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The Story of Hero
The Story of Hero | |
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Produced for: | The Phantom #27 |
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# of pgs: | 24 |
Writer: | Gary Poole |
Artist: | Bill Lignante |
Original colorist: | unknown |
Producer: | King Comics |
"The Story of Hero" is a 1967 King Comics story written by Gary Poole, and with art by Bill Lignante.
Plot summary
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Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- King Surobi of Kabora
- Newt
- Princess Melonie of Kabora
- The Chief of Sinku
Locations
- The Kingdom of Kabora
- Bengali
Tribes
- "When the Phantom is angry, his blows sound like thunder"
Behind the scenes
- This story tells an alternative story of Hero's origin, as opposed to "The Maharajah's Daughter". There are however striking similarities between the two stories, most notably the fact that the Phantom receives Hero after rescuing a kidnapped princess.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Story of Hero", The Phantom #1259 (2000)
- "The Story of Hero", Frew Trade Paperback #1 (2017)
Brazil
- "A História de Herói", Fantasma #144 (1968)
- "A História de Herói", Fantasma #312 (1981)
- "A História de Herói", Gibi #11 (1994)
Denmark
- "Historien om Hero", Fantomet #5 (1971)
France
- "L'histoire de Héros", Le Fantôme #223 (1968)
India
- "The Story of Hero", Indrajal Comics #61 (1968)
Italy
- "La storia di Eroe", L'Uomo Mascherato #78 (1968)
Norway
- "Historien om Hero", Fantomet 20/1989
Sweden
- "Berättelsen om Hero", X9 7/1969
United Kingdom
- "The Story of Hero", Creepy Worlds #98
USA
- "The Story of Hero", The Phantom #27 (1967)
- "The Story of Hero", The Complete Series: The King Years (2012)