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Irish Independent is an Irish newspaper that published "The Phantom" daily strip from 1963 to 1969 and Sunday strip from 1948 to 1971 in sister publication Sunday Independent.
History
The Irish Independent was formed in 1905 as the direct successor to the Daily Irish Independent. "The Phantom" first appeared in Irish Independent on May 6, 1963 and had been publishing to November 25, 1969. Sunday edition was sister publication called Sunday Independent. "The Phantom" first appeared in Sunday Independent on October 3, 1948 and had been publishing to January 31, 1971.
Published stories
Daily stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Mysterious Ambassador" | May 6, 1963 | December 21, 1963 | |
| "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | December 23, 1963 | July 8, 1964 | |
| "The Drummer of Timpenni" | July 9, 1964 | October 14, 1964 | |
| "The Reef" | October 15, 1964 | January 21, 1965 | |
| "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" | January 22, 1965 | September 18, 1965 | |
| "The Bad Ones" | September 20, 1965 | January 25, 1966 | |
| "The Hanta Witch" | January 26, 1966 | May 11, 1966 | |
| "Prince Hali and the White Stallion" | May 12, 1966 | October 4, 1966 | without the last week |
| "Bullets' Town" | October 5, 1966 | March 2, 1967 | |
| "The Killer" | March 3, 1967 | June 16, 1967 | |
| "The Sea God" | June 17, 1967 | September 29, 1967 | |
| "The Satchel" | September 30, 1967 | December 22, 1967 | |
| "The Crime School" | December 23, 1967 | April 1, 1968 | |
| "Deadman's Point" | April 2, 1968 | July 9, 1968 | |
| "The Rogue Elephant" | July 10, 1968 | November 1, 1968 | |
| "Jungle Olympics" | November 2, 1968 | February 17, 1969 | |
| "The Frame-Up" | February 18, 1968 | April 22, 1969 | |
| "The Hydra" | April 23, 1969 | July 29, 1969 | |
| "The Art Thieves" | July 30, 1969 | November 25, 1969 |
Sunday stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Childhood of the Phantom" | October 3, 1948 | October 31, 1948 | the last five weeks only |
| "The Phantom Trophy" | November 7, 1948 | February 20, 1949 | |
| "The Haunted Castle" | February 27, 1949 | July 31, 1949 | |
| "Fathers and Sons" | August 7, 1949 | October 9, 1949 | |
| "The Flirtatious Princess" | October 16, 1949 | January 8, 1950 | without the last four weeks, conclusion of this story is written as text version |
| "The Thuggees" | January 15, 1950 | July 2, 1950 | without the first week, the beginning of this story is written as text version |
| "The Ape Idol of the Durugu" | July 9, 1950 | September 10, 1950 | |
| "The Mysterious Passenger" | September 17, 1950 | November 26, 1950 | |
| "Jungle King" | December 3, 1950 | March 4, 1951 | |
| "The Phantom's Ring" | March 11, 1951 | October 21, 1951 | |
| "The Rope People" | October 28, 1951 | March 16, 1952 | |
| "Tale of Devil" | March 23, 1952 | September 21, 1952 | |
| "The 'Copter Pirates" | September 28, 1952 | January 11, 1953 | |
| "The Female Phantom" | January 18, 1953 | April 12, 1953 | |
| "Diana and the Bank Robbers" | April 19, 1953 | August 2, 1953 | |
| "The Chain" | August 9, 1953 | November 15, 1953 | |
| "The Imaginary Playmate" | November 22, 1953 | February 28, 1954 | |
| "The Belt" | March 7, 1954 | July 4, 1954 | |
| "The Master Spy" | July 11, 1954 | November 7, 1954 | |
| "Alexander's Cup" | November 14, 1954 | March 20, 1955 | |
| "The Gibs Brothers" | March 27, 1955 | April 24, 1955 | |
| "The Crescent Cult" | May 1, 1955 | August 28, 1955 | |
| "The Horned Star Demons" | September 4, 1955 | November 27, 1955 | |
| "A Proper Husband" | December 4, 1955 | March 4, 1956 | |
| "The Jungle Tourneys" | March 11, 1956 | June 10, 1956 | |
| "Pirate Day" | June 17, 1956 | September 9, 1956 | |
| "The Rattle" | September 16, 1956 | February 3, 1957 | |
| "Danglor, International Bank Thief" | February 10, 1957 | April 28, 1957 | |
| "A Lesson for Prince Orq" | May 5, 1957 | September 8, 1957 | |
| "The Frameup" | September 15, 1957 | January 12, 1958 | |
| "The Monster of Green Valley" | January 19, 1958 | August 17, 1958 | |
| "The Plant God of the Massau" | August 24, 1958 | January 11, 1959 | |
| "A Tale of the Good Mark" | January 18, 1959 | September 5, 1959 | |
| "The Childhood of the Phantom" | September 12, 1959 | January 17, 1960 | without the last week |
| "The River Gang" | January 24, 1960 | May 29, 1960 | without the first week |
| "The Honeymooners" | June 5, 1960 | November 13, 1960 | |
| "The Goggle-Eye Pirates" | November 20, 1960 | April 16, 1961 | |
| "Fluffy" | April 23, 1961 | September 3, 1961 | |
| "The Limper" | September 10, 1961 | November 19, 1961 | |
| "Queen Samaris XII" | November 26, 1961 | June 3, 1962 | |
| "Treasure of the Skull Cave" | June 10, 1962 | November 18, 1962 | |
| "The Astronaut and the Pirates" | November 25, 1962 | June 2, 1963 | |
| "Old Baldy" | June 9, 1963 | January 12, 1964 | |
| "The Giant Bird of Gandor" | January 19, 1964 | July 26, 1964 | |
| "The Founding of the Jungle Patrol" | August 2, 1964 | February 21, 1965 | |
| "The Great Web of Spidera" | February 28, 1965 | October 10, 1965 | |
| "Mystery of Wamba Falls Inn" | October 17, 1965 | February 13, 1966 | |
| "The Veiled Lady" | February 20, 1966 | August 28, 1966 | |
| "Rex King" | September 4, 1966 | April 9, 1967 | |
| "The Golden Sands of Keela-Wee" | April 16, 1967 | July 30, 1967 | |
| "The Lions of Kukhan" | August 6, 1967 | December 3, 1967 | |
| "The Super-Jet Gang" | December 10, 1967 | March 24, 1968 | |
| "Strangers at Keela-Wee" | March 31, 1968 | August 4, 1968 | |
| "The Little Ones" | August 11, 1968 | December 22, 1968 | |
| "The Black Gold Pirates" | December 29, 1968 | May 11, 1969 | |
| "Walker's Table" | May 18, 1969 | August 31, 1969 | |
| "The Hijackers" | September 7, 1969 | December 14, 1969 | |
| "The Missing Link" | December 21, 1969 | April 19, 1970 | |
| "The Golden People" | April 26, 1970 | August 9, 1970 | |
| "The Dolphins" | August 16, 1970 | October 25, 1970 | |
| "The Beach" | November 1, 1970 | January 31, 1971 |