The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber
Start date:	July 28th, 1940
End date:	December 29th, 1940
# of strips:	23
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Fire Goddess"
Followed by:	"The Saboteurs"

"The Beachcomber" is the 4th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran
• Manna Day

One-time characters

• Whitey
• Slick
• Joe
• Bat

Tribes

• Mesabi (mentioned)
• Svanga (mentioned)
• Llongo
• Bandar

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Skull Throne
        • The Treasure Room
• USA
  • New York
    • Ed's Place

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• This is the first Phantom story where the Phantom Treasure (located in what decades later would be called the Small Treasure Room) is mentioned and seen.
• The Phantom tells Manna, Whitey and the judge about the origin of the Phantom. This is the second time he's seen revealing it to anyone, the first time being to Diana in "The Singh Brotherhood" where he also states that the only ones allowed to know about it is the Phantom's eldest son, and his supposed wife.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Fire Goddess" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Crítica Aventuras ? – ?

Australia

• The Phantom #44 (1952)
• Giantsize Phantom #4 (1957)
• The Phantom #222 (1962)
• The Phantom #1032 (1993)
• The Phantom #1343 (2003)

Brazil

• "Missão de justiça", Gibi #226 – #294 (1940-1941)
• "O Vagabundo da Praia", O Fantasma: Sempre aos Domingos (2006)

Canada

• La Patrie July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940

Finland

• "Epäilty murhasta", Mustanaamio 16 – 18/1996

France

• Robinson #246 – #267 (1941; one Sunday page missing)
• "Recherché pour meurtre", Le Fantôme #394 – #397 (1972)
• "Recherché pour meurtre", L'âge d'or – Le Fantôme #1 (1980)

Italy

• "La banda degli assassini", Serie Cronologica #8 – #11 (1972)
• "La banda degli assassini", L'epoca d'oro di Phantom #1 (1980)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #166 – #167
• The Phantom #410 – #411

Norway

• "Etterlyst for mord", A-magasinet 16–38/1941
• "Etterlyst for mord", Fantomet 16 – 18/1996

The Philippines

• The Tribune September 15, 1940 – February 16, 1941

Serbia

• "Obalska skitnica", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (2015)

Spain

• "La banda de los asesinos", Phantom #2 (1998)

Sweden

• "Efterlyst för mord", Vecko-Revyn 18 – 40/1943
• "Efterlyst för mord", Fantomen Christmas Album 1945
• "Sabotörerna", Fantomen 8/1962 (edited together with "The Saboteurs")
• "Efterlyst för mord", Fantomen Christmas Album 1995 - facsimile reprint of 1945 Christmas Album
• "Misstänkt för mord", Fantomen 16 – 18/1996

USA

• Charleston Daily Mail July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• The Milwaukee Sentinel July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• La Opinión July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• Richmond Times-Dispatch July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• San Antonio Light July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• San Francisco Examiner July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• St. Petersburg Times July 28, 1940 – December 29, 1940
• St. Petersburg Times December 8, 1940 – December 29, 1940 - the last four weeks only
• "The Beachcomber", King Comics #65 – #71 (1941-1942)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume One 1939–1942 (2012)
• Sundays Archive: Full Size Half Pages 1939-1942 (2016)