The Vultures
| The Vultures | |
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| First appearance: | "The Vultures" |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk & Sy Barry |
The Vultures is a centuries-old criminal organization, and arch-enemies of the Phantom. They made their first appearance in the Phantom story "The Vultures" from 1971. They are easily recognized by that they all have shaved off their hair and tattooed a V on their forehead.
History
According to the Newspaper strip
According to Avon novels
The Vultures are a branch of Hydra. The Hydra Monster
According to Team Fantomen
The 4th Phantom was the first Phantom to encounter the Vultures. The Magic Flute
In 1887, the 17th Phantom referred to the Vultures as a branch of Hydra. The Orient Express Pt 1
Behind the scenes
In Swedish they are called "Vråkarna" ("The Buzzards") so that their name would begin with V. In Swedish, "the vultures" is translated to "gamarna".
In Norway they are called "Gribbene" ("The Vultures") or "Musevåkene" ("The Buzzards").
Appearances
This list of appearances is considered to be complete, with reservations for the possibility of mistakes.
Daily and Sunday stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Vultures" | Falk | Barry |
Avon stories stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hydra Monster" | Shawn | N/A |
Team Fantomen stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Set in | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Magic Flute" | Avenell | Lindahl | December 1632 | |
| "The Orient Express, Part 1" | Worker | Vallvé | 1887 | |
| "The Orient Express, Part 2" | Worker | Vallvé | 1887 | |
| "Vultures Over Vacul" | Bull | Vallvé | 1908 | |
| "The Wolfman of Montargis" | Worker | Lindahl | 1908 | in flashback only, rest of the story in present |
| "Revenge of the Vultures" | Granberg | Wilhelmsson | present | |
| "Atomic Terror" | Eklund | Wilhelmsson, Eralp | present | |
| "The 22nd Phantom, Part 2" | Lindahl | Lindahl | present | |
| "Rodia - Twilight | Reimerthi | Felmang | present | |
| "Invisible Eyes" | Reimerthi | Bade | present | |
| "1943, Part 2" | John Rassy | Alex Saviuk | 1943 | |
| "The Fight Against Singh, Part 4: A Family Affair" | Reimerthi | Ordon | present | |
| Reimerthi | Ordon | present |
Frew stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Set in | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle" | Andersson | Spay | 1634 | |
| "Saga of the Vultures Chapter Two: The First Vulture" | Andersson | Spay | 1634 | |
| "Saga of the Vultures Chapter Three: The Sinister Baron" | Andersson | Spay | 1634 | |
| "Requiem" | Andersson | Cavalcanti | 1916 |