The River Gang

The River Gang
Start date:	January 10th, 1960
End date:	May 22nd, 1960
# of strips:	20 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Childhood of the Phantom"
Followed by:	"The Honeymooners"

"The River Gang" is the 54th Phantom Sunday 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
• Guran

One-time characters

• Fats
• Gyp
• Mike
• Beany
• Sam
• Eddy
• Limpy
• Mike

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Old Jungle Sayings

• When the Phantom is angry, the jungle shakes

Related stories

Remade as

• "The River Pirates" by Lee Falk and Bill Lignante.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La pandilla del rio", El Fantasma #43 (1962)
• "La pandilla del rio", Libro de Oro #21 (1965)

Australia

• "The River Pirates", The Phantom #328 (1966)
• "The River Pirates", The Phantom #482 (1972)
• "The River Pirates", The Phantom #660 (1979)
• "The River Pirates",The Phantom #869 (1986)
• "River Pirates", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "The River Pirates", The Phantom #1532 (2009)

Brazil

• "Os Piratas do Rio", Fantasma #46 (1960)

Canada

• Le Soleil January 9, 1960 – May 21, 1960
• La Patrie January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960

Colombia

• El Tiempo April 24, 1960 – September 4, 1960

Denmark

• "Flodpiraterne", Serie-pocket #8 (1974)

Finland

• Seura 37-46/1960 - the first four and the last six weeks only (the 15th and 16th week published out of order)
• "Virtarosvot", Mustanaamio 1/1968
• "Virran rosvokopla", Sarjakirja #11 (1974)
• "Virtarosvot", Mustanaamio 26/1980
• "Virtarosvot", Mustanaamio 7/1989
• "Virtarosvot", Mustanaamio 1968

France

• "Les pirates du fleuve", Héros de l'aventure #18 (1965)
• "Les pirates du fleuve", Le Fantôme #293 – #294 (1970)

Greece

• "Η σπείρα του ποταμου" (romanized as "I speira tou potamou"), Fantom #23 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan April 28, 1960 – September 22, 1960

India

• "The Phantom's Wrath", Indrajal Comics #361 (1980)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent January 24, 1960 – May 29, 1960 - without the first week

Italy

• "I pirati del fiume", L'Uomo Mascherato #63 (1961)
• "I pirati del fiume", I Classici dell'Avventura #18 (1962)
• "I pirati del fiume", L'Uomo Mascherato #130 (1969)
• "I pirati del fiume", Phantom #67

Mexico

• El Informador March 20, 1960 – July 31, 1960

New Zealand

• The Phantom #465 – #466

Norway

• Vi menn 40/1960-7/1961
• "Flodpiratene", Fantomet 1/1968
• "Flodpiratene", Serie-pocket #2 (1974)
• "Flodpiratene", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "Flodpiratene", Fantomet Kronologisk #6 (2018)

Spain

• "Los piratas de río", Phantom #26 (1999)

Sweden

• "Flodpiraterna", Vecko-Revyn 44/1962 – 11/1963
• "Flodpiraterna", Fantomen 3/1966
• "Flodpiraterna", Serie-pocket #17 (1974)
• "Flodpiraterna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 1 (2016)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وقراصنة النهر" (romanized as "Alshabah wa qarassinat alnahr"), Samir #333 – #338 (1962)

Uruguay

• El Diario February 7, 1960 – June 19, 1960

USA

• Anderson Herald January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Birmingham News January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Charleston Gazette-Mail January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Cumberland Sunday Times January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Democrat January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Farmington Daily Times January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Gadsden Times January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Honolulu Advertiser January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Montgomery Advertiser January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The News Tribune January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• La Opinión January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Orlando Sentinel January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Richmond Times-Dispatch January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• San Antonio Light January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• San Francisco Examiner January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• St. Petersburg Times January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Tampa Tribune January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal January 10, 1960 – May 22, 1960
• The Phantom Sundays Special Edition #2 (1990)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Seven 1960–1963 (2020)

West Germany

• "Die Flusspiraten", Phantom #13 (1968)
• "Die Goldräuber von Bangala", Phantom #84 (1977)
• "Die Goldräuber von Bangala", Phantom Super-band #11
• "Die Goldräuber von Bangalla", Phantom #154 (1980)
• "Die Goldräuber von Bangalla", Phantom Super-band #33