The Hijackers

The Hijackers
Start date:	April 27th, 1969
End date:	August 3rd, 1969
# of strips:	15 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Walker's Table"
Followed by:	"The Missing Link"

"The Hijackers" is the 76th 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
• Diana
• Devil
• Hero
• Lily Palmer (mentioned)
• Dave Palmer
• Prince Charl (the Cheap)
• Sela
• Toma

One-time characters

• Perce

Locations

• Bengali
• USA
  • New York
    • Palmer residence
• The Misty Mountains
  • The country of Prince Charl
• Havana (mentioned)

Vehicles

• Phantom's Helicopter

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Yacht Thieves" by Angelo Todaro

Behind the scenes

• When the Swedish comic book Fantomen began publishing the old Sunday stories by Sy Barry, they published this story a little bit out of order since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, were still in fresh memory.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El prìncipe Charl, el miserable", Fantasía #165 (1971)

Australia

• The Phantom #415 (1970)
• The Phantom #581 (1976)
• The Phantom #783 (1983)
• The Phantom #1133 (1996)
• The Phantom #1820 (2018)

Brazil

• "Os Sequestradores", Fantasma #161 (1970)
• "Macaco ou Homem?", O Fantasma #22 (1972)
• "Os Sequestradores", Fantasma #313 (1981)

Canada

• Le Soleil April 25, 1969 – August 1, 1969
• La Patrie April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969

Colombia

• El Tiempo August 17, 1969 – November 23, 1969

Denmark

• "Flyvemaskinepiraterne", Fantomet #24 (1973)
• "Flykaprene", Fantomet Year Album 1978
• "Flyvemaskinepiraterne", Fantomet #318 (1990)

Finland

• Seura 48/1969 – 11/1970
• "Lentokonekaappaus", Mustanaamio 12/1971
• "Konekaapparit", Mustanaamio Year Album 1979
• "Lentokonekaappaus", Mustanaamio 24/1989
• "Lentokonekaapparit", Mustanaamio 4 – 5/2002
• "Lentokonekaappaus", Mustanaamio 1971 (2014)

France

• "Les pirates de l'air", Le Fantôme #446 (1973)
• "Les pirates de l'air", Collection Télé Junior #3 (1982)

Greece

• "'Ο πριγκηψ των ληστών" (romanized as "'O prinkips ton liston"), Fantom #17 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan January 29, 1970 – May 6, 1970

India

• Kumudam November 13, 1969 – February 12, 1970
• "The Hijackers", Indrajal Comics #154 (1972)
• "மாயமாக மறைந்த விமானம்" (romanized as "Mayamai maraintha vimanam"), Rani Comics #196 (1992)
• "The Hijacked Planes", Phantom #17
• "The Hijacked Planes", Phantom #63
• "கடத்தல் படலம்" (romanized as "Kataththal padalam"), Muthu Comics #472 (2023)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent September 7, 1969 – December 14, 1969

Italy

• "I pirati dell'aria", L'Uomo Mascherato #173 (1970)
• "I pirati dell'aria", Serie Cronologica #60 (1973)
• "I pirati dell'aria", Raccolta Super Phantom #3 (1976)

Mexico

• "Atracadores aéreos", El Informador July 6, 1969 – October 12, 1969

The Netherlands

• "De misdadige maharadja", Campus #3 (1982)
• "De misdadige maharadja", Campus #1-5 (1983)

Norway

• Vi menn 1 – 15/1970
• "Flykaprerne", Fantomet 17/1971
• "Flykaprerne", Fantomet Year Album 1978
• "Flykaprerne", Fantomet 4 – 5/2002
• "Flykaprerne", Krønikebok #29 (2006)
• "Flykaprerne", Fantomet Kronologisk #24 (2022)

Portugal

• "Os Assaltantes do Ar", Condor Popular Vol. 79 N.° 2

Spain

• "Los secuestradores", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #6 (2019)

Sweden

• "Prins Carl den billige", Vecko-Revyn 9 – 23/1970
• "Flygplanskaparna" Fantomen 13/1970
• "Flygkaparna" Fantomen Christmas Album 1978
• "Flygkaparna" Fantomen
• "Flygplanskaparna", Fantomen 4 – 5/2002
• "Flygplanskaparna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1970, Del 3 (2021)

Turkey

• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske #61 (1974)
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske Albüm #16 (197?)
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske #8 (19??)
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske Albüm #54
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #22
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #35
• "Şantajcılar", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #12
• "Hava Korsanları", Kızılmaske #10 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• Charleston Gazette-Mail April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• Cumberland Sunday Times April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Danville Register April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Democrat April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Gadsden Times April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Montgomery Advertiser April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969 ‎
• The News Tribune April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• La Opinión April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• Orlando Sentinel April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• San Antonio Light April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• San Francisco Examiner April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• St. Petersburg Times April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Tampa Tribune April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Tuscaloosa News April 27, 1969 – August 3, 1969
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Nine 1966–1970 (2021)