Aalborg Stiftstidende

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Aalborg Stiftstidende was a Danish newspaper that published "The Phantom" daily strip from 1946 to 2009, with exception of one shortened Sunday story in daily format, published in 1970.

History

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Aalborg Stiftstidende
(February 1, 1946)


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Controversy

In the end of the 1940s, Aalborg Stiftstidende became part of a controversy. A 16-year old boy in Aalborg had shot and robbed a shopkeeper. During the act the boy had worn a mask. The chief of police claimed that the boy was inspired by the "Phantom" strip published in Aalborgs Stiftstidende. When the boy explained in interrogations that he was not aware of the Phantom since his family did not buy any newspaper. The police persisted, and suggested he had seen the Phantom in Skipper Skræk, which the boy admitted could be possible.

The chief of police was good friends with the editor of Aalborg Amtstidende which was the main competitor of Aalborgs Stiftstidende. The editor wrote an editorial where he condemned the brutal Phantom strip. He called to a town meeting, to which Bulls Presstjänst in Stockholm sent Willy Falkman as representative. Bulls distributed The Phantom strip on behalf of KFS in the Nordic countries, but they also distributed other strips such as "Blondie" which was published by Amtstidende.

At the meeting, the editor of Amtstidende held a speech where he presented a resolution for the meeting to sign, which would not only condemn the Phantom strip but also anyone who published it (i.e. his main competitor Stiftstidende). At this point, Falkman took the stage and presented a letter from the same editor, only 11 days old, where he cancelled their subscription of "Blondie" and asked Bulls to provide samples of a more exciting strip - preferably something in the vein of "The Phantom"!

This ended the meeting and no resolution against "The Phantom" was signed. Days later, the editor of Amtstidende asked for their subscription of "Blondie" to be resumed, to which Bulls replied that the strip had already been sold to another newspaper in Denmark. This was of course Aalborgs Stiftstidende, which now published both "The Phantom" and "Blondie".1

Published stories

Original story title Start date End date Comment
"The Blue Gang" February 3, 1946 April 5, 1946
"Lago the Lake God" April 7, 1946 June 28, 1946
"The Wild Girl" June 30, 1946 September 19, 1946
"The Mermaids of Melo Straits" September 20, 1946 December 28, 1946
"Princess Valerie" December 29, 1946 May 30, 1947
"Queen Asta of Trondelay" June 1, 1947 September 12, 1947
"Mister Hog" September 14, 1947 February 16, 1948
"Romance" February 17, 1948 October 20, 1948
"The Devil Road" October 21, 1948 April 16, 1949
"The Girls" April 17, 1949 September 27, 1949
"The Masked Marvel" September 28, 1949 January 19, 1950
"Fathers and Sons" January 20, 1950 March 23, 1950
"The Flirtatious Princess" March 24, 1950 July 21, 1950
"The Thuggees" July 22, 1950 January 27, 1951
"The Ape Idol of the Durugu" January 28, 1951 April 8, 1951
"The Movie Stars" April 10, 1951 August 16, 1951
"The White Monkey" August 17, 1951 November 9, 1951
"The Gray Gang" November 10, 1951 March 1, 1952
"Whirlpool Channel" March 2, 1952 May 28, 1952
"The Tiger Girl" May 29, 1952 August 28, 1952
"The Governor's Family" August 29, 1952 November 13, 1952
"The Professor" November 14, 1952 March 2, 1953
"The Jungle Patrol" March 3, 1953 May 22, 1953
"Bobo the Toy Dog" May 23, 1953 July 11, 1953
"The Great Ajax" July 13, 1953 October 3, 1953
"The Toad Men" October 5, 1953 February 24, 1954
"The Lady from Nowhere" February 25, 1954 June 21, 1954
"The Matchmaker" June 22, 1954 October 11, 1954
"The Super Apes" October 12, 1954 February 2, 1955
"Ragon's Game" February 3, 1954 June 11, 1955
"The Mob" June 13, 1954 September 17, 1955
"The Wrestling Tourney" September 19, 1955 December 24, 1955
"Aboard the SS Gay" January 9, 1956 April 23, 1956
"The Slimming of Prince Tagon" April 24, 1956 July 2, 1956
"Captain Kidder's Treasure" July 3, 1956 September 10, 1956
"Dr Axel and the Witchmen" September 11, 1956 November 19, 1956
"Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man" November 20, 1956 March 7, 1957
"The Wisdom of Solomon" March 8, 1957 April 11, 1957
"U-Town" April 12, 1957 July 6, 1957
"The Grove of the Sleeping Giant" July 8, 1957 October 19, 1957
"The Shoplifters" October 21, 1957 January 7, 1958
"The Heavyweight Champion" January 8, 1958 March 4, 1958
"Wambo the Gambler" March 5, 1958 May 22, 1958
"The White Princess" May 23, 1958 August 22, 1958
"The Valley of No Return" August 23, 1958 November 14, 1958
"The Crown Jewels of Corba" November 15, 1958 February 17, 1959
"The Scorpia" February 18, 1959 July 3, 1959
"The Two Signs" July 4, 1959 October 23, 1959
"The Crybaby" October 24, 1959 January 5, 1960
"The Underwater Diamond Thieves" January 6, 1960 May 12, 1960
"The Betrothal" May 13, 1960 August 19, 1960
"The Swamp Rats" August 20, 1960 December 9, 1960
"The Flying Horse" December 10, 1960 March 24, 1961
"The Reporter" March 25, 1961 June 12, 1961
"The Monkey Mail" June 13, 1961 October 16, 1961
"The Jungle Olympics" October 17, 1961 January 9, 1962
"The 50th Wife" January 10, 1962 May 9, 1962
"The Iron Dragon" May 10, 1962 July 25, 1962
"The Werewolf" July 26, 1962 October 31, 1962
"The Slave Market of Mucar" November 1, 1962 April 30, 1963
"The Epidemic" May 1, 1963 September 16, 1963
"The Wharf Rats" September 17, 1963 January 16, 1964
"The Mysterious Ambassador" January 17, 1964 September 4, 1964
"The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" September 5, 1964 March 22, 1965
"The Drummer of Timpenni" March 23, 1965 July 1, 1965
"The Reef" July 2, 1965 October 6, 1965
"The Adventures of Lucy Cary" October 7, 1965 March 26, 1966
"The Bad Ones" March 27, 1966 July 30, 1966
"The Hanta Witch" August 1, 1966 November 14, 1966
"Prince Hali and the White Stallion" November 15, 1967 April 25, 1968
"Bullets' Town" April 26, 1968 September 22, 1968
"The Killer" September 23, 1968 January 9, 1968
"The Sea God" January 10, 1968 April 24, 1968
"The Satchel" April 25, 1968 July 17, 1968 first strip missing
"The Crime School" July 18, 1968 October 23, 1968
"Deadman's Point" October 24, 1968 February 1, 1969
"The Rogue Elephant" February 3, 1969 May 29, 1969
"Jungle Olympics" May 30, 1969 September 11, 1969
"The Frame-Up" September 12, 1969 November 13, 1969
"The Hydra" November 14, 1969 February 24, 1970
"The Art Thieves" February 25, 1970 June 27, 1970
"The Golden People" June 29, 1970 July 30, 1970 in daily format and shortened
"The Masked Ball" July 31, 1970 September 8, 1970
"The Jungle Home" September 9, 1970 December 8, 1970
"Rex, the Missing Heir" December 9, 1970 March 26, 1971
"The Gladiator" March 27, 1971 July 16, 1971
"The Missing Daddy" July 17, 1971 October 14, 1971
"Luaga's Undercover Tour" October 15, 1971 January 22, 1972
"The Mission" January 24, 1972 June 12, 1972
"Yes" June 13, 1972 August 19, 1972
"The Fence" August 21, 1972 November 11, 1972
"The Mysterious Passenger" November 13, 1972 February 1, 1973
"The Vultures" February 2, 1973 June 13, 1973
"The Lost City of Pheenix" June 14, 1973 August 15, 1973
"The Witchman" August 16, 1973 November 13, 1973
"The Tanker-Jackers" November 14, 1973 February 22, 1974
"The Keeper of the Peace" February 23, 1974 May 29, 1974
"The Giant of Kaluga" May 30, 1974 September 14, 1974
"The Trial of Patrolman Zokko" September 16, 1974 December 21, 1974
"The Things" December 23, 1974 April 16, 1975
"Vandal-Looters" April 17, 1975 July 30, 1975
"The Pampered Princess" July 31, 1975 December 3, 1975
"The Curse of the Sacred Image" December 4, 1975 May 10, 1976
"The Normal Life" May 11, 1976 September 18, 1976
"The Cavelands" September 20, 1976 January 10, 1977
"T" part 1 January 11, 1977 March 23, 1977 the first ten weeks
"Hzzz" March 24, 1977 July 1, 1977
"Star of Bangalla" July 2, 1977 October 6, 1977
"T" part 2 October 7, 1977 December 21, 1977 the last eleven weeks
"Mystery of Kula-Ku" December 22, 1977 May 23, 1978
"S.S. Blitz" May 24, 1978 August 24, 1978
"Return of the Terrorists" August 25, 1978 December 15, 1978
"The Proposal" December 16, 1978 January 31, 1979
"Guardian of the Eastern Dark" February 1, 1979 June 18, 1979
"The Tyrant of Tarakimo" June 19, 1979 September 3, 1979
"Phantom Wedding" September 4, 1979 December 10, 1979
"The Three Bandits" December 11, 1979 February 20, 1980
"Return to Tarakimo" February 21, 1980 July 25, 1980
"Jungle City" July 26, 1980 October 24, 1980
"The Heirs" October 25, 1980 January 12, 1980 the first four and many other strips missing
"Jungle Gold" January 13, 1981 July 24, 1981
"The Return of General Bababu" July 25, 1981 December 11, 1981 without the first two weeks
"The Tree House" December 12, 1981 May 5, 1982
"The Poachers" May 6, 1982 August 17, 1982
"Gooroo's Jungle Muggers" August 18, 1982 January 19, 1983
"The Hostages" January 20, 1983 April 22, 1983
"The Phantom's Vacation" April 23, 1983 July 4, 1983
"The Return of Gooroo's Mob" July 5, 1983 November 7, 1983
"Tale of Rex" November 8, 1983 July 10, 1984
"Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" July 11, 1984 December 6, 1984
"Ughland" December 7, 1984 June 18, 1985
"Visit to Baronkhan" June 19, 1985 November 15, 1985
"Luck and Wealth" November 16, 1985 May 26, 1986
"The Kimberly Diamonds" May 27, 1986 September 8, 1986
"The Embassy Siege" September 9, 1986 December 22, 1986
"The Presidents" December 23, 1986 June 6, 1987
"Drug Busters" June 9, 1987 September 16, 1987
"The Lake Lady" September 17, 1987 March 15, 1988
"Ruler of Baronkhan" March 16, 1988 July 15, 1988
"The Tarashima Terrorists" July 16, 1988 April 19, 1989
"The Snake Goddess" April 20, 1989 September 21, 1989
"Zabadabah" September 22, 1989 January 29, 1990
"The Man-Thing" January 30, 1990 June 7, 1990
"Great Raptor of Rhua" June 8, 1990 September 20, 1990
"Chasamba" September 21, 1990 February 16, 1991
"Rex: Prince of Baronkhan" February 18, 1991 August 21, 1991
"Massacre at Walker's Table" August 22, 1991 November 27, 1991
"The Death Threat" November 28, 1991 April 11, 1992
"The Master of Eden" April 13, 1992 July 9, 1992
"Attack of the Witchmen" July 10, 1992 November 5, 1992
"The Valley of the Elephants" November 6, 1992 March 1, 1993
"Zima, The Rogue Elephant" March 2, 1993 July 7, 1993
"The Jungle Patrol v The Drug Cartel" July 8, 1993 December 1, 1993
"King Bongong" December 2, 1993 March 4, 1994
"Prince Rex and Princess Alicia" March 5, 1994 May 31, 1994
"Blackie" June 1, 1994 August 23, 1994
"The Attilan Mystery" August 24, 1994 March 15, 1995
"Ruler of Baronkhan" March 16, 1995 July 14, 1995
"The Tarashima Terrorists" July 15, 1995 April 17, 1996
"The Snake Goddess" April 18, 1996 September 23, 1996
"Zabadabah" September 24, 1996 January 30, 1997
"Dinosaur" January 31, 1997 May 3, 1997
"The Plotters" May 5, 1997 August 25, 1997
"The Phantom Cowboy" August 26, 1997 March 12, 1998
"Buried Treasure" March 13, 1998 August 6, 1998
"The Beasts of Phantom Head Peak" August 7, 1998 December 10, 1998
"Raiders of the Eastern Dark" December 11, 1998 April 20, 1999
"Mr Big" April 21, 1999 September 1, 1999
"Drama on Eden" September 2, 1999 March 17, 2000 from September 18, 1999 renamed to Nordjyske Stiftstidende
"Prince Rex - Kidnapped" March 18, 2000 July 18, 2000
"The Silks of Emira" July 19, 2001 November 14, 2000
"The Shaman" November 15, 2000 February 28, 2001
"Joomkar's Crown" March 1, 2001 July 13, 2001
"The Crater" July 14, 2001 November 29, 2001
"The Dakk Pirates" November 30, 2001 March 1, 2002
"The Albee" March 2, 2002 April 26, 2002
"Terror at the Opera" April 27, 2002 August 7, 2002
"The Ghost Wall" August 8, 2002 November 1, 2002
"The Halloween Kidnappers" November 2, 2002 January 18, 2003
"The Treasure Hunters" January 19, 2003 April 26, 2003
"The Strange Robber" April 27, 2003 July 14, 2003
"The Secret City" July 15, 2003 October 6, 2003
"Valley of the Gorillaman" October 7, 2003 January 25, 2004
"Ghost Quest" January 26, 2004 May 14, 2004
"The Ghost Pirates" May 15, 2004 August 26, 2004
"The Animal Collector" August 27, 2004 December 18, 2004
"The Immortal Man" December 19, 2004 April 9, 2005 last strip missing
"The Crusader's Treasure" April 10, 2005 August 14, 2005
"Jungle Mystery" August 15, 2005 November 24, 2005
"The Hit Men" November 25, 2005 March 15, 2006
"The Connoisseurs" March 16, 2006 June 28, 2006
"The Viper God" June 29, 2006 October 14, 2006
"The Locust God" October 15, 2006 January 25, 2007
"Stripes" January 26, 2007 May 15, 2007
"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery" May 16, 2007 August 3, 2007
"Temple of the Gods, Part 2: Return to Eden" August 4, 2007 November 24, 2007
"The Crime Apprentices" November 25, 2007 March 10, 2008
"The Jungle Trek" March 11, 2008 June 23, 2008
"The Return of Chatu" June 24, 2008 September 27, 2008
"The Doorman" September 28, 2008 January 11, 2009
"The Mozznappers" January 12, 2009 April 25, 2009
"The Voyaging Canoe" April 26, 2009 August 6, 2009
"Graffiti Phantom" August 7, 2009 September 12, 2009 interrupted after the strip of October 8, 2007

Footnotes

  • 1. Bulls Magazine 1929–1989: "Bulls i Danmark"