The Snake Goddess

The Snake Goddess
Start date:	April 13th, 1987
End date:	September 12th, 1987
# of strips:	132 (22 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Tarashima Terrorists"
Followed by:	"Zabadabah"

"The Snake Goddess" is the 161st Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The Phantom
• Chee-Chee
• Tomm
• Guran
• Old Mozz
• The 20th Phantom
• The 8th Phantom
• The 7th Phantom
• Emperor Joonkoor
• Hero
• Devil
• Chief Wambutto
• Chief Llinoto/Llionto
• Oonyatto of Oongaan
• The 17th Phantom
• Prince Lloni
• Queen Doranda, The Snake Goddess
• Diana Palmer-Walker

One-time characters

• Monkey Mail caretaker
• Elder of the Mori

Real-life characters

• Winston Churchill (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • Chamber of Chronicles
  • The Great Swamp
  • Phantomhead peak
  • The Cave of Mozz
  • Mawitaan (mentioned)
  • Castle-in-the-air

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Llongo
• Oongaan
• Mori
• Donaii

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• The Council of Chiefs
• The Jungle Olympics (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• Tomm is called a pygmy and Guran calls him "my dear son".
• According to this story, the 8th Phantom dies of a viper bite in the Great Swamp. This contradicts Lee Falk's later story "The Fourth Son" where the 8th is killed by an archer.
• Oongaan is represented in the Council of Chiefs by Oonyatto, a Jungle Olympics champion. This is likely meant to be the same character as Obiju.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Snake Goddess", The Phantom #899A (1988)
• "The Snake Goddess", The Phantom #1329 (2002)

Brazil

• "A Deusa Serpente", Fantasma Extra #7 (1988)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste October 29, 1987 – April 4, 1988

Denmark

• "Sumpfolkets hævn", Fantomet #302 – #303 (1989)
• Djursland April 3, 1989 – September 18, 1989 and June 22, 1996 – November 25, 1996
• Horsens Folkeblad April 6, 1989 – September 8, 1989 (first two strips missing) and May 10, 1996 – October 14, 1996
• Aalborg Stiftstidende April 20, 1989 – September 21, 1989 and April 18, 1996 – September 23, 1996

Finland

• "Rämekansan kosto", Mustanaamio 19/1988
• "Rämekansan kosto", Mustanaamio 18-19/2008
• "Käärmejumalatar", Ilta-Sanomat November 13, 2023 – December 21, 2023 (due to a printing error, on December 4, 2023 repeated strips from February 16 to February 20, 1987)

Iceland

• Dagur July 21, 1992 – March 18, 1993

India

• "The Snake Goddess", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 27 – Vol. 25 No. 28 (1988)
• "பாம்பு பெண்" (romanized as "Pambu pen"), Rani Comics #290 (1996)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987

Mexico

• El Informador August 3, 1987 – January 11, 1988

Norway

• "Sumpfolkets hevn", Fantomet 18/1988
• Aftenposten May 13, 1988 – October 17, 1988
• "Sumpfolkets hevn", Serie-pocket #198 (1995)
• "Sumpfolkets hevn", Fantomet 17-18/2008

Spain

• "El enigma del pantano", El Hombre Enmascarado #26 – #27 (1990)
• "El enigma del pantano", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #40 (1999?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet December 1, 1987 – May 7, 1988
• "Träskfolkets hämnd", Fantomen 6/1988
• Göteborgs-Tidningen June 16, 1988 – November 5, 1988
• Folkbladet July 31, 1990 – August 2, 1990 (four strips only)
• Östgöten July 31, 1990 – August 2, 1990 (four strips only)
• Katrineholmskuriren September 28, 1991 – March 4, 1992
• "Träskfolkets hämnd", Fantomen 18-19/2008

Turkey

• "Yılan Tanrıçası", Kızılmaske #21 – #22 (2015)

USA

• Anchorage Daily News April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Asheville Times April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Bangor Daily News April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Chippewa Herald April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Daily American April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Daily Item April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Daily Journal April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Gadsden Times April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Green Bay Press-Gazette April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Herald News April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Indianapolis News April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The News Journal April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Observer-Reporter April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Reading Eagle April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• Red Bank Register April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• The Tuscaloosa News April 13, 1987 – September 12, 1987
• "The Snake Goddess", Classic Comics & Crosswords Vol.II 16 – Vol.II 17 and Vol.I 2 – Vol.I 7 (1992)
• "The Snake Goddess", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Thirty-Two 1986–1988 (2024)