Old Baldy

Old Baldy
Start date:	May 19th, 1963
End date:	December 15th, 1963
# of strips:	31 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Astronaut and the Pirates"
Followed by:	"The Giant Bird of Gandor"

"Old Baldy" is the 62nd Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Baldy

One-time characters

• Tola

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Eden

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Valley of the Apes" by Tony DePaul and Sal Velluto

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El gorila calvo", El Fantasma #62 (1964)
• "El gorila pelado", Fantasía #125 (1969)

Australia

• The Phantom #335 (1967)
• The Phantom #490 (1972)
• The Phantom #666 (1979)
• The Phantom #876 (1987)
• The Phantom #1405 (2005)
• The Phantom #1858 (2020)

Brazil

• "O Terror da Selva", Fantasma #89 (1964)
• "O Terror da Selva", Almanaque do Fantasma (1973)

Canada

• La Patrie May 16, 1963 – December 12, 1963
• Le Soleil May 18, 1963 – December 14, 1963

Colombia

• El Tiempo February 17, 1963 – March 29, 1964

Denmark

• "Kæmpegorillaen", Fantomet Special-album i Farver! (1973)
• "Kæmpegorillaen", Fantomet #169 (1981)
• "Kæmpegorillaen", Sy Barry Søndagshistorier 1962-1964 (2001)

Finland

• Seura 1 – 32/1964
• "...ja jättiläisgorilla", Mustanaamio Year Album 1973
• "Jättigorilla", Sarjakirja #2/1990
• "Jättiläisgorilla", Mustanaamio 11 – 12/1999 and 1 – 2/2000

France

• "Buster, le gorille chauve", Le Fantôme #158 and "Fureur sauvage", #159 (1967)

Iceland

• Vikan September 26, 1963 – April 30, 1964

India

• "The Human Beast", Indrajal Comics #24 (1966)
• "பழி வாங்கும் கொரில்லா" (romanized as "Pazhi vangum gorilla"), Rani Comics #178 (1991)
• "The Old Baldy", Phantom #7 (1990)
• "The Old Baldy", Phantom #88

Ireland

• Sunday Independent June 9, 1963 – January 12, 1964

Italy

• "Il gorilla calvo", L'Uomo Mascherato #66 and "Furore selvaggio", #67 (1964)

Mexico

• El Informador July 28, 1963 – February 23, 1964

New Zealand

• The Phantom #488 – #490

Norway

• Vi menn 5 – 35/1964
• "Kjempegorillaen", Fantomet 14/1970
• "Kjempegorillaen", Fantomet Year Album 1973
• "Kjempegorillaen", Serie-pocket #155 (1990)
• "Kjempegorillaen", Fantomet 21 – 24/1999

Portugal

• "O Monstro", Mundo de Aventuras #792 – #795 (1964)
• "O Monstro", Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial (1965?)

Spain

• "El viejo calvo", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #3 (2018)
• "El viejo calvo", Héroes del Cómic #7 (2021)

Sweden

• "Jättegorillan", Fantomen 2/1966
• "Baldy", Vecko-Revyn 10 – 40/1966
• "Jättegorillan", Fantomen Christmas Album 1973
• "Jättegorillan", Fantomen 21 – 24/1999
• "Jättegorillan", Sy Barry Söndagsäventyr #1 (2001)
• "Jättegorillan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 1 (2016)

Turkey

• "Sevimli Dost", Kızılmaske #95 – #98 (1975)
• "Sevimli Dost", Kızılmaske Albüm #28 – #29 (197?)
• "Koca Kel", Kızılmaske #8 – #9 (2014)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وعودة الأمان" (romanized as "Alshabah wa oudat alaman"), Samir #438 – #452 (1964)

United Kingdom

• TV Tornado #37 – #46 (1967)

USA

• Anderson Herald May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Birmingham News May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• Charleston Daily Mail May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• Charleston Gazette-Mail May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Danville Register May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Democrat May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• Farmington Daily Times May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Gadsden Times May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Honolulu Advertiser May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Montgomery Advertiser May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The News Tribune May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• La Opinión May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• Orlando Sentinel May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• San Antonio Light May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• San Francisco Examiner May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• St. Petersburg Times May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• The Tampa Tribune May 19, 1963 – December 15, 1963
• El Diario La Prensa June 16, 1963 – January 12, 1964
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Eight 1963–1966 (2020)

West Germany

• "Das Ungeheuer", Phantom #10 (1974)
• "Das Ungeheuer", Phantom Das große Album #2
• "Der Schrecken des Urwalds", Phantom #8

Yugoslavia

• "Gorila i čarobnjak", Super EKS Almanah #51 (1984)