The Limper

The Limper
Start date:	August 20th, 1961
End date:	October 29th, 1961
# of strips:	11 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy, Carmine Infantino, and Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Fluffy"
Followed by:	"Queen Samaris XII"

"The Limper" is the 58th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy, Carmine Infantino, and Bill Lignante.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil

One-time characters

• Old Wolna

Locations

• Deep Woods
  • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Llongo

Organizations

Vehicles

Behind the scenes

• McCoy's final Sunday page was published on September 17, 1961.
• Carmine Infantino drew only one Sunday page, published on September 24, 1961.
• Bill Lignante finished the story from October 1, 1961 and onwards.
• Ray Moore auditioned to return as the artist. A sample panel from his version of the October 1, 1961 page has been published in Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 2.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El tigre rengo", El Fantasma #47 (1962)
• "El tigre rengo", El Espectro #98 (1967)
• "El tigre rengo", El Espectro #112 (1969)
• "El Rengo", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)

Australia

• The Phantom #346 (1967)
• The Phantom #501 (1973)
• The Phantom #679 (1979)
• The Phantom #909 (1988)
• The Phantom #1297 (2001)

Brazil

• "O Terror da Selva", Fantasma #68 (1962)

Canada

• Le Soleil August 19, 1961 – October 28, 1961
• La Patrie August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961

Colombia

• El Tiempo December 3, 1961 – February 11, 1962

Denmark

• "Den menneskeædende tiger" Fantomet pocket #4 (1985; edited together with "Fluffy")

Finland

• Seura 10 – 21/1962
• "Ihmissyöjätiikeri", Sarjakirja #100 (1985; edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Ihmissyöjätiikeri", Mustanaamio 22/2010

France

• "Le tigre boiteux", Les héros de l'aventure - Extra issue Summer 1967

Iceland

• Vikan, January 4, 1962 – March 15, 1962

India

• "The Limper", Indrajal Comics #12 (1965)
• "The Stalking Fury", Indrajal Comics Vol. 20 No. 47 (1983)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent September 10, 1961 – November 19, 1961

Italy

• "La tigre zoppa", L'Uomo Mascherato #10 (1962, with two extra panels by a local artist)
• "La tigre zoppa", I Classici dell'Avventura #50 (1963)
• "La tigre zoppa", Phantom #74

Mexico

• El Informador October 29, 1961 – January 7, 1962

New Zealand

• The Phantom #470

Norway

• Vi menn 18 – 28/1962
• "Den menneskeetende tigeren", Fantomet 7/1980 (edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Den menneskeetende tigeren", Serie-pocket #104 (1985; edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Menneskeeteren", Fantomet 21/2010

Spain

• "El tigre cojo", Phantom #27 (1999)

Sweden

• "Den människoätande tigern", Vecko-Revyn 4/1964 – 23/1964
• "Den människoätande tigern", Fantomen 6/1966 (edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Den människoätande tigern", Serie-pocket #148 (1985; edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Den människoätande tigern", Fantomen 22/2010 (colored by Reprostugan)
• "Den människoätande tigern", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 2 (2016; edited together with "Fluffy")
• "Den människoätande tigern", Fantomens Skattkammare #3 (2025, colored by Reprostugan)

Turkey

• "Insan Avcısi", Kızılmaske #227 – #228 (1977)
• "Insan Avcısi", Kızılmaske Albüm #70 (197?)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح والنمر الأعرج" (romanized as "Alshabah wa alnemr ala'araj"), Samir #382 – #385 (1963)

United Kingdom

• "The Tiger in the Grass", TV Tornado Annual 1969 (1968; heavily edited)

USA

• Anderson Herald August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Birmingham News August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Charleston Gazette-Mail August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Cumberland Sunday Times August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Democrat August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Gadsden Times August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Honolulu Advertiser August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Huntsville Times August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Farmington Daily Times August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Montgomery Advertiser August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The News Tribune August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• La Opinión August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Orlando Sentinel August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• San Antonio Light August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• San Francisco Examiner August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• St. Petersburg Times August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Tampa Tribune August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• The Virginian Pilot August 20, 1961 – October 29, 1961
• "The Limper", The Phantom Sundays Special Edition #3 (1990)
• "The Limper", Comics Revue #203 – #206 (2002)
• "The Limper", The Complete Sundays: Volume Seven 1960–1963 (2020)