The Tiger Girl

The Tiger Girl
Start date:	June 18th, 1951
End date:	September 15th, 1951
# of strips:	78 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Whirlpool Channel"
Followed by:	"The Governor's Family"

"The Tiger Girl" is the 42nd Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

Hard times for the business of the little touring carnival standing near the forests of Bengali. Jeannie and her tame tiger “Honey” lost her job; but a friend of her has an idea : with a salvage dress Jeannie could be appear as "Tira, the Tiger Girl" and pretend to be have raised by tigers in order to catch the press attention. But something goes wrong when a wild tiger, taking the place of the sweet "Honey", came along and attacks some journalists. The native people believe that the tame tiger and his mistress are bad spirits and are decided to destroy them. Jeannie is captured by a tribute and The Phantom is going to deliver her from the angry of the witch doctor.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Toma

One-time characters

• Jeannie, "The Tiger Girl" (also nicknamed "Tira")
• "Honey", the tame tiger
• Slick
• Mac, Bengali Bugle's photographer
• Unnamed zoo keeper

Locations

• Bengali
  • Unnamed coastal town

Tribes

• Osewey

Newspapers

• Bengali Bugle

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Remade as

• "Tiger Girl by Lee Falk, Ulf Granberg, Felmang, and Germano Ferri

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La tigresa", Tit-Bits #2259 – #2274 (1952-53)
• "Truco publicitario", La Sombra #17 (1959)
• "Truco publicitario", El Espectro #101 (1967)
• "Truco publicitario", El Espectro #111 (1969)

Australia

• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #50 (1952)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #145 (1959)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #245 (1963)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #381 (1968)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #539 (1974)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #720 (1981)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #1161 (1997)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Phantom #1838 (2019)

Barbados

• Barbados Advocate July 18, 1951 – October 18, 1951

Brazil

• "A Mulher Tigre", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2031 (1951)
• "A Mulher Tigre", Fantasma #151 (1969)
• "A Mulher Tigre", O Fantasma #33 (1972)
• "A Mulher Tigre", Fantasma #335 (1983)
• "A Mulher Tigre", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #22 (1996)
• "A Tigresa", Extorsão Travessia Oceânica e Outras Histórias (2026)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• La Patrie June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• L'Action catholique September 20, 1951 – January 11, 1952

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende May 29, 1952 – August 28, 1952
• Horsens Folkeblad March 11, 1953 – June 17, 1953
• Hejmdal March 30, 1953 – July 7, 1953
• "Tigermysteriet", Serie-pocket #1 (1972)

Finland

• "Mustanaamio ja Tiikerityttö", Sarjakuvalehti 8 – 10/1963
• "Salaperäinen tiikeri", Sarjakirja #2 (1972)
• "Tiikerityttö", Ilta-Sanomat May 24, 2019 – June 17, 2019

France

• L'Aurore December 20, 1951 – March 18, 1952
• "Tira, la femme au tigre" Le Fantôme du Bengale #46 and "Le sorcier miraculeux", #47 (1952)
• "La femme sauvage", Le Fantôme #327 – #328 (1970)

India

• "The Tiger Girl", Indrajal Comics #97 (1969)

Italy

• "La donna tigre", Albo Traguardo #5, "La cattura della donna tigre" #7, and "Reincarnazione della donna tigre", #9 (1952)
• "La donna selvaggia", I Classici dell'Avventura #34 (1963 + Fratelli Spada epilogue by unknown artist)
• "La donna selvaggia", L'Uomo Mascherato #168 – #169 (1970)
• "La donna tigre", Phantom #29 (1993)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner September 20, 1951 – December 20, 1951

Mexico

• El Informador August 13, 1951 – November 12, 1951
• "La Mujer Tigre", Paquito # 10003 (1952)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #41 – #43
• The Phantom #265 – #268
• The Phantom #533 – #535

Norway

• Aftenposten June 30, 1952 – October 27, 1952 and May 3, 1999 – August 20, 1999
• "Tiger-mysteriet", Serie-pocket #0 (1972)
• "Tiger-mysteriet", Serie-pocket #211 (1996)
• Stavanger Aftenblad May 9, 2011 – August 8, 2011

Spain

• "Un circo en desgracia", El Hombre Enmascarado #14, "La mujer tigre", #15, and "El poder del hechicero", #16 (1952)
• "La mujer tigre", El Hombre Enmascarado #12 (1958)
• "La mujer tigre", El Hombre Enmascarado # 52A (1964)
• "La muchacha tigre", El Hombre Enmascarado #37 (1976)
• "La mujer tigre", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #34

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet August 28, 1952 – November 26, 1952
• Katrineholmskuriren March 12, 1953 – June 16, 1953
• Nerikes Allehanda August 18, 1953 – November 17, 1953
• "Tiger-flickan", Fantomen 26/1954 – 5/1955
• "Tiger-mysteriet", Fantomen 6/1961
• "Tigermysteriet", Serie-pocket #2 (1972)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del 3 – 1955 Del 1 (2006-2007)
• "Tiger-mysteriet", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1961, Del 2 (2012)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch August 17, 1951 – November 15, 1951

USA

• The Alabama Journal June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Alliance Times-Herald June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Atlanta Constitution June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Bangor Daily News June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Beaver County Times June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Birmingham News June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Bradford Era June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Carthage Evening Press June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Charleston Daily Mail June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Chester Times June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Daily Item June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951‎
• The Daily Record June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Daily Standard June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Decatur Daily June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Evening News June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Green Bay Press-Gazette June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Gloucester County Times June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Greensboro Record June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Hanford Morning Journal June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Hanford Sentinel June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Herald News June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Johnson City Press June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Ledger-Enquirer June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Monessen Daily Independent June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Morristown Gazette Mail June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Morning Press June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Morning Sentinel June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Oneonta Star June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Oxnard Press-Courier June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Progress June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Richmond Times-Dispatch June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Rome Daily Sentinel June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• San Antonio Light June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Sandusky Register Star News June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Syracuse Herald Journal June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Times Herald June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Times Recorder June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Washington Reporter June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• The Winchester Sun June 18, 1951 – September 15, 1951
• Reading Eagle September 3, 1951 – September 15, 1951 - the last two weeks only
• "The Tiger Girl", Comics Revue #361-362 (2016)
• "The Tiger Girl", The Complete Newspaper Dailies and Sundays: Volume Ten 1950–1951 (2016)

West Germany

• "Das Tigermädchen von Bengali", Phantom #1 (1976)