The Wig

The Wig
Start date:	August 8th, 1971
End date:	October 31st, 1971
# of strips:	13 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Stolen Trophy"
Followed by:	"Tale of the Good Mark"

"The Wig" is the 84th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 2nd Phantom
• The 2nd Phantom's wife
• The future 3rd Phantom
• Devil
• Rex
• Tomm
• Miss Taru Tagama
• The 1st Phantom
• Guran, Bandar chief in the days of the 2nd and 3rd Phantom

One-time characters

Real-life characters

• William Shakespeare
• Christopher Columbus (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Major Treasure Room
      • The Chronicle Room
• England
  • London
    • Globe Theatre
• Morocco (implied)
  • Tangiers

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• Barbary pirates

Vehicles

Objects

• Juliet's Wig
• Homer's Lyre
• The Asp of Cleopatra
• The Diamond Cup of Alexander the Great
• Excalibur
• The Horn of Roland

Behind the scenes

• In the last page, both the 3rd Phantom and the 21st Phantom wrongly have the Skull Ring on their left hand.

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Hunchback" by Michael Tierres and Jaime Vallvé

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #485 (1972)
• The Phantom #664 (1979)
• The Phantom #873 (1987)
• The Phantom #1248 (1999)

Brazil

• "O Filho do Fantasma", Fantasma #192 (1972)
• "O Filho Rebelde", Fantasma #311 (1981)

Canada

• La Patrie August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971

Colombia

• El Tiempo September 26, 1971 – January 2, 1972

Denmark

• "Parykkens hemmelighed", Fantomet #143 (1980)
• "Parykkens hemmelighed", Fantomets Krøniker #1 (1985)

Finland

• Seura 15 – 29/1972
• "Peruukin arvoitus", Mustanaamio 9/1973
• "Peruukin arvoitus", Mustanaamio 10/1982
• "Peruukin salaisuus", Mustanaamion kronikka 4/1996
• "Peruukin salaisuus", Mustanaamio 4 – 5/2003
• "Peruukin arvoitus", Mustanaamio 14/2006
• "Peruukin salaisuus", Mustanaamio Spesiaali (2009)
• "Peruukin arvoitus", Mustanaamio 1973 (2016)

France

• "Une perruque historique", Le Fantôme #427 (1973)

Greece

• "Σαιξπηρ στο πυκνο δασος" (romanized as "Saixpir sto pykno dasos"), Fantom #40 (1976)

Iceland

• Vikan May 25, 1972 – August 17, 1972

India

• "The Third Phantom", Indrajal Comics #179 (1973)
• "The Tale of Wig", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #44

Italy

• "Una parrucca storica", Serie Cronologica #41 (1973)

Norway

• Vi menn 5 – 17/1972
• "Parykkens hemmelighet", Fantomet 10/1982
• "Parykkens hemmelighet", Fantomets Krønike 2/1989
• "Parykkens hemmelighet", Krønikebok #3 (2001)
• "Parykkens hemmelighet", Fantomet 4 – 5/2003
• "Parykkens hemmelighet", Fantomet 13/2006

Portugal

• "Actor ou Fantasma?", Quadradinhos #6 – #18 (1972)
• "Actor ou Fantasma?", Mundo de Aventuras #1234 (1973)

Spain

• "La peluca", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #6 (2019)

Sweden

• "Mysteriet med peruken", Vecko-Revyn 7 – 17/1972
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen 22/1972
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen 1/1982
• Lektyr 32 – 36/1985
• "Perukens hemlighet", Serieboken (1986)
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen Krönika 1/1994
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen Krönika Band 2 (2000)
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen 4 – 5/2003
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen 14/2006
• "Perukens hemlighet", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1972, Del 5 (2024)

Turkey

• "Peruk", Kızılmaske #107 – #108 (1975)
• "Peruk", Kızılmaske Albüm #32 (197?)
• "Peruk", Kızılmaske Albüm #118
• "Peruk", Kızılmaske #11 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• Cumberland Sunday Times August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Danville Register August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Democrat August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Gadsden Times August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Huntsville Times August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Montgomery Advertiser November 7, 1971 – February 6, 1972
• The News Tribune August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• La Opinión August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• Orlando Sentinel August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• The Robesonian August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• San Antonio Light August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• San Francisco Examiner August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971
• St. Petersburg Times November 7, 1971 – February 6, 1972
• The Tampa Tribune November 7, 1971 – February 6, 1972
• The Tuscaloosa News August 8, 1971 – October 31, 1971

West Germany

• "Der Ruf des Dschungels", Phantom #74 (1977)
• "Der Ruf des Dschungels", Phantom Super-band #7
• "Der Ruf des Dschungels", Phantom #160 (1980)
• "Der Ruf des Dschungels", Phantom Super-band #36