The Valley of No Return

The Valley of No Return
Start date:	July 1st, 1957
End date:	September 21st, 1957
# of strips:	72 strips (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The White Princess"
Followed by:	"The Crown Jewels of Corba"

"The Valley of No Return" is the 67th Phantom daily 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
• Colonel Weeks

One-time characters

• Jeff
• Ann

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Tessai Valley
    • Tessai village
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters

Tribes

• Bandar
• Tessai

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El Valle del sueño", Anuario de El Fantasma (1967)

Australia

• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #127 (1958)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #216 (1962)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #342 (1967)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #508 (1973)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #688 (1980)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #1094 (1995)
• "The Valley of No Return", The Phantom #1623 (2012)

Brazil

• "O Vale do Silêncio", Fantasma #32 (1958)
• "Vale da morte", O Fantasma Extra Seleção #2 (1971)
• "Vale da morte", O Fantasma Edição Extra #2 (1972)
• "O Vale do Silêncio", Fantasma #304 (1981)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Le Nouvelliste July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• La Patrie July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Le Progrès du Saguenay September 27, 1957 – December 17, 1957
• L'Action catholique March 4, 1958 – May 26, 1958

Denmark

• Horsens Folkeblad June 13, 1959 – September 4, 1959
• Hejmdal July 18, 1959 – October 12, 1959 (last two strips out of order)
• Aalborg Stiftstidende August 23, 1958 – November 14, 1958
• "Dødens dal", Fantomet pocket #2 (1983)

Finland

• "Kuoleman laakso", Mustanaamio 4/1968
• "Taistelu palatsissa", Sarjakirja #80 (1983)
• "Kuoleman laakso", Mustanaamio 1968 (2012)
• "Kuoleman laakso", Ilta-Sanomat October 21, 2013 – November 6, 2013

France

• "La vallée de la peur", Le Fantôme Spécial #42 (1967)
• "La vallée de la peur", Le Fantôme #4 (1994)

Germany

• Phantom #3 (1997)

India

• "The Valley of No Return", Indrajal Comics #333 (1979)
• "மரண பள்ளத்தாக்கு" (romanized as "Marana pallathakku"), Rani Comics #314 (1997)
• "மரணத் தூக்கம்" (romanized as "Maranat tukkam"), Rani Comics #491 (2004)

Italy

• "La valle proibita", L'Uomo Mascherato #10 (1959)
• "La valle della paura", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #178 (1966)
• "La valle della paura", Phantom #44 (1995)
• "La valle della paura", Phantom #255

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner December 14, 1957 – March 9, 1958

Mexico

• El Informador September 3, 1957 – November 25, 1957

New Zealand

• The Phantom #297 – #300

Norway

• Aftenposten October 14, 1958 – January 8, 1959
• "Dødens dal", Fantomet 4/1968
• "Dødens dal", Serie-pocket #78 (1983)
• "Dødens dal", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "Dødens dal", Fantomet Kronologisk #6 (2018)

Spain

• "El valle sin retorno", El Hombre Enmascarado #44A (1964)
• "El valle sin retorno", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El valle sin retorno", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #9 (1970)
• "El valle sin regreso", El Hombre Enmascarado #30 (1976)
• "El valle sin retorno", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #13 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet November 11, 1958 – February 6, 1959
• Katrineholmskuriren June 9, 1959 – September 1, 1959
• Göteborgs-Tidningen 1959 – 1959
• Nerikes Allehanda September 28, 1959 – December 21, 1959
• "Fasornas dal", Fantomen 6/1960
• Västernorrlands Allehanda May 30, 1960 – August 23, 1960
• Örnsköldsviks Allehanda June 22, 1960 – September 14, 1960
• "Dödens dal", Fantomen 11/1967
• "Dödens dal", Serie-pocket #124 (1983)
• "Fasornas dal", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 2 (2011)
• "Dödens dal", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 3 (2017)

Turkey

• "Ölüm Vadisi", Kızılmaske #202 – #205 (1977)

United Kingdom

• "Sleepy Valley", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #2 – #3 (1959)

USA

• The Alabama Journal July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Alliance Times-Herald July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Asheville Times July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Atlanta Constitution July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Bangor Daily News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Beaver County Times July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Birmingham News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Bradford Era July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Bristol Daily Courier July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Carthage Evening Press July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Charleston Daily Mail July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Charlotte News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Chester Times July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Courier-Post July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Daily Advance July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Daily Item July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Daily Standard July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Decatur Daily July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Denton Record-Chronicle July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Evening News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Gloucester County Times July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Green Bay Press-Gazette July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Greensboro Record July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Hanford Sentinel July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Herald News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Jersey Journal July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Johnson City Press July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Laurel Leader-Call July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Leaf-Chronicle July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Ledger-Enquirer July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Lima News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Morning Press July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Morning Sentinel July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Morristown Gazette Mail July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Oneonta Star July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Oxnard Press-Courier July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Pocono Record July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Reading Eagle July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Richmond Times-Dispatch July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Rome Daily Sentinel July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Rome News-Tribune July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Sandusky Register Star News July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The State July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Syracuse Herald Journal July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Times Recorder July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• Uniontown Morning Herald July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Washington Reporter July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• The Winchester Sun July 1, 1957 – September 21, 1957
• "The Valley of No Return", Comics Revue #293-294 – #297-298 (2010-2011)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Fourteen 1956–1957 (2018)

West Germany

• "Das Tal des Todes", Phantom #16 (1968)

Yugoslavia

• "Začarana dolina", Denis #205 (1980)