The Childhood of the Phantom (1959 story)

The Childhood of the Phantom
Start date:	June 21st, 1959
End date:	January 3rd, 1960
# of strips:	29 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"A Tale of the Good Mark"
Followed by:	"The River Gang"

"The Childhood of the Phantom" is the 53rd Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 20th Phantom

One-time characters

Locations

• USA
  • Harrison University

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Trivia

• Lee Falk named Harrison University after himself; his middle name is Harrison.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Phantom's Boyhood" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante
• "The Phantom's Boyhood: Diana" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante
• "The Phantom's Boyhood: School" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante

Referenced in

• "The Old Bandar" by Donne Avenell and Özcan Eralp
• "The Final Battle" by Lennart Moberg, Felmang, and Germano Ferri
• "The 21st Phantom" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan
• "The Lethal Trap" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Una historia emocionante", El Fantasma #37 (1961)
• "Una historia emocionante", Libro de Oro #17 (1964)

Australia

• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #325 (1966)
• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #479 (1972)
• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #656 (1979)
• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #865 (1986)
• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "The Childhood of the Phantom", The Phantom #1798 (2017)

Brazil

• "A História do Fantasma", Almanaque Fantasma Magazine 1961

Canada

• Le Soleil June 21, 1959 – January 2, 1960
• La Patrie June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960

Colombia

• El Tiempo October 4, 1959 – April 17, 1960

Denmark

• "Det unge Fantomet", Fantomet SUPER-album (1972)

Finland

• Seura 7-36/1960
• "Nuori Mustanaamio", Suuri sarjakirja (1973)
• "Nuori Mustanaamio", Mustanaamio 1/1966
• "Nuori Mustanaamio", Miten kaikki alkoi (1985)
• "Nuori Mustanaamio", Sarjakirja #123 (1987)
• "Nuori Mustanaamio", Mustanaamio 1966–1967 (2011)

Greece

• "Το παιδικα χρονια του Φαντομ" (romanized as "To paidika chronia tou Fantom"), Fantom #21 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan October 15, 1959 – April 21, 1960 (one week missing)

India

• "The Legendary Heroes", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 14 (1987)
• "யார் பையன்" (romanized as "Yaar payyan"), Rani Comics #306 (1997)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent September 12, 1959 – January 17, 1960 - without the last week

Italy

• "L'infanzia dell'Uomo Mascherato", L'olimpo dei fumetti #13 (1972)
• "L'infanzia dell'Uomo Mascherato", Phantom #47

Mexico

• El Informador August 30, 1959 – March 13, 1960

New Zealand

• The Phantom #335 – #337

Norway

• Vi menn 11 – 39/1960
• "Det unge Fantomet", Fantomet 1/1966
• "Det unge Fantomet", Kjempealbum (1973)
• "Det unge Fantomet", Fantomet 8/1978
• "Det unge Fantomet", Serie-pocket #131 (1987)
• "Det unge Fantomet", Krønikebok #21 (2005)
• "Det unge Fantomet", Fantomet Kronologisk #3 (2017)

Spain

• "La niñez del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #032 and "La juventud del Hombre Enmascarado", #033 (1960)
• "La juventud del Héroe", Phantom #25 (1999)

Sweden

• "Fantomens barndom", Vecko-Revyn 15 – 43/1962
• "Den unge Fantomen", Fantomen 5/1965
• "Den unge Fantomen", Stora Fantomenboken (1973)
• "Den unge Fantomen", Fantomen Krönika 5/2001
• "Den unge Fantomen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1965, Del 1 (2015)

United Arab Republic

• "إبن الشبح" (romanized as "Ibn Alshabah"), Samir #325 – #332 (1962)

Uruguay

• El Diario July 17, 1959 – January 31, 1960

USA

• Anderson Herald June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Birmingham News June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Charleston Gazette-Mail June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Cumberland Sunday Times June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Democrat June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Farmington Daily Times June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Gadsden Times June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Honolulu Advertiser June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Montgomery Advertiser June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The News Tribune June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• La Opinión June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Orlando Sentinel June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Richmond Times-Dispatch June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• San Antonio Light June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• San Francisco Examiner June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• St. Petersburg Times June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Tampa Tribune June 21, 1959 – January 3, 1960
• The Phantom Sundays Special Edition #1 – #2 (1990)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Six 1956–1960 (2019)

West Germany

• "Das unsterbliche Phantom", Phantom #1 (1966)
• "Der Dschungelboy", Phantom #89 (1977)
• "Der Dschungelboy", Phantom Super-band #12

Yugoslavia

• "Детињство и школовање" ("romanized as "Detinjstvo i školovanje"), Politikin Zabavnik #993 (1971)