The Flying Horse (daily story)

The Flying Horse
Start date:	October 5th, 1959
End date:	January 16th, 1960
# of strips:	90 strips (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Swamp Rats"
Followed by:	"The Reporter"

"The Flying Horse" is the 75th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• The current Phantom's father
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Dr Axel
• Oogooru

One-time characters

• Tangu
• Ganti
• Gantu

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Doom Peak

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Tribes

• Wambesi
• Bandar

Old Jungle Sayings

• "The Phantom has eyes and ears everywhere."

Related stories

Refers to

• "Dr Axel and the Witchmen" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Referenced in

• "The Flute of Death" by Donne Avenell and Kari Leppänen
• "The Vanished Village" by Lee Falk, George Olesen and Fred Fredericks
• "The Medicine Man's Daughter" by Göran Semb and César Spadari

Remade as

• "The Flying Horse" by Lee Falk and Özcan Eralp

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El caballo volador", El Fantasma #33 (1961)
• "El caballo volador", Libro de Oro #15 (1964)

Australia

• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #169 (1960)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #275 (1964)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #418 (1970)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #588 (1976)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #794 (1984)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #1216 (1998)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #1786 (2017)

Brazil

• "O Desafio de Ogoru!", Fantasma #44 (1960)
• "A Lenda do Cavalo Voador", O Fantasma #48 (1975)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Le Nouvelliste October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Le Progrès du Saguenay October 24, 1959 – February 10, 1960
• L'Action catholique June 7, 1960 – September 22, 1960

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende December 10, 1960 – March 24, 1961
• Horsens Folkeblad September 28, 1961 – January 11, 1962
• Hejmdal October 27, 1961 – February 8, 1962
• "Den flyvende hest", Fantomet pocket #2 (1983)

Finland

• "Lentävä hevonen", Sarjakirja #80 (1983)
• "Lentävä hevonen", Ilta-Sanomat April 15, 2014 – May 8, 2014

France

• "L'idole renversée", Le Fantôme #261 – #264 (1969)

Germany

• Phantom #4 (1997)

Greece

• "Ουγκουρου, ο θεοσ του θανατου!" (romanized as "Ounkourou, o theos tou thanatou!"), Fantom #68 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn February 4, 1960 – May 26, 1960 - without the first week

Italy

• "L'idolo sconfitto", L'Uomo Mascherato #43 (1960)
• "L'idolo sconfitto", I Classici dell'Avventura #6 (1962)
• "L'idolo sconfitto", L'Uomo Mascherato #110 – #112 (1969)
• "Il cavallo volante", I Giganti del Fumetto #6 (1975)
• "L'idolo sconfitto", Phantom #51 (1996)
• "L'idolo sconfitto", Phantom #189

Mexico

• El Informador January 8, 1960 – April 22, 1960

New Zealand

• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Phantom #441 – #444

Norway

• Aftenposten February 4, 1961 – May 27, 1961
• "Den flygende hesten", Serie-pocket #78 (1983)

South Africa

• "The Legend of the Flying Horse", Giant Edition - The Phantom / Rip Kirby

Spain

• "El ídolo de los brujos", Novelas Gráficas, Serie Amarilla: El Fantasma #11 (1960)
• "El caballo volador", El Hombre Enmascarado #26 (1975)
• "El idolo derrotado", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #19 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet March 11, 1961 – June 30, 1961
• Katrineholmskuriren September 29, 1961 – January 5, 1962
• Göteborgs-Tidningen September 1961 – December 31, 1961
• Nerikes Allehanda January 30, 1962 – May 17, 1962
• "Den flygande hästen", Fantomen 12/1962
• "Den flygande hästen", Serie-pocket #124 (1983)
• "Den flygande hästen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1962, Del 3 (2013)

Turkey

• "Uçan At Efsanesi", Kızılmaske #125 – #127 (1975)
• "Uçan At Efsanesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #38 (197?)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح والسحر الأسود" (romanized as "Alshabah wa Alsehr Alaswad"), Samir #239 – #254 (1960-61)

United Kingdom

• "Phantom Versus Oogooru", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #16 (1962)

USA

• The Alabama Journal October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Alliance Times-Herald October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Asheville Times October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Atlanta Constitution October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Bangor Daily News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Beaver County Times October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Birmingham News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Bradford Era October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Bristol Daily Courier October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960 (from January 3, 1960 in Bucks County Courier Times)
• Carthage Evening Press October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Charleston Daily Mail October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Charlotte News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Cincinatti Post October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Courier-Post October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Daily Advance October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Daily Item October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Daily Standard October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Decatur Daily October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Denton Record-Chronicle October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Delaware County Daily Times October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Evening News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Gloucester County Times October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Green Bay Press-Gazette October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Greensboro Record October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Hanford Sentinel October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Herald News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Jersey Journal October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Johnson City Press October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Laurel Leader-Call October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Leaf-Chronicle October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Ledger-Enquirer October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Lima News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Miami News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Morristown Gazette Mail October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Morning Press October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Morning Sentinel October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Oneonta Star October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Oxnard Press-Courier October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Philadelphia Daily News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Pocono Record October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Portage Daily Register October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Reading Eagle October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Rome Daily Sentinel October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Rome News-Tribune October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Sandusky Register Star News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The State October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Syracuse Herald Journal October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Uniontown Morning Herald October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Times Recorder October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• Tonawanda News October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Washington Reporter October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• The Winchester Sun October 5, 1959 – January 16, 1960
• "Oogooru and the Witchmen", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Sixteen 1959–1961 (2019)

Yugoslavia

• "Болница у џунгли" ("romanized as "Bolnica u džungli"), Politikin Zabavnik #955 (1970)
• "Leteći konj", Denis #210 (1980)