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The Charlotte News was an American newspaper that published "The Phantom" daily strip from 1955 to 1985 and Sunday strip from 1982 to 1985. Sunday strips had been published on Friday.
History
The Charlotte News was the afternoon newspaper in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Published stories
Daily stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Slimming of Prince Tagon" | March 14, 1955 | May 21, 1955 | |
| "Captain Kidder's Treasure" | May 23,1955 | July 30, 1955 | |
| "Dr Axel and the Witchmen" | August 1, 1955 | October 8, 1955 | |
| "Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man" | October 10, 1955 | January 21, 1956 | |
| "The Wisdom of Solomon" | January 23, 1956 | February 25, 1956 | |
| "U-Town" | February 27, 1956 | May19, 1956 | |
| "The Grove of the Sleeping Giant" | May 21, 1956 | September 1, 1956 | |
| "The Shoplifters" | September 3, 1956 | November 17, 1956 | |
| "The Heavyweight Champion" | November 19, 1956 | January 12, 1957 | |
| "Wambo the Gambler" | January 14, 1957 | March 30, 1957 | |
| "The White Princess" | April 1, 1957 | June 29, 1957 | |
| "The Valley of No Return" | July 1, 1957 | September 21, 1957 | |
| "The Crown Jewels of Corba" | September 23, 1957 | December 21, 1957 | |
| "The Scorpia" | December 23, 1957 | May 3, 1958 | |
| "The Two Signs" | May 5, 1958 | August 23, 1958 | |
| "The Crybaby" | August 25, 1958 | November 1, 1958 | |
| "The Underwater Diamond Thieves" | November 3, 1958 | March 7, 1959 | |
| "The Betrothal" | March 9, 1959 | June 13, 1959 | |
| "The Swamp Rats" | June 15, 1959 | October 3, 1959 | |
| "The Flying Horse" | October 5, 1959 | January 16, 1960 | |
| "The Reporter" | January 18, 1960 | April 2, 1960 | |
| "The Monkey Mail" | April 4, 1960 | August 6, 1960 | |
| "The Jungle Olympics" | August 8, 1960 | October 29, 1960 | |
| "The 50th Wife" | October 31, 1960 | February 25, 1961 | |
| "The Iron Dragon" | February 27, 1961 | May 13, 1961 | |
| "The Werewolf" | May 15, 1961 | August 19, 1961 | |
| "The Slave Market of Mucar" | August 21, 1961 | February 10, 1962 | |
| "The Epidemic" | February 12, 1962 | June 16, 1962 | |
| "The Wharf Rats" | June 18, 1962 | October 13, 1962 | |
| "The Mysterious Ambassador" | October 15, 1962 | June 1, 1963 | |
| "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | June 3, 1963 | December 14, 1963 | |
| "The Drummer of Timpenni" | December 16, 1963 | March 21, 1964 | |
| "The Reef" | March 23, 1964 | June 27, 1964 | |
| "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" | June 29, 1964 | December 12, 1964 | |
| "The Bad Ones" | December 14, 1964 | April 17, 1965 | |
| "The Hanta Witch" | April 19, 1965 | July 31, 1965 | |
| "Prince Hali and the White Stallion" | August 2, 1965 | January 1, 1966 | |
| "Bullets' Town" | January 3, 1966 | May 28, 1966 | |
| "The Killer" | May 30, 1966 | September 10, 1966 | |
| "The Sea God" | September 12, 1966 | December 24, 1966 | |
| "The Satchel" | December 26, 1966 | March 18, 1967 | |
| "The Crime School" | March 20, 1967 | June 24, 1967 | |
| "Deadman's Point" | June 26, 1967 | September 30, 1967 | |
| "The Rogue Elephant" | October 2, 1967 | January 20, 1968 | |
| "Jungle Olympics" | January 22, 1968 | May 4, 1968 | |
| "The Frame-Up" | May 6, 1968 | July 6, 1968 | |
| "The Hydra" | July 8, 1968 | October 12, 1968 | |
| "The Art Thieves" | October 14, 1968 | February 8, 1969 | |
| "The Masked Ball" | February 10, 1969 | March 22, 1969 | |
| "The Jungle Home" | March 24, 1969 | June 21, 1969 | |
| "Rex, the Missing Heir" | June 23, 1969 | October 4, 1969 | |
| "The Gladiator" | October 6, 1969 | January 17, 1970 | |
| "The Missing Daddy" | January 19, 1970 | April 18, 1970 | |
| "Luaga's Undercover Tour" | April 20, 1970 | July 25, 1970 | |
| "The Mission" | July 27, 1970 | December 5, 1970 | |
| "Yes" | December 7, 1970 | February 13, 1971 | |
| "The Fence" | February 15, 1971 | May 8, 1971 | |
| "The Mysterious Passenger" | May 10, 1971 | July 24, 1971 | |
| "The Vultures" | July 26, 1971 | November 6, 1971 | |
| "The Lost City of Pheenix" | November 8, 1971 | January 8, 1972 | |
| "The Witchman" | January 10, 1972 | April 8, 1972 | |
| "The Tanker-Jackers" | April 10, 1972 | July 15, 1972 | |
| "The Keeper of the Peace" | July 17, 1972 | October 14, 1972 | |
| "The Giant of Kaluga" | October 16, 1972 | January 27, 1973 | |
| "The Trial of Patrolman Zokko" | January 29, 1973 | May 5, 1973 | |
| "The Things" | May 7, 1973 | August 18, 1973 | |
| "Vandal-Looters" | August 20, 1973 | November 24, 1973 | |
| "The Pampered Princess" | November 26, 1973 | March 30, 1974 | |
| "The Curse of the Sacred Image" | April 1, 1974 | August 24, 1974 | |
| "The Normal Life" | August 26, 1974 | December 28, 1974 | |
| "The Cavelands" | December 30, 1974 | April 19, 1975 | |
| "T" | April 21, 1975 | September 13, 1975 | |
| "Hzzz" | September 15, 1975 | November 29, 1975 | |
| "Star of Bangalla" | December 1, 1975 | March 6, 1976 | |
| "Mystery of Kula-Ku" | March 8, 1976 | July 31, 1976 | |
| "S.S. Blitz" | August 2, 1976 | October 30, 1976 | |
| "Return of the Terrorists" | November 1, 1976 | February 19, 1977 | |
| "The Proposal" | February 21, 1977 | April 2, 1977 | |
| "Guardian of the Eastern Dark" | April 4, 1977 | August 13, 1977 | |
| "The Tyrant of Tarakimo" | August 15, 1977 | October 29, 1977 | |
| "Phantom Wedding" | October 31, 1977 | February 4, 1978 | |
| "The Three Bandits" | February 6, 1978 | April 15, 1978 | |
| "Return to Tarakimo" | April 17, 1978 | September 16, 1978 | |
| "Jungle City" | September 18, 1978 | December 16, 1978 | |
| "The Heirs" | December 18, 1978 | May 19, 1979 | |
| "Jungle Gold" | May 21, 1979 | September 8, 1979 | |
| "The Return of General Bababu" | September 10, 1979 | February 16, 1980 | |
| "The Tree House" | February 18, 1980 | July 19, 1980 | |
| "The Poachers" | July 21, 1980 | November 1, 1980 | |
| "Gooroo's Jungle Muggers" | November 3, 1980 | April 4, 1981 | |
| "The Hostages" | April 6, 1981 | July 4, 1981 | |
| "The Phantom's Vacation" | July 6, 1981 | September 12, 1981 | |
| "The Return of Gooroo's Mob" | September 14, 1981 | January 16, 1982 | |
| "Tale of Rex" | January 18, 1982 | September 11, 1982 | |
| "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" | September 13, 1982 | February 12, 1983 | |
| "Ughland" | February 14, 1983 | July 2, 1983 | |
| "Visit to Baronkhan" | July 4, 1983 | November 26, 1983 | |
| "Luck and Wealth" | November 28, 1983 | May 26, 1984 | |
| "The Kimberly Diamonds" | May 28, 1984 | September 8, 1984 | |
| "The Embassy Siege" | September 10, 1984 | December 22, 1984 | |
| "The Presidents" | December 24, 1984 | June 1, 1985 | |
| "Drug Busters" | June 3, 1985 | September 7, 1985 | |
| "The Lake Lady" | September 9, 1985 | November 1, 1985 | incomplete story |
Sunday stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Kit and the Little People" | April 9, 1981 | April 9, 1982 | the last week only |
| "The Terrorists" | April 16, 1982 | September 3, 1982 | |
| "The Missing Link Family" | September 10, 1982 | January 14, 1983 | |
| "Mysterious Karapura" | January 21, 1983 | July 29, 1983 | |
| "The Eastern Dark" | August 5, 1983 | January 27, 1984 | |
| "The Golden Beach of Keela-Wee" | February 3, 1984 | May 4, 1984 | |
| "The Deadliest Animals in the Jungle" | May 11, 1984 | August 17, 1984 | |
| "The Third Phantom" | August 24, 1984 | February 15, 1985 | |
| "The Whispering Grove" | February 22, 1985 | June 7, 1985 | |
| "The Forest Giants" | June 14, 1985 | October 25, 1985 | without the last ten weeks |