The First Phantom (Sunday story)

The First Phantom
Start date:	May 18th, 1975
End date:	August 10th, 1975
# of strips:	13 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Little Girl"
Followed by:	"The Golden Beach"

"The First Phantom" is the 96th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Objects

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El primer Fantasma", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)

Australia

• The Phantom #587 (1976)
• The Phantom #781 (1983)
• "The First Phantom", The Phantom #1032 (1993)
• "The First Phantom", The Phantom #1653 (2013)
• "The First Phantom", Frew Trade Paperback #1 (2017)

Brazil

• "A História dos Bandar", Fantasma #252 (1977)
• "A História dos Bandar", O Fantasma Magazine #1 (2002)

Colombia

• El Tiempo June 22, 1975 – September 14, 1975

Denmark

• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomet #75 (1977)

Finland

• Seura 14 – 27/1976
• "Mies merestä", Mustanaamio 14/1976
• "Mies merestä", Mustanaamio Year Album 1982
• "Mies merestä", Mustanaamion kronikka 1/1995
• "Mies merestä", Mustanaamio 25/2006 – 1/2007
• "Ensimmäinen Mustanaamio", Mustanaamio Spesiaali (2009)

France

• "La rencontre des pygmées", Le Fantôme #470 (1978)

Iceland

• Vikan May 27, 1976 – August 19, 1976

India

• "முதல் வேதாளனின் கதை" (romanized as "Muthal Vethalanin Kathai"), Muthu Mini Comics #8 (1977)
• "The First Phantom", Indrajal Comics #277 (1977)
• "The Heroic Dynasty", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 32 (1987)

Italy

• "La stora dei Bandar", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #84 (1978)

Norway

• Vi menn 45/1975 – 5/1976
• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomet 11/1976
• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomet Year Album 1982 (edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)
• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomets Krøniker (1984)
• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomet Krønike 1/1989 (edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)
• "Mannen fra havet", Serie-pocket #232 (1999; edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)
• "Mannen fra havet", Fantomet 24 – 26/2006
• "Mannen fra havet", Krønikebok #1 (2000)

Portugal

• "Os Gigantes de Watasa", Pantera Negra #5 (1977)
• "Os Gigantes de Watasa", Pantera Negra Colecção Completa (1978)

Spain

• "Los Pigmeos", El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (1988)

Sweden

• Vecko-Revyn 45/1975 – 5/1976
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen 3/1976 (edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen Christmas Album 1982 (edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen Krönika 1/1993
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen Krönika Band 1 (1999)
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen 25/2006 – 1/2007
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomen app (2013)
• "Mannen från havet", Fantomens historiska äventyr #1 (2025)

Turkey

• "Beklenen Kurtarıcı", Kızılmaske #171 – #172 (1976)
• "Beklenen Kurtarıcı", Kızılmaske Albüm #53 (197?)
• "Beklenen Kurtarıcı", Kızılmaske #64 – #65 (198?)
• "Beklenen Kurtarıcı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #19 – #20
• "Beklenen Kurtarıcı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #8
• "İlk Fantom", Kızılmaske #12 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Atlanta Constitution May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Birmingham News May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Chicago Tribune May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Cumberland Sunday Times May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Danville Register May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Gadsden Times May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Huntsville Times May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Ironton Tribune May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Kingsport Times-News May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Leaf-Chronicle May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Montgomery Advertiser May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• News-Press May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The News Tribune May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• La Opinión May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Orlando Sentinel May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Robesonian May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Rome News-Tribune May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• San Antonio Light May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• Staten Island Advance May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• St. Petersburg Times May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975
• The Tuscaloosa News May 18, 1975 – August 10, 1975

Yugoslavia

• "Divovi Vasaka", Strip 81 #32 (1981)
• "Човек из мора" (romanized as "Čovek iz mora"), Politikin Zabavnik #2730 – #2731 (2004; edited together with "Walker's Table" into one story)