The Impostor (Sunday story)

The Impostor
Start date:	March 1st, 1942
End date:	October 11th, 1942
# of strips:	33 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Return of the Sky Band"
Followed by:	"Castle in the Clouds"

"The Impostor" is the 7th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran
• Trader Joe

One-time characters

• Jane Dever
• Reverend Dever

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Bandar
• Gongi

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "The Impostor" appears in the first strip of the story.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Impostor" by Lee Falk, Walmir Amaral, and Milton Sardella

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El Impostor", Libro de Oro #20 (1965)

Australia

• The Phantom #70 (1954)
• The Phantom #156 (1959)
• The Phantom #260 (1964)
• The Phantom #400 (1969)
• The Phantom #569 (1975)
• The Phantom #758 (1982)
• The Phantom #1069 (2000)
• The Phantom #1550 (2009)

Austria

• "Der Hochstapler", Phantom – Die Legende #2 (2026)

Brazil

• Gibi #477 – #612 (1942-1943)
• "O Impostor", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2059 (1952)
• "O Impostor", O Fantasma: Sempre aos Domingos (2006)

Canada

• La Patrie March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942

Denmark

• "Det falske Fantomet", Serie-pocket #30 (1980)

Finland

• "Väärä mustanaamio", Sarjakirja #53 (1980)

France

• "L'imposteur", Le Fantôme du Bengale #24 (1951)
• "L'imposteur", Le Fantôme #405 – #409 (1972)
• "L'imposteur", L'âge d'or – Le Fantôme #2 (1980)

Italy

• "L'impostore", Serie Cronologica #19 – #23 (1972)
• "L'impostore", L'epoca d'oro di Phantom #2
• Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (2017)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #171 – #173
• The Phantom #415 – #417

Norway

• Allers 33–34/1945 – 9–10/1946
• "Det falske Fantomet", Serie-pocket #45 (1980)
• "Det falske Fantomet", Serie-pocket #223 (1998)

Serbia

• "Varalica", Biblioteka Nostalgija #2 (2015)

Spain

• "El impostor" El Hombre Enmascarado #25 and "Justicia en la selva", #26 (1942)
• "El impostor" El Hombre Enmascarado #025 and "Justicia en la selva", #026 (1960)

Sweden

• "Den falske Fantomen", Vecko-Revyn 48/1944 – 27/1945
• "Den falske Fantomen", Fantomen Christmas Album 1946
• "Den falske Fantomen", Fantomen 7/1962
• "Den falske Fantomen", Serie-pocket #90 (1980)
• "Den falske Fantomen", Fantomen Christmas Album 1996 - facsimile reprint of 1946 Christmas Album
• "Den falske Fantomen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1959, Del 1 (2010)

USA

• Charleston Daily Mail March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• Cumberland Sunday Times March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• The Milwaukee Sentinel March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• La Opinión March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• San Antonio Light March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• St. Petersburg Times March 1, 1942 – October 11, 1942
• King Comics #86 — #94 (1943–1944)
• "The Imposter", The Complete Sundays: Volume One 1939–1942 (2012)