The Spy Ship

The Spy Ship
Start date:	Nov 17th, 2019
End date:	Jul 12th, 2020
# of strips:	35 pages
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Jeff Weigel
Original colorist:	Jeff Weigel
Preceded by:	"The Free Avar Front"
Followed by:	"Vigil at Phantom Head"

"The Spy Ship" is the 189th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Jeff Weigel.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Heloise
• Kadia Sahara
• Babudan
• Guran
• The 16th Phantom
• The 14th Phantom
• The 12th Phantom
• The 17th Phantom
• The 13th Phantom

One-time characters

• unnamed sailors on Mary Celeste

Real-life characters

• George III (mentioned)
• Benjamin_Briggs (mentioned)
• Nelson
• Ambrose Bierce
• Thomas Paine
• Khe Pandjang
• Sarah Elizabeth Briggs
• George Bass

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Vault of Missing Men
    • The Waterfall
• USA
  • New York (mentioned)
• Italy
  • Genova (mentioned)
• Australia
• United Kingdom
  • London
• Indonesia (in flashback)

Tribes

• Bandar

Ships

• Mary Celeste
• Venus / El Sol

Related stories

Refers to

• "A Reckoning with the Nomad" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Canberra Times November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Sunday Tasmanian November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• The Sunday Times November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• The Sunday Mail December 22, 2019 – August 16, 2020
• "Spy Ship", The Phantom #1908 (2021)

Greece

• "Το Πλοίο Των Κατασκόπων" (romanized as "To Ploio Ton Kataskopon"), The Phantom #1 (2024)

India

• Sudha Weekly‎ December 12, 2019 – July 30, 2020
• The Asian Age June 28, 2020 – January 10, 2021
• Deccan Chronicle June 28, 2020 – January 10, 2021

Jamaica

• Jamaica Star November 14, 2019 – July 9, 2020 (7th, 15th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 27th, and 30th week missing)

Kenya

• Sunday Nation November 17, 2019 – ?, 2020

Mexico

• El Sol de Tampico November 17, 2019 – April 12, 2020 (4th and 5th week missing, interrupted after the 23rd week)
• El Informador June 20, 2021 – February 13, 2022

Norway

• "Spionskipet", Fantomet Year Album 2021

The Philippines

• The Philippine Star November 17, 2019 – May 31, 2020 - without the last six weeks

Sweden

• "Spionskeppet", Fantomen 22-23/2021

USA

• Anderson Independent-Mail November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Daytona Beach News-Journal November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Delaware County Daily Times November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Herald-Standard November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Ledger-Enquirer November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020
• Reading Eagle November 17, 2019 – July 12, 2020