Ragon's Game

Ragon's Game
Start date:	February 1st, 1954
End date:	June 5th, 1954
# of strips:	108 (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Super Apes"
Followed by:	"The Mob"

"Ragon's Game" is the 52nd 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
• Diana Palmer
• Hero
• Devil

One-time characters

• Mr. Gill
• Viza
• Prince Ragon
• Beli

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• Bengali Highlands

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo
• Wambesi

Organizations

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Game" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El millón de dólares", Tit-Bits #2403 – #2424 (1955)
• "El juego del principe", El Fantasma #27 (1960)
• "El juego del principe", El Espectro #99 (1967)

Australia

• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #83 – #84 (1955)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #167 (1960)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #276 (1964)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #419 (1970)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #580 (1976)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #806 (1984)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #1187 (1998)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #1786 (2017)
• "Ragon's Game", The Phantom #1964 (2024)

Brazil

• "Jogo da Morte", Fantasma #10 (1954)
• "O Jogo Diabolico", O Fantasma #39 (1973)
• "Os Sete Obstáculos da Morte", Fantasma #301 (1980)
• "O Jogo Diabolico", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #40 (1997)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• La Patrie February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Le Progrès du Saguenay April 5, 1954 – August 12 (?), 1954
• L'Action catholique September 10, 1954 – January 19, 1955

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende February 3, 1954 – June 11, 1955
• Horsens Folkeblad November 21, 1955 – April 14, 1956
• Hejmdal December 10, 1955 – May 5, 1956

Finland

• "Julmaa peliä", Sarjakirja 2/1989 (1989)
• "Prinssi Ragonin vaarallinen peli", Ilta-Sanomat February 5, 2013 – February 28, 2013

France

• L'Aurore July 22, 1953 – November 24, 1954
• "Le jeu du Prince Ragon", Les héros de l'aventure #59 – #61 (1969)

Italy

• "Le sabbie mobili", Il Vascello #7 (1958) - without the first six weeks
• "Le sabbie mobili", Ristampe mensili – L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1960) - without the first six weeks
• "Le sabbie mobili", I Classici dell'Avventura #42 (1963) - without the first six weeks
• "Le sette prove", L'Uomo Mascherato #105 – #107 (1969)
• "Le sette prove", Phantom #36 (1994)
• "Le sette prove", Phantom #66

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner June 14, 1954 – October 17, 1954

Mexico

• El Informador March 29, 1954 – July 31, 1954

New Zealand

• The Phantom #102 – #105
• The Phantom #353 – #358

Norway

• Aftenposten April 13, 1955 – August 19, 1955
• "Det grusomme spillet", Fantomet 5/1964
• "Et spill med døden", Fantomet 25/1975
• "Det grusomme spillet", Serie-pocket #149 (1989)
• "Det grusomme spillet", Krønikebok #21 (2005)
• "Det grusomme spillet", Fantomet Kronologisk #2 (2017)

Portugal

• "Jogo Infernal", Colecção Águia #110 (1960 ?)

Spain

• "El Príncipe Ragón", El Hombre Enmascarado #30, "Hacia el castillo de plata", #31 and "Los últimos obstáculos", #32 (1958)
• "El Príncipe Ragón", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #6, "Hacia el castillo de plata" and "Los últimos obstáculos", #7 (1961)
• "El Príncipe Ragón", Libro de Oro I, "Hacia el castillo de plata" and "Los últimos obstáculos", Libro de Oro II (1962)
• "El príncipe Ragón", El Hombre Enmascarado #21A, "Hacia el castillo de plata", #22A, and "Los ultimos obstaculos", #23A (1964)
• "El príncipe Ragón", "Hacia el castillo de plata" and "Los últimos obstáculos", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El príncipe Ragón", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #6, "Hacia el castillo de plata" and "Los últimos obstáculos", #7 (1970)
• "El juego del principe Ragon", El Hombre Enmascarado #16 – #17 (1979)
• "Las siete pruebas", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #4

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet May 10, 1955 – September 14, 1955
• Katrineholmskuriren November 25, 1955 – April 3, 1956
• Nerikes Allehanda March 21, 1956 – July 31, 1956
• Fantomen 18 – 21/1956
• "Det grymma spelet", Fantomen 12/1963
• "Det grymma spelet", Fantomen 18/1975
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1956, Del 3 (2008)
• "Det grymma spelet", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1963, Del 3 (2014)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch April 9, 1954 – August 13, 1954
• "The Hunter", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #11 (1960)

USA

• Times Herald February 1, 1954 – March 17, 1954 (interrupted after the strip of March 17, 1954)
• The Alabama Journal February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Alliance Times-Herald February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Atlanta Constitution February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Bangor Daily News February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Beaver County Times February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Birmingham News February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Bradford Era February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Carthage Evening Press February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Charleston Daily Mail February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Chester Times February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Courier-Post February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Daily Item February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Daily Standard February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Decatur Daily February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Evening News February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Gloucester County Times February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Green Bay Press-Gazette February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Greensboro Record February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Hanford Morning Journal February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Hanford Sentinel February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Herald News February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Jersey Journal February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Johnson City Press February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Key West Citizen February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Ledger-Enquirer February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Monessen Daily Independent February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Morning Press February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Morning Sentinel February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Morristown Gazette Mail February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Oneonta Star February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Oxnard Press-Courier February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Pocono Record February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Progress February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Reading Eagle February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Richmond Times-Dispatch February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Rome Daily Sentinel February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Sandusky Register Star News February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• Syracuse Herald Journal February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Times Recorder February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Washington Reporter February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Winchester Sun February 1, 1954 – June 5, 1954
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twelve 1953–1954 (2017)

West Germany

• "Der unsichtbare Gegner", Phantom #4 (ca 1980)