The Rattle (Gold Key story)

The Rattle
Produced for:	The Phantom #2
# of pgs:	15
Writer:	Lee Falk & Bill Harris
Artist:	Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	Gold Key

"The Rattle" is a 1963 Gold Key story, written by Bill Harris, after an original script by Lee Falk, and with art by Bill Lignante.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• The father of the current Phantom
• Unspecified past Phantom

One-time characters

• The Chief of Llongo
• The King of the Little People

Locations

• Bengali (assumed)
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Lava River
  • Flying Eagle Rock
  • The traditional home of the Little People

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo
• The Little People

Trivia

• This story marks the first appearance of a previous Phantom in a Gold Key story.

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Rattle" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Refers to

• "The Giant Bird of Gandor" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El sonajero", Fantasía #181 (1971)

Australia

• The Phantom #236 (1963)
• The Phantom #370‎ (1968)
• The Phantom #529 ‎ (1974)
• The Phantom #710 ‎ (1981)

Brazil

• "A Lenda do Povo Miúdo", Fantasma #99 (1965)
• "A Lenda do Povo Miúdo", Fantasma #211 (1973)
• "A Lenda da Gente Miúda", Fantasma #320 (1982)

Chile

• "El Cascabel", El Fantasma #1 (1966)

France

• "Défi à l’inconnu", Le Fantôme #11 (1963; redrawn by Enzo Carretti)

Italy

• "Sfida dall'ignoto", L'Uomo Mascherato #31 (1963; redrawn by Enzo Carretti)

USA

• "The Rattle", The Phantom #2 (1963)
• "The Rattle", The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years: Volume #1 (2011)