The Reporter

The Reporter
Start date:	January 18th, 1960
End date:	April 2nd, 1960
# of strips:	66 strips (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Flying Horse"
Followed by:	"The Monkey Mail"

"The Reporter" is the 76th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Blake

One-time characters

• Maggy
• Corporal Jones
• Mooki

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Wambesi village
  • Unnamed Town

Tribes

• Wambesi

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Libro de Oro #4 (1961)
• Libro de Oro #24 (1965)

Australia

• "The Reporter", The Phantom #173 (1960)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #281 (1965)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #426 (1970)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #596 (1976)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #801 (1984)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #1187 (1998)
• "The Reporter", The Phantom #1769 (2016)

Brazil

• "O Mistério do Comandante", Fantasma #45 (1960)
• "O Comandante", O Fantasma #46 (1975)
• "O Repórter", Fantasma #277 (1978)
• "O Comandante", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #35 (1997)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Le Nouvelliste January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Le Progrès du Saguenay February 19, 1960 – April 14, 1960 - without the first three weeks
• L'Action catholique September 23, 1960 – December 10, 1960

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende March 25, 1961 – June 12, 1961
• Horsens Folkeblad January 12, 1962 – March 28, 1962
• Hejmdal February 9, 1962 – April 30, 1962

Finland

• Sarjakuvalehti 11/1963
• "Vakoilija viidakossa", Mustanaamio 2/1966
• "Vakooja viidakossa", Sarjakirja #113 (1986)
• "Vakoilija viidakossa", Mustanaamio 1966–1967 (2011)
• "Reportteri, joka tiesi liikaa", Ilta-Sanomat May 9, 2014 – May 23, 2014

Germany

• Phantom #4 (1997)

Greece

• "Ο αστυνομικοσ ρεπορτερ..." (romanized as "O astynomikos reporter..."), Fantom #66 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn May 28, 1960 – August 19, 1960

India

• "The Phantom's Jungle Patrol", Indrajal Comics #76 (1968)

Italy

• "I segreti della pattuglia", L'Uomo Mascherato #49 (1961)
• "I segreti della pattuglia", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #189 (1966)
• "I segreti della pattuglia", L'olimpo dei fumetti #13 (1972)
• "La polizia della giungla", I Giganti del Fumetto #6 (1975)
• "I segreti della pattuglia", Phantom #52 (1997)
• "I segreti della pattuglia", Phantom #189

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner February 6, 1960 – April 7, 1960

Mexico

• El Informador April 23, 1960 – July 13, 1960

New Zealand

• The Phantom #444 – #446

Norway

• Aftenposten May 29, 1961 – August 12, 1961
• "Spion i jungelen", Fantomet 2/1966
• "Spion i jungelen", Fantomet 20/1975
• "Spion i jungelen", Serie-pocket #117 (1986)
• "Spion i jungelen", Krønikebok #21 (2005)

Spain

• "La identidad secreta", Novelas Gráficas, Serie Amarilla: El Fantasma #21 (1960)
• "Alto secreto", El Hombre Enmascarado #28 (1975)
• "La identitad secreta", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #21 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet July 1, 1961 – September 15, 1961
• Katrineholmskuriren January 8, 1962 – March 23, 1962
• Göteborgs-Tidningen January ?, 1962 – 1962
• Nerikes Allehanda May 18, 1962 – August 6, 1962
• Upsala Nya Tidning October 8, 1973 – December 24, 1973 and December 2, 1997 – February 20, 1998
• "Spion i djungeln", Fantomen 3/1963
• "Spion i djungeln", Fantomen 12/1975

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح والقائد المجهول" (romanized as "Alshabah wa alqaed almajhool"), Samir #255 – #266 (1961)

United Kingdom

• "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #15 (1961)

USA

• The Alabama Journal January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Alliance Times-Herald January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Asheville Times January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Atlanta Constitution January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Bangor Daily News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Beaver County Times January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Birmingham News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Bradford Era January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Bucks County Courier Times January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Carthage Evening Press January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Charleston Daily Mail January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Charlotte News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Cincinatti Post January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Courier-Post January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Daily Advance January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Daily Item January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Daily Standard January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Decatur Daily January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Delaware County Daily Times January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Denton Record-Chronicle January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Evening News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Gloucester County Times January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Green Bay Press-Gazette January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Hanford Sentinel January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Herald News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Jersey Journal January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Johnson City Press January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Laurel Leader-Call January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Leaf-Chronicle January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Ledger-Enquirer January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Lima News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Miami News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Morristown Gazette Mail January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Morning Press January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Morning Sentinel January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Oneonta Star January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Pocono Record January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Portage Daily Register January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Reading Eagle January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Richmond Times-Dispatch January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Rome Daily Sentinel January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Rome News-Tribune January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Sandusky Register Star News January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The State January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Syracuse Herald Journal January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Times Recorder January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• Uniontown Morning Herald January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Washington Reporter January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• The Winchester Sun January 18, 1960 – April 2, 1960
• "The Reporter", Comics Revue #341-342 (2014)
• "The Reporter", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Sixteen 1959–1961 (2019)

West Germany

• "Spion im Dschungel", Phantom #2 (1966)
• "Ein Reporter lernt das Fürchten", Phantom #69 (1977)

Yugoslavia

• "Reporter u džungli", Denis #192 (1980)
• "Строго поверљиво" (romanized as "Strogo poverljivo"), Politikin Zabavnik #1737 (1985)