The Wharf Rats (daily story)

The Wharf Rats
Start date:	June 18th, 1962
End date:	October 13th, 1962
# of strips:	102 (17 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Epidemic"
Followed by:	"The Mysterious Ambassador"

"The Wharf Rats" is the 84th Phantom Daily story. It was originally published in American newspapers from June 18th to October 13th, 1962.

The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

After Lee Falk passed away in 1999, this story was remade as a Sunday story with the same name.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Trader Joe
• Popsy

One-time characters

• Peters
• Shorty
• Al
• Lottie
• Matt

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Trader Joe's Trading Post
  • Unnamed harbour town

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town as an ordinary man.
• The Phantom in a fury is a sight to behold.
• Phantom is rough with ruffians.
• The cold voice of angry Phantom freezes blood.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Wharf Rats" by Lee Falk, George Olesen and Fred Fredericks

Referenced in

• "The Skull-Marked" by Janne Lundström and Bertil Wilhelmsson
• "City of the Skull-Marked Men" by Scott Goodall and César Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Protección ilegal", Libro de Oro #14 (1964)
• "Tiburones", Fantasía #143 (1970)

Australia

• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #232 (1963)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #361 (1968)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #519 (1974)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #697 (1980)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #1163 (1997)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Phantom #1869 (2020)

Brazil

• "Chantagistas do Porto", Fantasma #78 (1963)
• "Os Chantagistas do Porto", Fantasma #246 (1976)
• "Os Chantagistas do Porto", Fantasma Especial #24 – #25 (1988)
• "Os Ratos do Porto", O Fantasma Omnibus: Os Ratos do Porto e Outras Histórias (2022)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• L'Action October 24, 1962 – February 25, 1963

Czech Republic

• "Přístavní piráti", Fantom #1 (1992)

Denmark

• Hejmdal August 1, 1964 – November 28, 1964 (first strip missing)
• "Havnepiraterne", Fantomet #3 (1971)
• "Havnepiraterne", Fantomet #333 (1991)

Estonia

• "Sadamapiraadid", Fantoom #1 (1993)

Finland

• "Satamarotat", Mustanaamio 19/2001
• "Alaston satama", Ilta-Sanomat November 7, 2014 – December 1, 2014
• "Satamarotat", Noir (2019)

France

• "Un paisible petit port", Le Fantôme #319 – #320 (1970)
• "Les requins des quais!", Akim #716 and "Le onzième homme", #717

Greece

• "Το λιμανι τησ αγωνιασ" (romanized as "To limani tis agonias"), Velos #64 (1969)

Hungary

• "Kikötői banditák", Fantom #3 (1989)

Iceland

• Tíminn January 16, 1963 – May 22, 1963

India

• "Gangsters Dive", Indrajal Comics #116 (1970)

Italy

• "Il porto della violenza", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #31
• "Il porto della violenza", L'Uomo Mascherato #164 (1970)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962

Mexico

• El Informador October 9, 1962 – February 5, 1963

New Zealand

• The Phantom #474 – #477

Norway

• Aftenposten November 16, 1963 – March 17, 1964
• "Havnepiratene", Fantomet 5/1970
• "Havnepiratene", Fantomet 16/1978
• "Havnerottene", Fantomet Spesialalbum #2 (1987)
• "Havnerottene", Serie-pocket #235 (2000)
• "Havnerottene", Fantomet 19/2001
• "Havnepiratene", Krønikebok #25 (2005)
• "Havnepiratene", Fantomet Kronologisk #14 (2020)

Poland

• Fantom 1/1992

Portugal

• "O Chefe Oculto", Mundo de Aventuras #814 – #815 (1965)

Russia

• "Портовые крысы" (romanized as "Portovye krysy"), Fantom #2 (1993)

Slovakia

• "Přístavní piráti", Fantóm #1 (1992)

Spain

• "Ratas del Muelle", El Hombre Enmascarado #4A and "La vuelta del Fantasma", #5A (1964)
• "Ratas del Muelle" and "La vuelta del Fantasma", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "Ratas del Muelle" and "La vuelta del Fantasma", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #1 (1970)
• "Las ratas del muelle", El Hombre Enmascarado #23 (1974)
• "Ratas de muelle", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (2018)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet December 27, 1963 – April 28, 1964
• "Hamnpiraterna", Fantomen 16/1964
• Göteborgs-Tidningen ?, 1964 – ?, 1964
• Nerikes Allehanda November 13, 1963 – March 13, 1965
• "Hamnpiraterna", Fantomen 15/1971
• "Skeppsråttorna", Samlade Serierariteter: Oxguden/Skeppsråttorna (1986)
• "Hamnpiraterna", Den vandrande vålnaden 4/1996
• "Hamnråttorna", Fantomen 19/2001
• "Hamnråttorna", Noir (2019)
• "Hamnpiraterna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1971, Del 3 (2022)

Turkey

• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske #88 – #91 (1975)
• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #25 – #26 (197?)
• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #120 – #121
• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #127 – #128
• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #52
• "Yarasalar", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #21
• "Rıhtım Siçanlari", Kızılmaske #1 (2013)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وذئاب الميناء" (romanized as "Alshabah wa Theia'b almeenaa'), Samir #363 – #369 (1963)

USA

• The Beaver County Times June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Birmingham News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Bradford Era June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Bucks County Courier Times June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Charleston Daily Mail June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Charlotte News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Chattanooga Daily Times June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Courier-Post June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Daily Item June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Delaware County Daily Times June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Denton Record-Chronicle June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Evening News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Gadsden Times June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Green Bay Press-Gazette June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Herald News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Indianapolis News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Laurel Leader-Call June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Miami News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Morristown Gazette Mail June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Oneonta Star June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Pocono Record June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Reading Eagle June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Red Bank Register June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Richmond Times-Dispatch June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Rome Daily Sentinel June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Rome News-Tribune June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Sandusky Register Star News June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Syracuse Herald Journal June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Times Recorder June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Uniontown Morning Herald June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• The Washington Reporter June 18, 1962 – October 13, 1962
• Sentinel-Age June 24, 1962 – October 14, 1962 - without the last week
• La Opinión July 11, 1962 – ?, 1962
• "The Wharf Rats", Comics Revue #375-376 (2017)
• "The Wharf Rats", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Seventeen 1961–1962 (2019)

West Germany

• "Der Todestaucher", Phantom #54 (1976)
• "Der Todestaucher", Phantom Super-band #4

Yugoslavia

• "Ајкуле" (romanized as "Ajkule"), Politikin Zabavnik #1093 (1972)
• "Obračun u luci", Stripoteka #342/343 (1976)
• "U čeljustima ajkula", Denis #220 (1980)