The Inexorables

The Inexorables (aka The Phantom Goes to War)
Start date:	February 2nd, 1942
End date:	January 9th, 1943
# of strips:	294 (49 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore & Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Phantom's Treasure"
Followed by:	"Bent Beak Broder"

"The Inexorables" or "The Phantom Goes to War" is the 16th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy.

As of 2023 it's the longest daily story, running for 49 weeks.

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Diana Palmer
• Dave Palmer
• Lily Palmer (mentioned)
• Byron
• Timo
• Guran

One-time characters

• Major Kirk
• Lieutenant Kuraki/Kurachi
• General Kormura/Komura
• Chief Big Wind
• Chief Thin Bird

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
• Oolan River
• Loulan Sector

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo
• Wambesi

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Tit-Bits #1826 – #1877 (1944-45)
• "Rumbo a Bengali", El Gorrión #7?? – 8?? (1948)

Australia

• "The Phantom Goes to War", The Phantom #27 – #30 (1950-1951)
• "The Phantom Goes to War", Giantsize Phantom #17 – #20
• "The Phantom Goes to War", The Phantom #910A (1988)
• "The Phantom Goes to War", The Phantom #1041 (1993)
• "The Phantom Goes to War", The Phantom #1274 (2000)
• "The Phantom Goes to War", The Phantom #1830 (2019)

Brazil

• "Guerra no Oriente", O Globo Juvenil #752 – #952 (1942-1943)
• "Guerra no Oriente", Almanaque do Fantasma (1976)
• "A invasão de Bengala!", O Fantasma #7 and "A Vitória em Bengala!", #8 (1970)
• "A Invasão de Bengala" and "A Vitória em Bengala", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #14 (1995)
• "Os Implacáveis", O Fantasma #2 (2014)
• "O Fantasma Vai à Guerra", O Fantasma Vai a Guerra e Outras Histórias (2024)

Canada

• La Patrie February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• L'Action catholique March 4, 1942 – January 30, 1943

Finland

• "Mustanaamio lähtee sotaan", Ilta-Sanomat November 25, 2016 – February 21, 2017

France

• "Troubles à Bengali", Le Fantôme du Bengale #15, "Les Japs attaquent", #16, "Attaque aérienne", #17, "La jungle envahie", #18 (1950; incomplete)
• "L'implacable ennemi", Le Fantôme (Remparts) #21, and "Lutte sans Merci", #22 and "Les Enfants de la Gloire", #23 (1964)
• "L'implacable ennemi", Le Fantôme (Remparts) #348, and "Lutte sans Merci", #349 and "Les Enfants de la Gloire", #350 (1971)

Italy

• "Gli implacabili", L'Uomo Mascherato #46, "Lotta senza respiro", L'Uomo Mascherato #47, and "Figli della gloria", #48 (1963)
• "Gli implacabili", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #164, "Lotta senza respiro", #165, and "Figli della gloria", #166 (1966)
• "Gli implacabili", Phantom #16 (1992)
• "Gli implacabili", Phantom #185
• "Gli implacabili", The Phantom #3 (2015)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #87 – #91
• The Phantom #121 – #123

Norway

• Aftenposten November 13, 1945 – March 16, 1946 (incomplete)
• "Krig i jungelen", Fantomet Spesial #9 (2001)

Spain

• "Guerra en oriente", El Hombre Enmascarado #49, "Terror en la selva", #50, "En poder del enemigo", #51, "El triunfo del Hombre Enmascarado", #52, "Expedicion nocturna", #53, "Ataque aéreo", #54, "Cercados por las llamas", #55, "Expedicion nocturna", #56, "Еl héroe del Olan", #57 (194?)
• "Invasión", El Hombre Enmascarado #23 and "Guerra en la Selva", #24 (1971)
• "La invasion Japonesa", El Hombre Enmascarado #31 and #32 (1976)
• "Invasión", El Hombre Enmascarado #2 and "El héroe del Olán", #3 (1983)
• "Feroz invasión", El Hombre Enmascarado #52, "Gatillos de muerte", #53, "Tanques en la jungla", #54 and #55 (1991)
• "Los inexorables (El Fantasma va a la guerra)", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #10 (2021)

Sweden

• "Krig i djungeln", Wilson McCoy - de opublicerade äventyren (2000)

USA

• The Alabama Journal February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Carthage Evening Press February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Chester Times February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Daily Item February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Decatur Daily February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Evening News February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Greensboro Record February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Hanford Morning Journal February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Hanford Sentinel February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Herald News February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Monessen Daily Independent February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Oxnard Press-Courier February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Richmond Times-Dispatch February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Rome Daily Sentinel February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Sandusky Register Star News February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Syracuse Herald Journal February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Washington Reporter February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• The Winchester Sun February 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943
• Charleston Daily Mail August 3, 1942 – January 9, 1943 - the last twenty-three weeks only
• The Coos Bay Times January 4, 1943 – January 9, 1943 - the last week only
• The Nippu Jiji/The Hawaii Times October 7, 1942 – July 24, 1943 - without the first twenty three weeks
• Ace Comics #77 – #96 (1943–1945)
• The Phantom (1973) - the last sixteen weeks only
• The Inexorables (1992)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies Vol. Four 1940–1943 (2012)