Queen Asta of Trondelay

Queen Asta of Trondelay
Start date:	July 15th, 1946
End date:	October 26th, 1946
# of strips:	90 strips (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Princess Valerie"
Followed by:	"Mister Hog"

"Queen Asta of Trondelay" is the 28th 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 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Hero

One-time characters

• Conney Moore
• Mike Strang
• Doctor Milton
• Major Marin
• Queen Asta of Trondelay

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
• The Misty Mountains
  • Trondelay

Tribes

• Tiwa
• Osma
• Bandar

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Cruel Queen" by Lee Falk and Bertil Wilhelmsson

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Selecciones Graficas #398 (1948)
• "Asta, la implacable", Tit-Bits suplemento (1956)
• La Sombra #4 (1958)

Australia

• The Phantom #2 (1948)
• The Phantom #106 (1957)
• The Phantom #193 – #194 (1961)
• The Phantom #304 – #305 (1966)
• The Phantom #453 – #454 (1971)
• The Phantom #628 – #629 (1978)
• The Phantom #841 – #842 (1985)
• The Phantom #2 replica, included with The Phantom #1000 (1992)
• The Phantom #1310 (2001)
• "Queen Asta of Trondelay", The Phantom #1924 (2022)

Brazil

• "A Rainha de Trondelay", O Globo Juvenil #1498 – #1541 (1947)
• "Asta, Rainha de Trondelay", O Fantasma #17 (1971)
• "A Rainha Asta", Fantasma #283 (1979)
• "Asta, Rainha de Trondelay", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #8 (1994)
• "Rainha Asta de Trondelay", A Filha do Marajá e Outras Histórias (2024)

Canada

• The Daily Colonist July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Moncton Transcript July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• La Patrie July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Vancouver Sun July 16, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• L'Action catholique August 14, 1946 – November 15, 1946

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende June 1, 1947 – September 12, 1947
• Horsens Folkeblad March 1, 1948 – June 21, 1948
• Hejmdal May 11, 1948 – August 28, 1948
• "Himalayas store mysterium", Skipper Skræk 31/1949 – 8/1950
• "Mysteriet med fjæren", Serie-pocket #1 (1972)

Finland

• Kaleva December 3, 1948 – April 13, 1949
• Fantom 1963
• "Sulan salaisuus", Sarjakirja #2 (1972)
• "Höyhenen salaisuus", Ilta-Sanomat January 10, 2018 – February 5, 2018

France

• Aventures-Paris Jeunes #101 – #115 (1948)
• "La reine Astra", Le Fantôme Spécial #15 (1964)

India

• "The Missing Bridegroom", Indrajal Comics #82 (1969)

Italy

• "La regina crudele", L'Avventura 42/1947 – 60/1948
• "La regina Astra", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #103 (1964)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner January 7, 1948 – April 16, 1947

Mexico

• El Informador October 7, 1946 – January 28, 1947

New Zealand

• The Phantom #9 – #11
• The Phantom #212 – #214
• The Phantom #504 – #506

Norway

• Skippern 19/1952 – 23/1953
• "Mysteriet med fjæren", Serie-pocket #0 (1972)
• "Dronning Asta af Trondelay", Fantomet 25-26/2012

Spain

• "La reina Asta", El Hombre Enmascarado #86, "La historia de Miguel Strang", #87, and "Adios a Trondelay", #88 (194?)
• "La reina Asta", El Hombre Enmascarado #53 – #54 (1978)
• "La reina Asta", El Hombre Enmascarado #66 – #67 (1991)
• "La reina Asta", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #60 (1999)
• "La reina Asta de Trondelay", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #18 (2025)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet August 15, 1947 – November 27, 1947
• Katrineholmskuriren February 17, 1948 – June 7, 1948
• Nerikes Allehanda July 29, 1948 – November 10, 1948
• Fantomen 4 – 7/1952
• Tierps-Posten January 19, 1954 – August 24, 1954
• Östhammars Tidning January 19, 1954 – August 24, 1954
• "Mysteriet med fjädern", Fantomen 1/1961
• "Mysteriet med fjädern", Serie-pocket 2 (1972)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1952, Del 1 (2004)
• "Drottning Asta av Trondelay", Fantomen 25-26/2012

United Kingdom

• "Astra - Barbaric Queen", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #7 (1959)

USA

• The Alabama Journal July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Birmingham News July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Carthage Evening Press July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Charleston Daily Mail July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Chester Times July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Coos Bay Times July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Daily Item July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Daily Record July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Decatur Daily July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Evening News July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Gloucester County Times July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Greensboro Record July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Hanford Morning Journal July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Hanford Sentinel July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Herald News July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Johnson City Press July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Ledger-Enquirer July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Oxnard Press-Courier July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Richmond Times-Dispatch July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Rome Daily Sentinel July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• San Antonio Light July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Sandusky Register Star News July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Syracuse Herald Journal July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Times Herald July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Washington Reporter July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Winchester Sun July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The World July 15, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• Bangor Daily News July 20, 1946 – October 26, 1946
• The Progress September 23, 1946 – October 26, 1946 - the last five weeks only
• Bradford Era September 30, 1946 – October 26, 1946 - the last four weeks only
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Seven 1946–1947 (2015)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der gelben Feder", Phantom #1 (1976)