Diana and the Bank Robbers

Diana and the Bank Robbers
Start date:	October 19th, 1952
End date:	February 1st, 1953
# of strips:	16
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Female Phantom"
Followed by:	"The Chain"

"Diana and the Bank Robbers" is the 33rd 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
• Diana
• Guran

One-time characters

• Wemba
• Mel
• Pete

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Wambesi
• Bandar

Organizations

Vehicles

Items

Old Jungle Sayings

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Buried Witness" by Lee Falk and Özcan Eralp

Behind the scenes

• In the first strip of this story, there is a '45 Pontiac convertible with license plate A22461. At this time a real car owned by McCoy's son, Robert ("Bob") McCoy.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #123 (1958)
• The Phantom #225 (1962)
• The Phantom #356 (1967)
• The Phantom #514 (1973)
• The Phantom #693 (1980)
• The Phantom #1030 (1992)
• The Phantom #1518 (2008)
• The Phantom #1885 (2021)

Brazil

• "Diana e os Ladrões de Banco!", Fantasma #3 (1953)
• "Diana e os Assaltantes de Banco", Crônicas do Fantasma #1 (2019)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste October 18, 1952 – January 31, 1953
• La Patrie October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Le Soleil October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953

Denmark

• "Det kvindelige Fantom", Serie-pocket #12 (1975)
• "Det kvindelige Fantom", Klassisk Album #3 (1987; edited together with "The Female Phantom")

Finland

• "Merkillinen seikkailu", Sarjakirja #18 (1975)

France

• "Dent pour dent", Le Fantôme #460 (1975)

India

• "The Forsaken Cave", Indrajal Comics #307 (1978)
• "The Indomitable Saviour", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 12 (1988)
• "பெண் மாயாவி" (romanized as "Pen mayavi"), Rani Comics #450 (2003)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent April 19, 1953 – August 2, 1953

Italy

• "La donna mascherata", I Classici dell'Avventura #36 (1963; edited together with "The Female Phantom" and with additional art by unkown local artist)
• "Dente per dente", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #74 (1975)
• "La donna mascherata", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1993)
• "Dente per dente", Phantom #205 and #191
• L'uomo mascherato – Il mito dell'Ombra che cammina (2005)

Mexico

• El Informador December 14, 1952 – March 29, 1953

New Zealand

• The Phantom #62
• The Phantom #289 – #290

Norway

• "Det kvinnelige Fantomet", Serie-pocket #3 (1975)
• "Det kvinnelige Fantomet", Klassisk Album #3 (1987)

The Philippines

• The Daily Mirror January 3, 1953 – April 18, 1953

Spain

• "Diana, la chica Pathom", Phantom #16 (1998)

Sweden

• "Kvinnofantomen Diana", Vecko-Revyn 31 – 46/1955
• "Levande begravd", Fantomen 12 – 13/1958
• "Bankkuppen", Fantomen Christmas Album 1963
• "Den kvinnliga Fantomen", Serie-pocket 27 (1975)
• "Den kvinnliga Fantomen", Fantomen Christmas Album 1987
• "Levande begravd", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1958, Del 2 (2009)
• "Bankkuppen", Fantomen Christmas Album 2013 - facsimile reprint of 1963 Christmas Album

USA

• Anderson Herald October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Birmingham News October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Charleston Daily Mail October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Cumberland Sunday Times October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Democrat October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Denton Record-Chronicle October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Milwaukee Sentinel October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Montgomery Advertiser October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• La Opinión October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Orlando Sentinel October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• San Antonio Light October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• San Francisco Examiner October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• St. Petersburg Times October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Tampa Tribune October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Virginian Pilot October 19, 1952 – February 1, 1953
• The Phantom Sundays #4 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Four 1950–1953 (2017)

Venezuela

• El Nacional ? – ?