Queen Samaris XII

Queen Samaris XII
Start date:	November 5th, 1961
End date:	May 13th, 1962
# of strips:	28 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Limper"
Followed by:	"Treasure of the Skull Cave"

"Queen Samaris XII" is the 59th Phantom Sunday story and the second drawn by Bill Lignante. It was originally published in American newspapers from November 5th, 1961, to May 13th, 1962.

The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Bill Lignante. It has been remade twice in comic book versions.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Diana (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Queen Samaris 12th
• Prince Lolan
• Queen of the witches

Locations

• Eden
• The Skull Cave
  • The Skull Throne
• The land of Samaris

Tribes

• Bandar

Old jungle sayings

• "The Phantom moves faster than lightning."

Related stories

Remade as

• "Samaris" by Bill Lignante
• "Samaris" by Lee Falk, Ulf Granberg, Felmang, and Germano Ferri

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Eterna Juventud", Libro de Oro #7 (1962)

Australia

• The Phantom #344 (1967)
• The Phantom #500 (1973)
• The Phantom #678 (1979)
• The Phantom #904 (1988)
• The Phantom #1297 (2001)

Brazil

• "O Mistério da Rainha Samaris", Fantasma #70 (1962)
• "Samaris, A Rainha de 300 Anos", Almanaque do Fantasma (1973)
• "Rainha Samaris", Fantasma #327 (1983)
• "Samaris, A Rainha Eterna", Gibi apresenta: Fantasma #42 (1992)
• "A Diabólica Rainha Samaris XII", O Fantasma Especial #1 (2007)

Canada

• Le Soleil November 4, 1961 – May 2, 1962
• La Patrie November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962

Colombia

• El Tiempo February 18, 1962 – August 26, 1962

Finland

• Seura 22 – 48/1962 - the fifth week missing
• "Samaris", Mustanaamio 23/1977
• "Samaris", Sarjakirja #2/1988
• "Julma Samaris", Kova koville (2021)

France

• "Le fabuleux règne de Samarise", Le Fantôme Spécial #82 (1970)
• "Le fabuleux règne de Samaris", Le Fantôme #440 (1973)

Greece

• Taxydromos November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• "Η βασίλισσα Σαμαρησ" (romanized as "I vasilissa Samaris"), Fantom #27 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan March 22, 1962 – September 20, 1962 - one week missing

India

• "The Phantom and Samaris", Indrajal Comics #13 (1965)
• "The Witch Queen's Prophecy", Indrajal Comics Vol. 21 No. 19 – Vol. 21 No. 20 (1984)
• "அழகு ராணி" (romanized as "Alaku rani"), Rani Comics #494 (2005)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent November 26, 1961 – June 3, 1962

Italy

• "Il favoloso regno di Samaris", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #19 (1962)
• "Il favoloso regno di Samaris", Serie Cronologica #54 (1973)
• "Il favoloso regno di Samaris", Phantom #74

Mexico

• El Informador January 14, 1962 – July 22, 1962

New Zealand

• The Phantom #483 – #485

Norway

• Vi menn 29/1962 – 4/1963
• "Grusomme Samaris", Fantomet 16/1970
• "Samaris - den udødelige", Fantomet 23/1977
• "Samaris", Serie-pocket #140 (1988)
• "Den grusomme Samaris", Krønikebok #26 (2006)
• "Den grusomme Samaris", Jubileumsbok #2 (2014)
• "Grusomme Samaris", Fantomet Kronologisk #16 (2020)

Panama

• The Star & Herald ?, 196?

Sweden

• "Den grymma Samaris", Vecko-Revyn 35/1964 – 10/1965
• "Den grymma Samaris", Fantomen 9/1966
• "Samaris", Fantomen 14/1977
• "Den grymma Samaris", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 2 (2016)
• "Den grymma Samaris", Hård mot de hårda (2021)

Turkey

• "Uğursuz Güzellik", Kızılmaske #108 – #111 (1975)
• "Uğursuz Güzellik", Kızılmaske Albüm #32 – #33 (197?)

USA

• Anderson Herald November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Birmingham News November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• Charleston Gazette-Mail November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• Cumberland Sunday Times November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Danville Register November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Democrat November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• Farmington Daily Times November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Gadsden Times November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Honolulu Advertiser November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Montgomery Advertiser November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The News Tribune November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• La Opinión November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• Orlando Sentinel November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• San Antonio Light November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• San Francisco Examiner November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• St. Petersburg Times November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• The Tampa Tribune November 5, 1961 – May 13, 1962
• El Diario de Nueva York ?, 1961 – June 10, 1962
• The Phantom Sundays Special Edition #3 (1990)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Seven 1960–1963 (2020)