The Blue Giant

The Blue Giant
Start date:	December 28th, 1975
End date:	April 11th, 1976
# of strips:	16 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Golden Beach"
Followed by:	"Joonkar and the Slavers"

"The Blue Giant" is the 98th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Rex

One-time characters

• The Blue Giant (made of metal)
• Aliens
• Oongaan villagers

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • Oongaan Village

Tribes

• Oongan

Vehicles

• Alien Spaceship

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Horned Star Demons" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

See also

• "The Test" by Bill Harris and Bill Lignante
• "How The Phantom Saved The Earth" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #592 (1992)
• The Phantom #795 (1992)
• The Phantom #1026 (1992)
• The Phantom #1579 (2010)

Brazil

• O Globo April 14, 1978 – May 20, 1978
• "O Gigante Azul", O Fantasma Gold #2 (2002)

Colombia

• El Tiempo February 1, 1976 – May 23, 1976

Denmark

• "Den blå kæmpe", Serie-pocket #18 (1977)

Finland

• Seura 47/1976-11/1977
• "Sininen jätti", Sarjakirja #39 (1977)
• "Sininen jätti", Mustanaamio Year Album 1990
• "Sininen jättiläinen", Mustanaamio 9 – 12/2007

France

• "Le géant bleu", Le Fantôme #472 (1978)

Iceland

• Vikan December 30, 1976 – April 21, 1977 (the first week and the last week of the prevoius story out of order)

India

• The Illustrated Weekly of India June 13, 1976 – September 26, 1976
• "The Monster from Mars", Indrajal Comics #289 (1977)
• "The Hostile Giant", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 38 (1987)
• "வானவெளி அரக்கன்" (romanized as "Vana veli arakkan"), Rani Comics #254
• Phantom #57

Indonesia

• "Raksasa Biru vs Phantom", Raksasa Biru vs Phantom (1980)
• "Phantom v.s. Monster U.F.O." (traced for trading card series)

Italy

• "Il gigante blu", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #86 (1978)
• "Il gigante blu", Phantom #383

Norway

• "Den blå kjempen", Serie-pocket #24 (1977)
• "Den blå kjempen", Fantomet 25/1990
• "Den blå kjempen", Serie-pocket #222 (1997)
• "Den blå kjempen", Fantomet 8 – 11/2007

Portugal

• "Fantasma Contra O Gigante Vermelho", Grilo #53 – #63 (1976)
• "Fantasma Contra O Gigante Vermelho", Grilo Colecção Completa (1976)

Spain

• "El gigante Azul", El Hombre Enmascarado #5 (1988)

Sweden

• "Den blå jätten", Serie-pocket #57 (1977)
• "Blå jätten", Fantomen Christmas Album 1990
• "Den blå jätten", Fantomen 9 – 12/2007
• "Den blå jätten", Fantomens Skattkammare #13 (2026)

Turkey

• "Mavi Dev'e Karşı", Kızılmaske #181 – #182 (1977)
• "Mavi Dev", Kızılmaske #26 – #27 (198?)
• "Mavi Dev", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #67
• "Mavi Dev", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #15
• "Mavi Dev", Kızılmaske #12 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• Bluefield Daily Telegraph December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• Cumberland Sunday Times December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The Danville Register December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The Gadsden Times December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The Huntsville Times December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The Kingsport Times-News December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The News Tribune December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• The Robesonian December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• Rome News-Tribune December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976
• San Antonio Light December 28, 1975 – April 11, 1976

Yugoslavia

• "Плави див"/"Plavi div", Politikin Zabavnik #1805 – #1806 (1986)