Alexander's Cup

Alexander's Cup
Start date:	October 17th, 1954
End date:	February 27th, 1955
# of strips:	20 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Master Spy"
Followed by:	"The Gibs Brothers"

"Alexander's Cup" is the 39th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Trigger

One-time characters

• Wells
• Lorgen

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Phantom Crypt

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• Bengali Explorers' Club

Objects

• The Diamond Cup of Alexander the Great

Behind the scenes

• The story features the first appearance of the Diamond Cup of Alexander the Great.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Diamond ‎Cup" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris and Bill Lignante.

Referenced in

• "The Stolen Chronicle, Part 1" by Shane Foley

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Álbum de la revista Fantasía (1955)
• Libro de Oro #9 (1963)

Australia

• The Phantom #172 (1960)
• The Phantom #280 (1965)
• The Phantom #424 (1970)
• The Phantom #595 (1976)
• The Phantom #799 (1984)
• The Phantom #1219 (1999)
• The Phantom #1779 (2017)

Brazil

• "A Taça de Diamante", Almanaque de Fantasma Magazine para 1956

Canada

• La Patrie October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Le Soleil October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955

Finland

• Sarjakuvalehti 8 – 3/1959

India

• "The Diamond Cup", Indrajal Comics #16 (1965)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent November 14, 1954 – March 20, 1955

Italy

• "Il calice di diamante", L'Uomo Mascherato #24 (1959)
• "Il calice di diamante", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #2 (1994)
• "Il calice di diamante", Phantom #190 and #173
• L'uomo mascherato – Il mito dell'Ombra che cammina (2005)

Mexico

• El Informador November 28, 1954 – April 10, 1955

New Zealand

• The Phantom #143 – #144
• The Phantom #386 – #388

Spain

• "El cáliz de diamantes", Phantom #19 (1999)

Sweden

• "Mysteriet med diamantbägaren", Vecko-Revyn 32 – 51/1957
• "Mysteriet med diamantbägaren", Fantomen Christmas Album 1964
• "Mysteriet med diamantbägaren", Fantomen Christmas Album 2014 (facsimile reprint of 1964 Christmas Album)
• "Mysteriet med diamantbägaren", Fantomens Skattkammare #1 (2025, facsimile reprint of 1964 Christmas Album)

USA

• Anderson Herald October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Birmingham News October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Charleston Daily Mail October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Cumberland Sunday Times October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Democrat October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Denton Record-Chronicle October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Huntsville Times October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Milwaukee Sentinel October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Montgomery Advertiser October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• La Opinión October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Orlando Sentinel October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• San Antonio Light October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• San Francisco Examiner October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• St. Petersburg Times October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Tampa Tribune October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Virginian Pilot October 17, 1954 – February 27, 1955
• The Honolulu Advertiser February 6, 1955 – February 27, 1955 - the last four weeks only

• The Phantom Sundays #5 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Five 1953–1956 (2018)