 322 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #322]] (1966)
*[[The Phantom 488 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #488]] (1972)
*[[The Phantom 959 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #959]] (1990)
*''The Phantom'' #9 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*[[The Phantom 1254 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1254]] (2000)
*[[The Phantom 1897 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1897]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Traficantes de Pérolas", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #220 – #254 (1938-1939)
*"Traficantes de Pérolas", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 9|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #9]] (1940)
*[[Fantasma 53 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #53]] (1961)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[O Fantasma 12 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #12]] (1970)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[Fantasma 245 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #245]] (1976)
*"Os Traficantes de Pérolas", [[Fantasma 354 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #354]] – [[Fantasma 355 (RGE)|#355]] (1985)
*"Traficante de Pérolas", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 26 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #26]] (1996)
*"Os Pescadores de Pérolas", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 7|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #7]] (2021)
*"Os Pescadores de Pérolas", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: O Circulo Dourado e Outras Histórias'']] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*''[[Karjalainen]]'' September 21, 1943 – January 19, 1944
*"Helmenkalastajat", [[Mustanaamio 5/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 5/1983]]
*"Helmenkalastajat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' February 9, 2016 – February 29, 2016

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 10-21/1939
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Aventures et Mystère 23 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère '' #23]] (1940) - ''without the last two weeks''
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 2|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #2]] and "Les rebelles du désert", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 3|#3]] (1949)
*"Les pêcherus des perles", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 53|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #53]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I pescatori di perle" [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 59 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #59]] (1963)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 2 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #2]] (1974)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[Phantom 16 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #16]] (1977 or 1978)
*"I pescatori di perle", [[Phantom 145 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #145]]
*"I pescatori di perle", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 114 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #114]] – [[The Phantom 117 (Feature Publications)|#117]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Perlefiskerne", [[Fantomet 5/1983|''Fantomet'' 5/1983]]
*"Perlefiskerne", [[Fantomet Spesial 5|''Fantomet Spesial'' #5]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_philippines.gif|border]] The Philippines ===
*''[[The Tribune]]'' April ?, 1939 – June ?, 1939 - ''a few first weeks missing''

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 18 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #18]] and "La ley del desierto", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 19 (Hispano Americana)|#19]] (ca 1941; edited together with "[[The Slave Traders]]" in part 2)
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 018|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #019]] and "La ley del desierto", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 019|#019]] (1960; edited together with "The Slave Traders" in part 2)
*"Perlas prohibidas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #43]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 44 (Vértice)|#44]] (1977)
*"La pescadores de perlas", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 41 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #41]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Tebeos_S.A)|#42]] (1990)
*"Los pescadores de perlas", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Pärlfiskarna", [[Fantomen 22/1982|''Fantomen'' 22/1982]]

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'']] #57 – #75 (1940; interrupted after the strip of January 12, 1939)
*"Inci Avcılarına Karşı", [[Red Kit 4|''Red Kit'' #4]] – ? (1965)
*"Inci Avcılarına Karşı", [[Kızıl Maske 8 (Güneş)|''Kızıl Maske'' #8]] – [[Kızılmaske 9 (Güneş)|#9]] (1968)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Chester Times]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939‎
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' November 7, 1938 – January 28, 1939
*[[Ace Comics 60|''Ace Comics'' #60]] – [[Ace Comics 64|#64]] (1938-1939)
*"The Pearl Divers", [[Comics Revue 203|''Comics Revue'' #203]] – [[Comics Revue 211|#211]] (2002)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom sumnja u Dianu", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' April 24, 1939 – July 28, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 397|''Mika Miš'' #397]] – [[Mika Miš 419|#419]] (1940)
*"Ajkulino gnezdo" [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]" & "[[The Shark's Nest]]")

[[Category: Daily stories|Fisher of Pearls]]
[[Category: 1939 Stories|Fisher of Pearls]]

Big Steve

2024-05-28T06:56:04Z

PirateDaveZOMG: /* Fictional Character Biography */

{{character
|name=Big Steve
|image= [[Image:Big Steve.jpg|300px]]
|first= "[[The Shark's Nest]]"
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] & [[Ray Moore]]
|}}
'''Big Steve''' was a member of the 'Shark's Nest' pirates crew led by [[Baron Grover]].
== Fictional Character Biography ==
A member of the "Shark's Nest" pirate crew, led by Baron Grover; Big Steve is tasked with killing the Phantom in one on one combat as part of his execution, which he fails to do, but his live is spared by the Ghost Who Walks. Later, when the Phantom is being hunted by other members of the pirate crew, Big Steve shows up to save the Phantom from being outnumbered and helps to bring the other members of his crew to justice.

Big Steve is imprisoned by naval forces along with the rest of his crew, but it is suggested that he will receive leniency given his aiding the Phantom.

==Appearances==
{{AllApp}}
===[[Daily stories|Daily]]/[[Sunday stories]]===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Shark's Nest]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || first appearance
|-
|}

===[[Fratelli Spada stories]] ===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Return of Grover]]" || ? || [[Giorgio Cambiotti|Cambiotti]], [[Annibale Casabianca|Casabianca]] ||
|-
|}

[[Category:Characters]]

Baron Grover

2024-05-28T06:52:09Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{character
|name=Baron Grover
|image= [[Image:Barongrover.jpg|300px]]
|first= "[[The Shark's Nest]]"
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] & [[Ray Moore]]
|}}
'''Baron Grover''' is an enemy of [[The 21st Phantom|The Phantom]].
== Fictional Character Biography ==
An aviator during World War I, after the end of the war Baron Grover missed the excitement it brought and so bought a yacht, named the "Shark's Nest", and formed a pirate crew just for the thrill of it. Eventually, after running through his fortune he began taking his pirate career much more seriously by treating it as strictly business, flying a plain black flag in order to reflect this.

Eventually his piracy brings him along the path of the Phantom, after unfortunately tricking the Queen of Suez to investigating his distressed call, which happened to be carrying the Ghost Who Walks. After discovering the Phantom aboard his ship, he takes the Man Who Cannot Die to his island, Grover Island, and offers him to choose his own execution, which the Phantom chooses combat. Baron Grover orders one his henchmen, Big Steve, to fight the Phantom and, after Big Steve loses, organizes a hunt for the Phantom across the island. After the Phantom evades all the hunters, with the the help of Big Steve, he catches up to Baron Grover and forces him to order his men to surrender, and Baron Grover is turned over to naval forces for imprisonment.

==Appearances==
{{AllApp}}
===[[Daily stories|Daily]]/[[Sunday stories]]===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Shark's Nest]]" || [[Lee Falk|Falk]] || [[Ray Moore|Moore]] || first appearance
|-
|}
===[[Zigomar vs. The Phantom|Zigomar stories]] ===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[Zigomar vs. The Phantom]]" || [[Branko Vidić|Vidić]] || [[Nikola Navojev|Navojev]] ||
|-
|}
===[[Fratelli Spada stories]] ===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Return of Grover]]" || ? || [[Giorgio Cambiotti|Cambiotti]], [[Annibale Casabianca|Casabianca]] ||
|-
|}

[[Category:Characters]]

The Shark's Nest

2024-05-28T06:45:08Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Shark's Nest
|image= [[Image:Shark's Nest.jpg|300px]]
|Start=July 25th, 1938
|End= November 5th, 1938
|Strips= 90 (15 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Adventure in Algiers]]"
|Followed="[[Fishers of Pearls]]"
|}}
'''"The Shark's Nest"''' is the seventh [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot Summary ==
The Phantom travels home aboard the Queen of Suez when it is tricked into investigating a ship in distress that turns out to be a pirate ship, the "Shark's Nest", in disguise. The pirate captain, Baron Grover, has taken a girl named Trudi, her mother, and the passengers valuables before sailing off, at which point the Phantom stows away aboard his ship. After putting up a stealthy attempt, the Phantom is captured and taken to their hideout, Grover Island, where he thwarts various execution attempts, including a one on one fight with a man named Big Steve, who the Phantom chooses not to kill. Later, while the pirate crew attempts a 5 on 1 hunt for the Phantom all over the island, Big Steve returns to help the Phantom even the odds, and the Phantom captures Baron Grover, forcing him to surrender himself and his crew to naval forces.

Big Steve is given some leniency by the naval forces for helping the Phantom, and Trudi and her mother safely return to the voyage.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom|The Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Baron Grover]]
*[[Big Steve]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Nana
*Trudi
*Dan
*Bud
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]] (mentioned)
'''Locations'''
*Grover Island
*Hong Kong (mentioned)
'''Vehicles'''
*The Queen of Suez
**[[Cabin 14]]
*The Shark's Nest
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom d006-10.jpg|200px|thumb|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Shark's Nest" appears in the last daily strip of [[Adventure in Algiers|the preceding story]].
*The Phantom is still traveling in [[Cabin 14]] aboard The Queen of Suez, the same ship that he boards in "[[Adventure in Algiers]]".
*When Baron Grover is about to unmask the Phantom, he is told that "any man who sees the Phantom's face will drop dead instantly". This is the first time in the history of the strip that this part of the Phantom legend is mentioned to the readers, and it has Grover changing his mind on the subject.
*Two antecedents about the Phantom are mentioned: "He is made of steel!" and "He has the strength of ten tigers!". However, they are not referred to as "[[old jungle sayings]]" (the term isn't coined yet) but is followed by another remark: "- the natives whisper".
== Related stories ==
=== Referenced in ===
*"[[Zigomar vs. The Phantom]]" by [[Branko Vidić]] and [[Nikola Navojev]]
*"[[The Return of Grover]]" by [[Giorgio Cambiotti]] & [[Annibale Casabianca]].

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #1621 – #1644 (1940)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Pirate Baron", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 12 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #12]] (1949)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 119 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #119]] (1957)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 209 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #209]] (1962)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 331 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #331]] (1967)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 487 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #487]] (1972)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 669 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #669]] (1979)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 884 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #884]] (1987)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 932 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #932]] (1989)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 1692 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1692]] (2014)
*"The Shark's Nest", ''The Phantom'' #12 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1343 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1343]] (2003)
*"The Shark's Nest", [[The Phantom 1891 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1891]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Ninho de Tubarãoes", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #177 – #218 (1938)
*"O Ninho dos Tubarãoes", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 6|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #6]] (1939)
*"A Ilha dos Piratas", [[Almanaque do Fantasma 1962|''Almanaque do Fantasma para'' 1962]] (edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"O Ninho do Tubarão", [[Almanaque do Gibi Nostalgia 3|''Almanaque do Gibi Nostalgia'' #3]] (1976)
*"A Lenda do Fantasma", [[O Fantasma 11 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #11]] (1970; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"A Lenda do Fantasma", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 12 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #12]] (1995; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"O Ninho do Tubarão", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias'']] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Salaisuuksien saari", [[Mustanaamio 2/1983|''Mustanaamio'' 2/1983]]
*"Merirosvojen saari", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' January 14, 2016 – February 8, 2016
*"Merirosvojen saari", [[Mies, joka ei kuole koskaan|''Mies, joka ei kuole koskaan'']] (2016)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 42/1938-9/1939 (edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"L'intrigue de Madame Palmer", [[Aventures et Mystère 20 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #20]] and "Le baron pirate", [[Aventures et Mystère 21 (1938-1940)|#21]] (1940; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"L'intrigue de Madame Palmer", [[Aventures et Mystère 19 (1947-1949)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #19]] (1947; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Le Baron pirate", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 1|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #1]] (1949)
*[[Le Fantôme contre le baron pirate|''Le Fantôme contre le baron pirate'']] (1965; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Les hors la loi de l'océan", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 51|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #51]] – [[Le Fantôme Spécial 52|#52]] (1967; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il fuorilegge dell'occeano", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #206 – #221
*"Il fuori legge dell'occeano", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 7|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #7]] (1940)
*"Il fuori legge dell'occeano", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 36|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #36]] and "Un terribile duello", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 37|#37]] (1947; with additional art by unknown local artist)
*"Il fuorilegge dell'occeano", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 57 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #57]] (1963; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Il covo dello squalo", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 2 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #2]] (1974)
*"Il fuori legge dell'occeano" and "Un terribile duello", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure Volume 3|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' Vol. #3]] (1975; with additional art by unknown local artist)
*"Il fuorilegge dell'occeano", [[Phantom 7 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #7]] (1992)
*"Il fuorilegge dell'occeano", [[I classici del Fumetto di Republica #15|''I classici del Fumetto di Republica'' #15]] (2003)
*"Il fuorilegge dell'oceano", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*[[Paquito 10030|''Paquito'' #10030]] – [[Paquito 10032|#10032]]

=== [[Image:mini_netherlands.gif]] The Netherlands ===
*[[Stripkoerier 5/1977|''Stripkoerier'' 5]] – [[Stripkoerier 17/1977|17/1977]]

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 76 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #76]] – [[The Phantom 77 (Feature Publications)|#77]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Baron Grovers piratøy", [[Fantomet 2/1983|''Fantomet'' 2/1983]]
*"Baron Grovers piratøy", [[Mannen som ikke kan dø|''Mannen som ikke kan dø'']] (2016)

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Ilha dos Piratas", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La intriga de la señora Palmer", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 15 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #15]], "El baron pirata", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 16 (Hispano Americana)|#16]] and "Cogido en la trampa", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 17 (Hispano Americana)|#17]] (cca 1941; in part 1 edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"La intriga de la señora Palmer", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 015|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #015]], "El baron pirata", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 016|#016]] and "Cogido en la trampa", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 017|#017]] (1960; in part 1 edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Nido de tiburones", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 43 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #43]] (1977)
*"La intriga de la señora Palmer", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 40 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #40]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 41 (Tebeos_S.A)|#41]] (1990; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"El nido del tiburón", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Baron Grovers piratö", [[Fantomen 19/1982|''Fantomen'' 19/1982]]
*"Hajnästet", [[Mannen som inte kan dö|''Mannen som inte kan dö'']] (2016)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'']] #126 – ?
*"Kızıl Maskenin Hayatı", [[Red Kit 8|''Red Kit'' #8]] – [[Red Kit 13|#13]] (1965; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Kızıl Maskenin Hayatı", ''[[Kızıl Maske (Güneş)|Kızıl Maske]]'' (#10-11?) (1968; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' July 25, 1938 – November 5, 1938
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' July 25, 1938 – November 5, 1938
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' July 25, 1938 – November 5, 1938
*''[[Chester Times]]'' October 24, 1938 – November 5, 1938 - ''the last two weeks only''
*[[Ace Comics 56|''Ace Comics'' #56]] – [[Ace Comics 60|#60]] (1941-42)
*[[The Shark's Nest (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Shark's Nest'']] (1999)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom i Diana", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' December 24, 1938 – April 24, 1939
*[[Mika Miš 348|''Mika Miš'' #348]] – [[Mika Miš 377|#377]] (1939)
*"Барон Гровер" (romanized as "Baron Grover"), [[Zabavnik 93|''Zabavnik'' #93]] – [[Zabavnik 94|#94]] (1940; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]")
*"Ajkulino gnezdo", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988; edited together with "[[Adventure in Algiers]]" & "[[Fishers of Pearls]]")

[[Category: Daily stories|Shark's Nest, The]]
[[Category: 1938 Stories|Shark's Nest, The]]

The Prisoner of the Himalayas

2024-05-28T06:32:40Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Prisoner of the Himalayas
|image= [[Image:Prisoner of the Himalayas.jpg|300px]]
|Start=February 7th, 1938
|End= June 18th, 1938
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Little Toma]]"
|Followed="[[Adventure in Algiers]]"
|}}
'''"The Prisoner of the Himalayas"''' is the fifth [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom stops a marriage between Diana Palmer and "Bob", whom Lily, her mother, had convinced her to marry. He is then tasked by Scotland Yard to investigate the country of Barogar, where he discovers the Maharajah's physician, Count Bart, has covered up the Maharajah's death by natural causes, kidnapped his son, Rajah Gar, and planned to wed the Princess Karene while usurping power from the young Rajah in order to rule the country. The Phantom upsets the Count's plans with the help of Captain Dudley of Colonial Services and Shiva, a woman in love with Count Bart.

After Rajah Gar is rescued and restored to power, pity is taken on Count Bart and he is exiled from the country where he can build an honest life with Shiva.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Diana]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]] (mentioned)
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
*[[Gar of Barogar]]
*[[Princess Karene]]
'''One-time characters'''
*The Count
*Jerry
*Bob
*The Maharajah of Barogar
*Count Bart
*Captain Dudley
*Shiva
*Burdiv
*Shan
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[India (location)|India]]
**Bengal
**Bombay
**Delhi
**Barogar
**Himalaya
***Tibaw Pass
*Suez
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Havre
**Paris
***George III
*[[China (location)|China]]
**Hong Kong
*[[Australia (location)|Australia]]

'''Organizations'''
*Scotland Yard
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
*Diana's mother makes her first appearance, and meets the Phantom for the first time. Her name is given as ''Mrs. E.V. Palmer''
*Four men propose to Diana – The Count, Jerry, Bob, and the Phantom. Diana even gets engaged to Bob, but the Phantom appears at her wedding, and snatches her away from the ceremony.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Little Toma]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
*"[[War in the Jungle]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #158? – ? (1939-40)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana's Wedding", [[The Phantom 2 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (1938; excerpts only)
*"The Rajah of Barogar", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*[[The Phantom 21 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #21]] – [[The Phantom 22 (Frew)|#22]] (1950)
*[[The Phantom 122 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #122]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 227 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #227]] – [[The Phantom 228 (Frew)|#228]] (1962–63)
*[[The Phantom 931A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #931A]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*The Phantom #21 and 22 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1653 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1653]] (2013) and [[The Phantom 1684 (Frew)|#1684]] (2014)
*[[The Phantom 1885 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1885]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1938 – ?, 1938
*"O Mistério do Marajá", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #109 – #161 (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 3|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #3]] (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Fantasma 49 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #49]] (1961)
*"O Prisioneiro do Himalaia", [[Fantasma Extra 7 (RGE)|''Fantasma Extra'' #7]] (1971)
*"Missão Inadiável!", [[O Fantasma 14 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #14]] (1971)
*"Missão em Barogar", [[Fantasma 331 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #331]] (1983)
*"Missão Inadiável", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 33 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #33]] (1997)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 5|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #5]] (2021)
*"Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias'']] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Himalayas store Mysterium", [[Skipper Skræk 1/1938|''Skipper Skræk'' 1/1938]] – [[Skipper Skræk 4/1938|4/1938]] - ''the last two weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Himalajan vanki", [[Mustanaamio 22/2010|''Mustanaamio'' 22/2010]]
*"Himalajan vanki", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' November 27, 2015 – January 4, 2016
*"Himalajan halki", [[Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät|''Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät'']] (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 23-41/1938
*"Mission secrète", [[Aventures et Mystère 16 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #16]] and "Le prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 18 (1938-1940)|#18]] (1939)
*[[Aventures et Mystère 8 (1947-1949)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #8]] and "Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 17 (1947-1949)|#17]] (1947)
*"Le diabolique comte Bart", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 8|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #8]] and "La reconquête de Barogar", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 9|#9]] (1964)
*"Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Le Fantôme Vol. 3 1938 – 1939|''Le Fantôme'' Vol. 3 1938 – 1939]] (1985)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #184 – #200 (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 6|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #6]] (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 22|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #22]], "Il tradimento di Shiva", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 23|#23]], and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 24|#24]] (1946; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 5bis (La Freccia)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #5bis]] (1959; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 55 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #55]] (1963)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 1 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #1]] (1971)
*[[L'olimpo dei fumetti 7|''L'olimpo dei fumetti'' #7]] (1971)
*"Il ratto di Diana", "Il tradimento di Shiva", and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure Volume 3|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' Vol. #3]] (1975)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 1 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #1]] and "La sfida del conte Bart", [[Phantom 2 (Comic Stars in the World)|#2]] (1977)
*[[Il fumetto 3|''Il fumetto'' #3]] (1978; excerpts only)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 6 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #6]] (1991)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom Raccolta 2 (Comic Art)|''Phantom Raccolta'' #2]] (1993?)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 120 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #120]]
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[I classici del Fumetto di Republica 15|''I classici del Fumetto di Republica'' #15]] (2003)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:Mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*[[Paquito 10027|''Paquito'' #10027]] – [[Paquito 10030|#10030]]

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*" O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 82 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #82]] – [[The Phantom 85 (Feature Publications)|#85]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya|''Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya'']] (1981)
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Fantomet 21/2010|''Fantomet'' 21/2010]]
*"Fangen i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbryllupet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Jornal do Cuto 46|''Jornal do Cuto'' #46]] – [[Jornal do Cuto 63|#63]] (1972)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #12]] and "El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Hispano Americana)|#13]] (1941)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 013|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #013]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 014|#014]] (1960)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 3 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #3]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 4 (Héroes del Cómic)|#4]] (1971)
*"El misterio del Maharajà", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] (1977)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 2 (Ediciones B.O.)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #2]] (1981)
*''[[El Periódico‎|El Tebeo]]'' #10 (1990; excerpt only)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 39 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #39]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 40 (Tebeos_S.A)|#40]] (1990)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya|''Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya'']] (1971)
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Fantomen 22/2010|''Fantomen'' 22/2010]]
*"Fången i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbröllopet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_switzerland.gif]] Switzerland ===
*"Le destin de Diana", [[Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya|''Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya'']] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[Çocuk Alemi 1|''Çocuk Alemi'' #1]] – [[Çocuk Alemi 30|#30]] (1952)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938‎
*[[Ace Comics 47|''Ace Comics'' #47]] – [[Ace Comics 54|#54]] (1938)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Golden Age of Comics 3)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1969)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1976)
*"Prisoner of the Himalyas", [[Comics Revue 166|''Comics Revue'' #166]] – [[Comics Revue 180|#180]] (1999-2001)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom u Indiji (Tajna maloga Tome razjašnjena)", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' June 12, 1938 – November 13, 1938
*"Фантом против демона" (romanized as "Fantom protiv demona), [[Truba 43|''Truba'' #43]] – [[Truba 55|#55]] (1938; redrawn by unknown local artist and edited together with "[[Little Toma]]")
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Mika Miš 292|''Mika Miš'' #292]] – [[Mika Miš 335|#335]] (1939)
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Zabavnik 68|''Zabavnik'' #68]] – [[Zabavnik 69|#69]] (1940)
*[[Pegaz 7|''Pegaz'' #7]] (1978)
*"Alijev karavan", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]
[[Category: 1938 Stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]

The Prisoner of the Himalayas

2024-05-28T06:31:36Z

PirateDaveZOMG:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Prisoner of the Himalayas
|image= [[Image:Prisoner of the Himalayas.jpg|300px]]
|Start=February 7th, 1938
|End= June 18th, 1938
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Little Toma]]"
|Followed="[[Adventure in Algiers]]"
|}}
'''"The Prisoner of the Himalayas"''' is the fifth [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom stops a marriage between Diana Palmer and "Bob", whom Lily, her mother, had convinced her to marry. He is then tasked by Scotland Yard to investigate the country of Barogar, where he discover the Maharajah's physician, Count Bart, has covered by the Maharajah's death by natural causes, kidnapped his son, Rajah Gar, and planned to wed the Princess Karene while usurping power from the young Rajah in order to rule the country. The Phantom upsets the Count's plans with the help of Captain Dudley of Colonial Services and Shiva, a woman in love with Count Bart.

After Rajah Gar is rescued and restored to power, pity is taken on Count Bart and he is exiled from the country where he can build an honest life with Shiva.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Diana]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]] (mentioned)
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
*[[Gar of Barogar]]
*[[Princess Karene]]
'''One-time characters'''
*The Count
*Jerry
*Bob
*The Maharajah of Barogar
*Count Bart
*Captain Dudley
*Shiva
*Burdiv
*Shan
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[India (location)|India]]
**Bengal
**Bombay
**Delhi
**Barogar
**Himalaya
***Tibaw Pass
*Suez
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Havre
**Paris
***George III
*[[China (location)|China]]
**Hong Kong
*[[Australia (location)|Australia]]

'''Organizations'''
*Scotland Yard
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
*Diana's mother makes her first appearance, and meets the Phantom for the first time. Her name is given as ''Mrs. E.V. Palmer''
*Four men propose to Diana – The Count, Jerry, Bob, and the Phantom. Diana even gets engaged to Bob, but the Phantom appears at her wedding, and snatches her away from the ceremony.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Little Toma]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
*"[[War in the Jungle]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #158? – ? (1939-40)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana's Wedding", [[The Phantom 2 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (1938; excerpts only)
*"The Rajah of Barogar", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*[[The Phantom 21 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #21]] – [[The Phantom 22 (Frew)|#22]] (1950)
*[[The Phantom 122 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #122]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 227 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #227]] – [[The Phantom 228 (Frew)|#228]] (1962–63)
*[[The Phantom 931A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #931A]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*The Phantom #21 and 22 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1653 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1653]] (2013) and [[The Phantom 1684 (Frew)|#1684]] (2014)
*[[The Phantom 1885 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1885]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1938 – ?, 1938
*"O Mistério do Marajá", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #109 – #161 (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 3|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #3]] (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Fantasma 49 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #49]] (1961)
*"O Prisioneiro do Himalaia", [[Fantasma Extra 7 (RGE)|''Fantasma Extra'' #7]] (1971)
*"Missão Inadiável!", [[O Fantasma 14 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #14]] (1971)
*"Missão em Barogar", [[Fantasma 331 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #331]] (1983)
*"Missão Inadiável", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 33 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #33]] (1997)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 5|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #5]] (2021)
*"Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias'']] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Himalayas store Mysterium", [[Skipper Skræk 1/1938|''Skipper Skræk'' 1/1938]] – [[Skipper Skræk 4/1938|4/1938]] - ''the last two weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Himalajan vanki", [[Mustanaamio 22/2010|''Mustanaamio'' 22/2010]]
*"Himalajan vanki", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' November 27, 2015 – January 4, 2016
*"Himalajan halki", [[Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät|''Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät'']] (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 23-41/1938
*"Mission secrète", [[Aventures et Mystère 16 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #16]] and "Le prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 18 (1938-1940)|#18]] (1939)
*[[Aventures et Mystère 8 (1947-1949)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #8]] and "Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 17 (1947-1949)|#17]] (1947)
*"Le diabolique comte Bart", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 8|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #8]] and "La reconquête de Barogar", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 9|#9]] (1964)
*"Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Le Fantôme Vol. 3 1938 – 1939|''Le Fantôme'' Vol. 3 1938 – 1939]] (1985)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #184 – #200 (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 6|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #6]] (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 22|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #22]], "Il tradimento di Shiva", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 23|#23]], and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 24|#24]] (1946; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 5bis (La Freccia)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #5bis]] (1959; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 55 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #55]] (1963)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 1 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #1]] (1971)
*[[L'olimpo dei fumetti 7|''L'olimpo dei fumetti'' #7]] (1971)
*"Il ratto di Diana", "Il tradimento di Shiva", and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure Volume 3|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' Vol. #3]] (1975)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 1 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #1]] and "La sfida del conte Bart", [[Phantom 2 (Comic Stars in the World)|#2]] (1977)
*[[Il fumetto 3|''Il fumetto'' #3]] (1978; excerpts only)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 6 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #6]] (1991)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom Raccolta 2 (Comic Art)|''Phantom Raccolta'' #2]] (1993?)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 120 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #120]]
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[I classici del Fumetto di Republica 15|''I classici del Fumetto di Republica'' #15]] (2003)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:Mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*[[Paquito 10027|''Paquito'' #10027]] – [[Paquito 10030|#10030]]

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*" O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 82 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #82]] – [[The Phantom 85 (Feature Publications)|#85]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya|''Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya'']] (1981)
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Fantomet 21/2010|''Fantomet'' 21/2010]]
*"Fangen i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbryllupet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Jornal do Cuto 46|''Jornal do Cuto'' #46]] – [[Jornal do Cuto 63|#63]] (1972)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #12]] and "El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Hispano Americana)|#13]] (1941)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 013|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #013]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 014|#014]] (1960)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 3 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #3]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 4 (Héroes del Cómic)|#4]] (1971)
*"El misterio del Maharajà", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] (1977)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 2 (Ediciones B.O.)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #2]] (1981)
*''[[El Periódico‎|El Tebeo]]'' #10 (1990; excerpt only)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 39 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #39]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 40 (Tebeos_S.A)|#40]] (1990)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya|''Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya'']] (1971)
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Fantomen 22/2010|''Fantomen'' 22/2010]]
*"Fången i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbröllopet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_switzerland.gif]] Switzerland ===
*"Le destin de Diana", [[Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya|''Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya'']] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[Çocuk Alemi 1|''Çocuk Alemi'' #1]] – [[Çocuk Alemi 30|#30]] (1952)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938‎
*[[Ace Comics 47|''Ace Comics'' #47]] – [[Ace Comics 54|#54]] (1938)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Golden Age of Comics 3)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1969)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1976)
*"Prisoner of the Himalyas", [[Comics Revue 166|''Comics Revue'' #166]] – [[Comics Revue 180|#180]] (1999-2001)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom u Indiji (Tajna maloga Tome razjašnjena)", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' June 12, 1938 – November 13, 1938
*"Фантом против демона" (romanized as "Fantom protiv demona), [[Truba 43|''Truba'' #43]] – [[Truba 55|#55]] (1938; redrawn by unknown local artist and edited together with "[[Little Toma]]")
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Mika Miš 292|''Mika Miš'' #292]] – [[Mika Miš 335|#335]] (1939)
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Zabavnik 68|''Zabavnik'' #68]] – [[Zabavnik 69|#69]] (1940)
*[[Pegaz 7|''Pegaz'' #7]] (1978)
*"Alijev karavan", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]
[[Category: 1938 Stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]

The Prisoner of the Himalayas

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{{Newspaperbox
|Title=The Prisoner of the Himalayas
|image= [[Image:Prisoner of the Himalayas.jpg|300px]]
|Start=February 7th, 1938
|End= June 18th, 1938
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Ray Moore]]
|Colorist=N/A
|Preceded="[[Little Toma]]"
|Followed="[[Adventure in Algiers]]"
|}}
'''"The Prisoner of the Himalayas"''' is the fifth [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Ray Moore]].

== Plot synopsis ==
The Phantom stops a marriage between Diana Palmer and "Bob", whom Lily, her mother, had convinced her to marry. He is then tasked by Scotland Yard to investigate the country of Barogar, where he discover the Maharajah's physician, Count Bart, has covered by the Maharajah's death by natural causes, kidnapped his son, Rajah Gar, and planned to wed the Princess Karene while usurping power from the young Rajah in order to rule the country. The Phantom upsets the Count's plans with the help of Captain Dudley of Colonial Services and Shiva, a woman in love with Count Bart.

After Rajah Gar is rescued and restored to power, pity is taken on Count Bart and he is exiled from the country where he can build an honest life with Shiva.
{{stub}}

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Diana]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]] (mentioned)
*[[Lily Palmer|Mrs. Palmer]]
*[[Gar of Barogar]]
*[[Princess Karene]]
'''One-time characters'''
*The Count
*Jerry
*Bob
*The Maharajah of Barogar
*Count Bart
*Captain Dudley
*Shiva
*Burdiv
*Shan
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*[[India (location)|India]]
**Bengal
**Bombay
**Delhi
**Barogar
**Himalaya
***Tibaw Pass
*Suez
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Havre
**Paris
***George III
*[[China (location)|China]]
**Hong Kong
*[[Australia (location)|Australia]]

'''Organizations'''
*Scotland Yard
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes ==
*Diana's mother makes her first appearance, and meets the Phantom for the first time. Her name is given as ''Mrs. E.V. Palmer''
*Four men propose to Diana – The Count, Jerry, Bob, and the Phantom. Diana even gets engaged to Bob, but the Phantom appears at her wedding, and snatches her away from the ceremony.

==Related stories==
===Refers to===
*"[[Little Toma]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
*"[[War in the Jungle]]" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #158? – ? (1939-40)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Diana's Wedding", [[The Phantom 2 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #2]] (1938; excerpts only)
*"The Rajah of Barogar", [[The Phantom 3 (Woman's Mirror)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (1939)
*[[The Phantom 21 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #21]] – [[The Phantom 22 (Frew)|#22]] (1950)
*[[The Phantom 122 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #122]] (1957)
*[[The Phantom 227 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #227]] – [[The Phantom 228 (Frew)|#228]] (1962–63)
*[[The Phantom 931A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #931A]] (1989)
*[[The Phantom 1249 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1249]] (2000)
*The Phantom #21 and 22 replica, included with [[The Phantom 1653 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1653]] (2013) and [[The Phantom 1684 (Frew)|#1684]] (2014)
*[[The Phantom 1885 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1885]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[A Gazeta|''A Gazeta'']] ?, 1938 – ?, 1938
*"O Mistério do Marajá", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #109 – #161 (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Álbum O Globo Juvenil 3|''Álbum O Globo Juvenil'' #3]] (1938)
*"O Mistério do Marajá", [[Fantasma 49 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #49]] (1961)
*"O Prisioneiro do Himalaia", [[Fantasma Extra 7 (RGE)|''Fantasma Extra'' #7]] (1971)
*"Missão Inadiável!", [[O Fantasma 14 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #14]] (1971)
*"Missão em Barogar", [[Fantasma 331 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #331]] (1983)
*"Missão Inadiável", [[Fantasma - Edição Histórica 33 (Saber)|''Fantasma - Edição Histórica'' #33]] (1997)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Crônicas do Fantasma 5|''Crônicas do Fantasma'' #5]] (2021)
*"Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias|''O Fantasma Omnibus: Piratas Aéreos e Outras Histórias'']] (2022)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Himalayas store Mysterium", [[Skipper Skræk 1/1938|''Skipper Skræk'' 1/1938]] – [[Skipper Skræk 4/1938|4/1938]] - ''the last two weeks only''

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Himalajan vanki", [[Mustanaamio 22/2010|''Mustanaamio'' 22/2010]]
*"Himalajan vanki", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' November 27, 2015 – January 4, 2016
*"Himalajan halki", [[Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät|''Mustanaamio & Diana – Rubiinihäät'']] (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*[[Aventures|''Aventures'']] 23-41/1938
*"Mission secrète", [[Aventures et Mystère 16 (1938-1940)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #16]] and "Le prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 18 (1938-1940)|#18]] (1939)
*[[Aventures et Mystère 8 (1947-1949)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #8]] and "Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Aventures et Mystère 17 (1947-1949)|#17]] (1947)
*"Le diabolique comte Bart", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 8|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #8]] and "La reconquête de Barogar", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 9|#9]] (1964)
*"Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya", [[Le Fantôme Vol. 3 1938 – 1939|''Le Fantôme'' Vol. 3 1938 – 1939]] (1985)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'']] #184 – #200 (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 6|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #6]] (1938)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 22|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' #22]], "Il tradimento di Shiva", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 23|#23]], and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 24|#24]] (1946; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 5bis (La Freccia)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #5bis]] (1959; redrawn by unknown local artist)
*"Il diabolico conte Bart", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 55 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #55]] (1963)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[L'Uomo Mascherato 1 (Garzanti)|''L'Uomo Mascherato'' #1]] (1971)
*[[L'olimpo dei fumetti 7|''L'olimpo dei fumetti'' #7]] (1971)
*"Il ratto di Diana", "Il tradimento di Shiva", and "La riconquista di Barogar", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure Volume 3|''Collana Albi grandi avventure'' Vol. #3]] (1975)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 1 (Comic Stars in the World)|''Phantom'' #1]] and "La sfida del conte Bart", [[Phantom 2 (Comic Stars in the World)|#2]] (1977)
*[[Il fumetto 3|''Il fumetto'' #3]] (1978; excerpts only)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 6 (Comic Art)|''Phantom'' #6]] (1991)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom Raccolta 2 (Comic Art)|''Phantom Raccolta'' #2]] (1993?)
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[Phantom 120 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #120]]
*"Il prigioniero dell'Himalaya", [[I classici del Fumetto di Republica 15|''I classici del Fumetto di Republica'' #15]] (2003)
*"Il ratto di Diana", [[The Phantom 1 (Mondadori Comics)|''The Phantom'' #1]] (2014)

=== [[Image:Mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*[[Paquito 10027|''Paquito'' #10027]] – [[Paquito 10030|#10030]]

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*" O Prisioneiro dos Himalaias", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*[[The Phantom 82 (Feature Publications)|''The Phantom'' #82]] – [[The Phantom 85 (Feature Publications)|#85]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya|''Det første Fantomet - Fangen i Himalaya'']] (1981)
*"Fangen i Himalaya", [[Fantomet 21/2010|''Fantomet'' 21/2010]]
*"Fangen i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbryllupet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Jornal do Cuto 46|''Jornal do Cuto'' #46]] – [[Jornal do Cuto 63|#63]] (1972)
*"O Prisioneiro dos Himalayas", [[Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada 23|''Mandrake & Fantasma - Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada'' #23]] (2004)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco (first).gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (Hispano Americana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #12]] and "El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (Hispano Americana)|#13]] (1941)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 013|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #013]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[Héroes Modernos: El Hombre Enmascarado 014|#014]] (1960)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 3 (Héroes del Cómic)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #3]] and "El misterio del Barogar", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 4 (Héroes del Cómic)|#4]] (1971)
*"El misterio del Maharajà", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 42 (Vértice)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #42]] (1977)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 2 (Ediciones B.O.)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #2]] (1981)
*''[[El Periódico‎|El Tebeo]]'' #10 (1990; excerpt only)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 39 (Tebeos_S.A)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #39]] – [[El Hombre Enmascarado 40 (Tebeos_S.A)|#40]] (1990)
*"El prisionero del Himalaya", [[The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Dolmen)|''The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (2020)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya|''Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya'']] (1971)
*"Fången i Himalaya", [[Fantomen 22/2010|''Fantomen'' 22/2010]]
*"Fången i Himalaya", ''[[Rubinbröllopet]]'' (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_switzerland.gif]] Switzerland ===
*"Le destin de Diana", [[Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya|''Le Prisonnier de l'Himalaya'']] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[Çocuk Alemi 1|''Çocuk Alemi'' #1]] – [[Çocuk Alemi 30|#30]] (1952)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[The Monessen Daily Independent]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' February 7, 1938 – June 18, 1938‎
*[[Ace Comics 47|''Ace Comics'' #47]] – [[Ace Comics 54|#54]] (1938)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Golden Age of Comics 3)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1969)
*[[The Prisoner of the Himalayas (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Prisoner of the Himalayas'']] (1976)
*"Prisoner of the Himalyas", [[Comics Revue 166|''Comics Revue'' #166]] – [[Comics Revue 180|#180]] (1999-2001)
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Two 1937–1939|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Two 1937–1939]] (2010)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Fantom u Indiji (Tajna maloga Tome razjašnjena)", ''[[Hrvatski dnevnik]]'' June 12, 1938 – November 13, 1938
*"Фантом против демона" (romanized as "Fantom protiv demona), [[Truba 43|''Truba'' #43]] – [[Truba 55|#55]] (1938; redrawn by unknown local artist and edited together with "[[Little Toma]]")
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Mika Miš 292|''Mika Miš'' #292]] – [[Mika Miš 335|#335]] (1939)
*"Фантом у Скотланд Јарду" (romanized as "Fantom u Skotland Jardu"), [[Zabavnik 68|''Zabavnik'' #68]] – [[Zabavnik 69|#69]] (1940)
*[[Pegaz 7|''Pegaz'' #7]] (1978)
*"Alijev karavan", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 7|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #7]] (1988)

[[Category: Daily stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]
[[Category: 1938 Stories|Prisoner of the Himalayas, The]]