The Heirs (daily story)

The Heirs
Start date:	December 18th, 1978
End date:	May 19th, 1979
# of strips:	132 strips (22 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Jungle City"
Followed by:	"Jungle Gold"

"The Heirs" is the 140th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry. It was run alongside the Sunday story with the same name and content.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 1st Phantom (mentioned)
• The 3rd Phantom (mentioned)
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Kit and Heloise
• Lily Palmer
• Dave Palmer
• Hero
• Devil
• Guran
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Miss Tagama
• Old man Mozz
• Dr. Henry
• Trader Joe
• Dr Axel
• Lamanda Luaga
• President Goranda (mentioned)
• Mandrake (in flashback)
• Lothar (in flashback)
• Gogo (unnamed)
• Totu (unnamed)
• Tondo (unnamed)
• Tondo's grandson (unnamed)
• Fraka
• Chee Chee
• Joomba
• Kateena

One-time characters

• Fola (Falcon)
• Esma and Daphne (Trader Joe's donkeys)

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Phantom Crypt
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Minor Treasure Room
      • The Major Treasure Room
      • The Radio Control Room
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Mawitaan
    • Mawitaan Airport
    • Presidential Palace
  • Ossewan Prison
  • Box 7
• USA
  • New York
    • Palmer residence
    • United Nations Headquarters

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• United Nations

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom moves, the jungle catches fire

Behind the scenes

• Rich Buckler was an uncredited background penciller assistant on this story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Boda en la cueva de la calavera", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #4 (1980)

Australia

• The Phantom #822 (1985)
• The Phantom #848A (1986)
• The Phantom #1312 (2002)

Brazil

• "Os Bebés do Fantasma", Fantasma Especial: Os Bebés do Fantasma (1979)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste May 10, 1979 – October 2, 1979 (first strip missing)

Denmark

• "Det 22. Fantomet", Fantomet #122 (1979)
• Djursland September 22, 1980 – December 4, 1980 (the first four and many other strips missing)
• Aalborg Stiftstidende October 25, 1980 – January 12, 1981 (the first four and many other strips missing)
• Horsens Folkeblad October 27, 1980 – January 15, 1981 (the first four and many other strips missing)

Finland

• "22. Mustanaamio", Fantomet 19/1979
• "22. Mustanaamio", Sarjakirja #123 (1987)
• Ilta-Sanomat September 8, 2021 – October 15, 2021

Hungary

• "Az örökösök", Kockás 2021/7

Iceland

• Tíminn September 25, 1979 – March 4, 1980

India

• "Phantom's Generations", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #29
• "Phantom's Generations", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #84

Italy

• "I figli dell'Ombra", Phantom #77

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979

Mexico

• El Informador February 15, 1979 – July 17, 1979

Norway

• Aftenposten September 11, 1979 – February 13, 1980
• "Det 22. Fantomet", Fantomet 24/1979
• "Det 22. Fantomet", Serie-pocket #131 (1988)
• "Det 22. Fantomet", Fantomet Gullalderen #5 (2012)

Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea Post-Courier October 6, 1980 – March 9, 1981

Portugal

• "Fantasma tem um Filho", Mundo de Aventuras #370 (1980)

Spain

• Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #8 (1986)
• "Los herederos", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #69 (1999)

Sweden

• "Den 22:e Fantomen", Fantomen 20/1979
• Svenska Dagbladet October 23, 1979 – March 29, 1980
• Göteborgs-Tidningen January 31, 1980 – July 5, 1980
• Nerikes Allehanda October 24, 1980 – March 24, 1981
• Eesti Päevaleht May 21, 1983 – October 19, 1983
• Folkbladet December 27, 1989 – April 10, 1990
• Östgöten December 27, 1989 – April 10, 1990

Turkey

• "Çifte Mutluluk", Kızılmaske Albüm #96 – #97 - the first four daily strips missing
• "Çifte Mutluluk", Kızılmaske Albüm #117 – #118 - the first four daily strips missing
• "Çifte Mutluluk", Kızılmaske Albüm #71 – #72 - the first four daily strips missing
• "Varisler", Kızılmaske #14 (2014)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail July 5, 1979 – December 5, 1979

USA

• Bangor Daily News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Charlotte News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Chippewa Herald December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Daily American December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Daily Item December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Daily Journal December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Gadsden Times December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Green Bay Press-Gazette December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Herald News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Indianapolis News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Morning News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The News Journal December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Observer-Reporter December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Orlando Sentinel December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Reading Eagle December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Red Bank Register December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Republican Herald December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• Rome News-Tribune December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Tuscaloosa News December 18, 1978 – May 19, 1979
• The Montgomery Advertiser February 3, 1979 – May 19, 1979 (beginning missing, Saturday strips only)
• Anchorage Daily News March 18, 1979 – May 19, 1979 - the last ten weeks only
• "The Heirs", Comics Revue #445-446 (2023)
• "The Heirs", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Eight 1978–1980 (2023)

Yugoslavia

• "Венчање" (romanized as "Venčanje"), Politikin Zabavnik #1619 – #1620 (1983)

Awards

• Best story (Norway) 1979

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"