The Werewolf

The Werewolf
Start date:	May 15th, 1961
End date:	August 19th, 1961
# of strips:	84 strips (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Iron Dragon"
Followed by:	"The Slave Market of Mucar"

"The Werewolf" is the 81st 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

One-time characters

• Prince Nebuch
• Gort

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• The Highlands
  • Castle of Prince Nebuch

Tribes

Organizations

Items

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El hombre lobo", El Fantasma #48 (1962)

Australia

• The Phantom #201 (1961)
• The Phantom #312 (1966)
• The Phantom #465 (1972)
• The Phantom #639 (1978)
• The Phantom #848 (1986)
• The Phantom #1156 (1997)

Brazil

• "Capeto e o Caçador", Fantasma #64 (1962)
• "O Estranho Zoológico do Principe Nebuch", O Fantasma Edição Extra #8 (1974)
• "O Lobisomem", Fantasma #273 (1978)
• "O Lobisomem de Gort", Fantasma Extra #16 (1989)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Le Nouvelliste May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• "Le loup-Garou", L'Action catholique October 5, 1961 – January 17, 1962

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende July 26, 1962 – October 31, 1962
• Horsens Folkeblad May 13, 1963 – August 19, 1963
• Hejmdal July 4, 1963 – October 10, 1963
• "Varulven", Serie-pocket #30 (1980)

Finland

• "Suden hahmossa", Sarjakirja #53 (1980)
• "Ihmissusi", Ilta-Sanomat, August 19, 2014 – September 5, 2014

France

• "Le zoo du Prince Nebuch", Le Fantôme #379 – #380

Germany

• "Der Werwolf", Phantom #81 (2025)

Greece

• "Ο λυκανθρωπος" (romanized as "O lykanthropos"), Fantom #70 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn November 12, 1961 – February 27, 1962

Italy

• "Lo zoo del principe Nebuch", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #9 (1962; with additional art by unknown Fratelli Spada artist)
• "Lo zoo del principe Nebuch", L'Uomo Mascherato #26 – #27 (1972)
• "Lo zoo del principe Nebuch", Phantom #207

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961

Mexico

• El Informador August 28, 1961 – December 7, 1961

New Zealand

• "The Werewolf", The Phantom #457 – #460

Norway

• Aftenposten October 2, 1962 – January 11, 1963
• "Varulvens skikkelse", Fantomet 2/1965
• "Varulvens skikkelse", Fantomet 24b/1977
• "Sagnet om varulven", Serie-pocket #45 (1980)
• "Sagnet om varulven", Fantomets Krønike 4/1993
• "Varulvens skikkelse", Krønikebok #21 (2005)
• "Varulvens skikkelse", Fantomet Kronologisk #2 (2017)

Portugal

• "O Sonho dum Louco", Mundo de Aventuras #773 (1964)

Spain

• "El hombre lobo", El Hombre Enmascarado #1A (1963)
• "El hombre lobo", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El hombre lobo", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #1 (1970)
• "El hombre lobo", El Hombre Enmascarado #19 (1975; edited together with the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")
• "El zoo del príncipe Nebuch", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #25 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet November 9, 1962 – February 5, 1963
• Katrineholmskuriren May 18, 1963 – August 27, 1963
• Göteborgs-Tidningen May ?, 1963 – August ?, 1963
• "Varulvens skepnad", Fantomen 6/1964
• Nerikes Allehanda September 27, 1963 – January 8, 1964
• "Varulvens skepnad", Serie-pocket #90 (1980)
• "Varulvens skepnad", En odödlig legend (1996)
• Upsala Nya Tidning April 16, 1999 – July 27, 1999
• "Varulvens skepnad", Fantomen Krönika 6/2007
• "Varulvens skepnad", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1964, Del 2 (2014)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح والذئب البشري" (romanized as "Alshabah wa alze'eb albashari"), Samir #317 – #324 (1962)

United Kingdom

• "The Werewolf", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #16 (1962)

USA

• The Alabama Journal May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Alliance Times-Herald May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Asheville Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Atlanta Constitution May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Bangor Daily News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Beaver County Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Birmingham News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Bradford Era May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Bucks County Courier Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Carthage Evening Press May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Charleston Daily Mail May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Charlotte News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Chattanooga Daily Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Courier-Post May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Daily Advance May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Daily Item May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Daily Standard May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Decatur Daily May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Denton Record-Chronicle May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Delaware County Daily Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Evening News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Gloucester County Times May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Green Bay Press-Gazette May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Greensboro Record May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Hanford Sentinel May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Herald News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Jersey Journal May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Johnson City Press May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Laurel Leader-Call May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Leaf-Chronicle May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Ledger-Enquirer May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Lima News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Miami News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Morning Press May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Morning Sentinel May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Morristown Gazette Mail May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Oneonta Star May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Philadelphia Daily News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Pocono Record May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Reading Eagle May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Red Bank Register May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Richmond Times-Dispatch May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Rome Daily Sentinel May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Rome News-Tribune May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Sandusky Register Star News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The State May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Syracuse Herald Journal May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Times Recorder May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Tonawanda News May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• Uniontown Morning Herald May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Washington Reporter May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• The Winchester Sun May 15, 1961 – August 19, 1961
• La Opinión June 20, 1961 – September 27, 1961
• "The Werewolf", Comics Revue #353-354 (2015)
• "The Werewolf", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Seventeen 1961–1962 (2019)

Yugoslavia

• "Вукодлак" (romanized as "Vukodlak"), Politikin Zabavnik #1214 (1975)
• "Čudesni svet princa Nebuha", Denis #230 (1980)