Rex and the Little People

Rex and the Little People
Start date:	June 3rd, 1973
End date:	September 16th, 1973
# of strips:	16 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Sky Divers"
Followed by:	"The Golden Wood"

"Rex and the Little People" is the 91st Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

Old man Mozz tells Rex and Tomm a story of how the Phantom (or recent Phantom, at least) rescued a little person and was in turn rescued by them. One night, Rex helps rescue a little princess, but is not sure if it was a dream or not.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 20th Phantom (mentioned)
• The 19th Phantom (mentioned)
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Rex
• Fraka
• Tomm
• Old man Mozz
• Miss Tagama
• Hero
• Prince Vlad

One-time characters

• Princess Aurore
• Wal, trapper
• Piggy, trapper
• Jake, trapper

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Mawitaan
    • Box 7
  • The hidden way across the River of Fire
  • The Ship, cave, home of the little people

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail

Objects

• Letter from the Phantom to Rex

Phantom Lore

• Map of Phantom Country

Behind the scenes

• Contains the origin story of Fraka.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Angola

• "O Segredo", Globo de Aventuras #9 (1977)

Argentina

• "El bosque que habla", Sandokan #22 (1983; edited together with "The Golden Wood") - the last week only

Australia

• "Rex and the Little People", The Phantom #522 (1974)
• "Rex and the Little People", The Phantom #701 (1980)
• "Rex and the Little People", The Phantom #1094 (1995)
• "Rex and the Little People", The Phantom #1744 (2015)

Brazil

• "Uma Aventura de Rex", Fantasma #215 (1974)
• "A Aventura de Rex", Fantasma #323 (1982)

Canada

• La Patrie June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973

Colombia

• El Tiempo July 22, 1973 – October 21, 1973

Finland

• Seura 11 – 27/1974
• "Rex ja pikkuväki", Mustanaamio 8/1975
• "Rex ja pikkuväki", Mustanaamio 19 – 21/2005

France

• "Le petit peuple", Nouveau Tintin #20 (1976)

Greece

• "Σωστε την πριγκιπισσα Αουρορα" (romanized as "Soste tin prinkipissa Aourora"), Fantom #65 (1976)

Iceland

• Vikan March 28, 1974 – July 18, 1974

India

• The Illustrated Weekly of India October 28, 1973 – February 10, 1974
• "The Little Princess", Indrajal Comics #225 (1975)
• "Beyond the River of Fire", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 40 (1987)

Italy

• "Il sogno di Rex", I Quaderni del Fumetto #18 (1975)

Norway

• Vi menn 47/1973 – 10/1974
• "Rex og småfolket", Fantomet 1/1975
• "Rex og småfolket", Fantomet 19 – 21/2005
• "Rex og småfolket", Krønikebok #37 (2007)

Portugal

• "Rex e Os Homens Pequeninos", Quadradinhos #92 – #105 (1973-1974; no Phantom pages in issue #97)

Spain

• "El Pais del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (1988; edited together with "The Golden Wood" & "Phantom Treasure" part 1)
• "El pais del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado - El gran tesoro (2005; edited together with "The Golden Wood" and "Phantom Treasure" part 1)

Sweden

• Vecko-Revyn 47/1973 – 10/1974
• "Rex och småfolket", Fantomen 19/1974
• "Rex och småfolket", Fantomen 19 – 21/2005

Turkey

• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske #123 – #124 (1975)
• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske Albüm #37 (197?)
• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske #19 (198?)
• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #5
• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #64
• "Küçük Dost", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #18
• "Küçük Dost", Yeni Kızılmaske Süper Maceralar #5 (2013)
• "Rex ve Minik Halk", Kızılmaske #11 (2014)

USA

• The Democrat June 3, 1973 – June 24, 1973 - the first four weeks only
• Anderson Herald June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• Bluefield Daily Telegraph June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• Chicago Tribune June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• Cumberland Sunday Times June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Danville Register June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Gadsden Times June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Huntsville Times June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Kingsport Times-News June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The News Tribune June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• Orlando Sentinel June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• La Opinión June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Robesonian June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• San Antonio Light June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• St. Petersburg Times June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973
• The Tuscaloosa News June 3, 1973 – September 16, 1973

West Germany

• "Der Gefangene der grünen Hölle", Phantom #65 (1976; edited together with "The Man in the Swamp")

Yugoslavia

• "Човечуљак" (romanized as "Čovečuljak"), Politikin Zabavnik #1963 (1989)