The Historian

The Historian
Produced for:	The Phantom #14
# of pgs:	14
Writer:	Bill Lignante & Lee Falk
Artist:	Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	Gold Key

"The Historian" is a 1965 Gold Key story by Bill Lignante, based on a script by Lee Falk.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Lieutenant Smith
• The 1st Phantom (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Dr. Heg
• Jade

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Trivia

• Although Col. Weeks has made several appearances in earlier Gold Key stories, this is the first where he has the appearance commonly used in the dailies and Sundays.
• The Jungle Patrol is said to have been founded over 300 years ago, by the first Phantom.

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Master Spy" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Historiador", Fantasma #133 (1967)
• "S.O.S. para a paz", Fantasma #257 (1977)
• "O Estranho Historiador", Fantasma #310 (1981)
• "Estranho Historiador", Novo Almanaque Fantasma #29 (1986)

Chile

• "El historiador", El Fantasma #14 (1967)

Denmark

• "Historikeren", Fantomet Annual (1970)

France

• "Heg l'espion", Le Fantôme #217 (1968)

India

• "ঐতিহাসিক" (romanized as "Oitihasik"), Pujabarshiki 1992

Italy

• "Heg la spia", L'Uomo Mascherato #72 (1968)

Norway

• "Historikeren", Fantomet Gavebok (1970)

Sweden

• "Förrädaren", Fantomens stora presentbok (1969)

United Kingdom

• "The Historian", The Phantom Annual 1968

USA

• "The Historian", The Phantom #14 (1965)
• "The Historian", The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years: Volume #2 (2012)