The Astronaut and the Pirates (Sunday story)

The Astronaut and the Pirates
Start date:	November 4th, 1962
End date:	May 12th, 1963
# of strips:	28 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Treasure of the Skull Cave"
Followed by:	"Old Baldy"

"The Astronaut and the Pirates" is the 61st Phantom Sunday story and the second drawn by Sy Barry. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Scragg

One-time characters

• Lt.Col.Conley
• Duran

Real-life characters

• Jean Lafitte (mentioned only)
• Blackbeard (mentioned only)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Eden

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Old jungle sayings

• When Phantom is angry even the mighty oak trees shake.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Astronaut and the Pirates" by Dick Wood and Bill Lignante .

Referenced in

• "The Treasure of the Singh Pirates" by Janne Lundström and Özcan Eralp

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El Astronauta", El Fantasma #54 (1963)
• "El Astronauta y los Piratas", Fantasía #122 (1969)

Australia

• The Phantom #343 (1967)
• The Phantom #499 (1973)
• The Phantom #677 (1979)
• The Phantom #900 (1988)
• The Phantom #1286 (2001)
• The Phantom #1467 (2007)

Brazil

• "Os Piratas e o Astronauta", Fantasma #80 (1963)

Canada

• La Patrie November 1, 1962 – May 9, 1963
• Le Soleil November 3, 1962 – May 11, 1963

Colombia

• El Tiempo February 17, 1963 – August 25, 1963

Denmark

• "Den forsvundne astronaut", Fantomet #16 (1972)
• "Den forsvundne astronaut", Sy Barry Søndagshistorier 1962-1964 (2001)

Finland

• Seura 24/1963 – 51-52/1963
• "Kuumatka", Mustanaamio 2/1975
• "Merirosvojen ansa", Mustanaamio Year Album 1992
• "Astronautti ja merirosvot", Merirosvojen kauhu (2018)

France

• "L'astronaute et l'amphibie", Le Fantôme #323 – #324 (1970)
• Johnny #1 – #6 (1970; incomplete story)
• "L'astronaute et l'amphibie", Le Fantôme #443 (1973)
• "L'astronaute et l'amphibie", Le Fantôme Album #49 (1974)

Greece

• "Ο αστροναυτης και οι πειρατες" (romanized as "O astronaftis kai oi peirates"), Fantom #29 (1976)

Iceland

• Vikan March 14, 1963 – September 19, 1963

India

• "Around the Moon", Indrajal Comics #25 (1966)
• "விண்வெளி வீரன் எங்கே?" (romanized as "Vinveli Veeran Enge?"), Muthu Comics #65 (1977)
• "Tryst with Destiny", Indrajal Comics Vol. 21 No. 33 (1984)
• "காணாமல் போன ராக்கெட்" (romanized as "Kanamal pona rocket"), Rani Comics #277 (1996)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent November 25, 1962 – June 2, 1963

Italy

• "L'astronauta e l'anfibio" L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #51 (1963)
• "L'astronauta e l'anfibio", L'Uomo Mascherato #167 (1970)
• "L'astronauta e l'anfibio", Serie Cronologica #57 (1973)

Mexico

• "El Astronauta y los Piratas", El Informador January 13, 1963 – July 21, 1963

New Zealand

• The Phantom #487 – #488

Norway

• Vi menn 29/1963 – 4/1964
• "Astronauten som forsvant", Fantomet 4/1971
• "Astronaut savnet", Fantomet 26/1974
• "Den forsvunne astronauten", Fantomet 17 – 20/1999
• "Astronauten som forsvant", Fantomet Kronologisk #20 (2021)

Panama

• The Star & Herald ?, 1963 – ?, 1963

Portugal

• "Piratas do século XX", Mundo de Aventuras #783 (1964)
• "Piratas do século XX", Heróis Inesquecíveis #7 (1997)

Spain

• "El astronauta y los piratas", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #3 (2018)
• "El astronauta y los piratas", Héroes del Cómic #7 (2021)

Sweden

• "Astronauten och piraterna", Vecko-Revyn 34/1965 – 9/1966
• "Den försvunne astronauten", Fantomen 17/1966
• Lektyr 48/1985 – 3/1986
• "Astronaut saknad!", Fantomen 18/1974
• "I piraternas våld", Fantomen Christmas Album 1992
• "Den försvunne astronauten", Fantomen 17 – 20/1999
• "Den försvunna astronauten", Sy Barry Söndagsäventyr #1 (2001)
• "Den försvunne astronauten", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 4 (2017)
• "Astronauten och piraterna", Piraternas skräck (2018)

Turkey

• "Fidye", Kızılmaske #244 – #246 (1978)
• "Fidye", Kızılmaske Albüm #75 – #76 (197?)
• "Fidye", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #44 – #45
• "Fidye", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #32
• "Fidye", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #11
• "Astronot ve Korsanlar", Kızılmaske #8 (2014)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح ورائد الفضاء المفقود" (romanized as "Alshabah wa raed alfadaa almafqoud"), Samir #424 – #437 (1964)

United Kingdom

• TV Tornado #9 – #17 (1967)

USA

• Anderson Herald November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Birmingham News November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• Charleston Gazette-Mail November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• Cumberland Sunday Times November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Danville Register November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Democrat November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• Farmington Daily Times November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Gadsden Times November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Honolulu Advertiser November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Montgomery Advertiser November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The News Tribune November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• La Opinión November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• Orlando Sentinel November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• San Antonio Light November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• San Francisco Examiner November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• St. Petersburg Times November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• The Tampa Tribune November 4, 1962 – May 12, 1963
• El Diario de Nueva York/El Diario La Prensa December 2, 1962 – June 9, 1963 (from May 2, 1963 in El Diario La Prensa)
• The Phantom Sundays Special Edition #3 (1990) (part 1 only)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Seven 1960–1963 (2020)

West Germany

• "Die Dschungelgeist greift ein", Phantom #63 (1976)
• "Die Dschungelgeist greift ein", Phantom Super-band #6

Yugoslavia

• "Na Pacifiku", Super EKS Almanah #45 (1983)