The Killer

The Killer
Start date:	May 30th, 1966
End date:	September 10th, 1966
# of strips:	90 strips (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Bullets' Town"
Followed by:	"The Sea God"

"The Killer" is the 94th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Dart
• Colonel Weeks
• Patrolman Sandy
• Pretty
• Moogar
• Trader Ed

One-time characters

• Patrolman Smith
• Osa
• Bundo

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Oband (mentioned)
  • The old folk’s village

Tribes

• Llongo

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Vehicles

Old jungle sayings

• The sight of the Phantom on a dark jungle night can freeze the blood.
• When Phantom Moves fast, lightning looks slow.
• Phantom rarely angry. When he is, few can survive his fury.

Behind the scenes

• In Sy Barry - en jubileumskrönika 1961-1991, Trader Ed has been renamed Trader Joe.

Related stories

Preceded by

• "Bullets' Town" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Remade as

• "Killer's Town" by Lee Falk

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Libro de Oro #36 (1967)
• El Espectro #109 (1969)
• "El asesino", Fantasía #162 (1971)

Australia

• "The Killer", The Phantom #340 (1967)
• "The Killer", The Phantom #493 (1973)
• "The Killer", The Phantom #671 (1979)
• "The Killer", The Phantom #886 (1987)
• "The Killer", The Phantom #1280 (2001)

Brazil

• "A Aldeia dos Homens Perdidos?", Fantasma #129 (1967)
• "Mais forte que a lei", Fantasma #255 (1977)
• "O Matador", Fantasma #281 (1979)
• "O Matador", Homens Perversos e Outras Histórias (2023)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• "Le tueur", L'Action October 6, 1966 – January 24, 1967

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende September 23, 1968 – January 9, 1968
• Horsens Folkeblad June 13, 1968 – September 25, 1968
• Hejmdal August 13, 1968 – November 22, 1968

Finland

• "Vainotut", Mustanaamio 20/1976
• "Pakolaiset", Mustanaamio 3/1998
• "Tappaja", Ilta-Sanomat November 28, 2011 – December 19, 2011

France

• "Les evades", Le Fantôme Spécial #90 (1971)

Germany

• "Die Killer", Phantom #94 (2025)

Iceland

• Tíminn May 21, 1967 – September 8, 1967

India

• "The Killers", Indrajal Comics #120 (1970)
• "The Killer", Phantom #14
• "The Killer", Phantom #75

Ireland

• Irish Independent March 3, 1967 – June 16, 1967

Italy

• "Il killer", I Giganti #9 (1967)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966

Mexico

• El Informador October 19, 1966 – January 31, 1967

Norway

• Aftenposten December 8, 1967 – March 25, 1968
• "Jaget", Fantomet 19/1976
• "Jaget!", Fantomet Spesialalbum #8 (1990)
• "Jaget", Fantomet 26/1997
• "Jaget", Krønikebok #40 (2008)
• "Jaget", Fantomet 3/2017

Portugal

• "Crime na selva", Selecções #82 (1968)

Spain

• El Correo September 8, 1966 – December 21, 1966
• "Los asesinos", El Hombre Enmascarado #11 (1974)
• "Los asesinos", El Hombre Enmascarado #8 (1979)
• "El asesino", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (2019)

Sweden

• "Flyktingarna", Fantomen 6/1967
• "Jagad", Fantomen 11/1976
• "Mördaren", Sy Barry - en jubileumskrönika 1961-1991 (1991)
• "Flyktingarna", Fantomen 26/1997
• "Mördaren", Fantomen 25-26/2016
• "Flyktingarna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 2 (2017)

Turkey

• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske #22 – #24 (1973-74)
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske Albüm #6 (197?)
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske Albüm #107 – #108
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske #12 – #14 (198?)
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske Albüm #62 – #63
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #3 – #4
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #60 – #61
• "Kaçaklar", Kızılmaske #3 (2013)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch September 5, 1966 – December 17, 1966

USA

• Appleton Post-Crescent‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Beckley Post Herald May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Beaver County Times May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Bradford Era May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Bucks County Courier Times May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Buffalo Courier-Express‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Charleston Daily Mail May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Charlotte News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Courier-Post May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Daily Item May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Delaware County Daily Times May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Denton Record-Chronicle May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Dispatch‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Evening News‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Gadsden Times‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Green Bay Press-Gazette May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Herald News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Independent-Record May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Indianapolis News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Laurel Leader-Call‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Ledger-Enquirer May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Lima News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Lima News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Miami News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Milwaukee Sentinel May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Oneonta Star May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Orlando Sentinel May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Pocono Record May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Reading Eagle May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Red Bank Register May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Rome Daily Sentinel‎ May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Rome News-Tribune May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Sandusky Register Star News May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Shamokin News-Dispatch May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Syracuse Herald Journal May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Tampa Times May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Uniontown Morning Herald May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• The Washington Reporter May 30, 1966 – September 10, 1966
• Grand Prairie News Texan May 30, 1966 – September 11, 1966
• "The Killer", Comics Revue #413-414 (2020)
• "The Killer", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty 1966–1967 (2020)

West Germany

• "Terror im Dschungel", Phantom #16 (1975)
• "Terror im Dschungel", Phantom Das große Album #3

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine December 16, 1966 – March 31, 1967
• "Potera kroz džunglu", Denis #71 – #73 (1977; in part 3 edited together with "Bullets' Town")
• "Траже се" (romanized as "Traže se"), Politikin Zabavnik #1638 – #1639 (1983)