Whirlpool Channel

Whirlpool Channel
Start date:	March 26th, 1951
End date:	June 16th, 1951
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Gray Gang"
Followed by:	"The Tiger Girl"

"Whirlpool Channel" is the 41st Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Diana
• Devil
• Dave Palmer
• Lily Palmer

One-time characters

• Dice
• Honest John
• Mugs
• Scratch
• Slug

Locations

• USA
  • The Palmer Home
  • Whirlpool Channel

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "Whirlpool Channel" appears in the first strip of the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Tit-Bits #2245 – #2258 (1952)
• "Apuesta mortal", La Sombra #16 (1959)
• "Apuesta mortal", Libro de Oro #12 (1963)

Australia

• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #46 (1952)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #140 (1959)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #240 (1963)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #373 (1968)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #532 (1974)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #715 (1981)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #1078 (1994)
• "Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #1589 (2010)
• "The Whirlpool Channel", The Phantom #1843 (2019)

Barbados

• Barbados Advocate April 19, 1951 – July 17, 1951

Brazil

• "A Travessia do Canal", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2029 (1951)
• "A Travessia do Canal", Mini-Edição da Revista Fantasma (1969)
• "Sorvedouro Fatal", O Fantasma Edição Extra #4 (1972)
• "A Aposta", Fantasma #270 (1978)
• "A Aposta", Fantasma #360 – #361 (1985)
• "Sorvedouro Fatal", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #32 (1997)
• "Travessia Oceânica", Extorsão Travessia Oceânica e Outras Histórias (2026)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• La Patrie March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• L'Action catholique June 14, 1951 – September 19, 1951

Denmark

• "Pool River svømningen", Aalborg Stiftstidende March 2, 1952 – May 28, 1952
• "Pool River svømningen", Horsens Folkeblad December 13, 1952 – March 10, 1953
• "Pool River svømningen", Hejmdal January 5, 1953 – March 28, 1953

Finland

• "...ja pyörrekanaalin arvoitus", Sarjakuvalehti 1/1962
• "Suuri veto", Mustanaamio 10/1968
• "Suuri veto", Mustanaamio 1968 (2012)
• "Vaarallinen veto", Ilta-Sanomat May 3, 2019 – May 23, 2019

France

• "Le detroit de Whirlpool", L'Aurore September 27, 1951 – December 19, 1951
• "La rivière aux rapides", Le Fantôme du Bengale #44 and "Dangereuse tentative", #45 (1952)
• "Diana et les requins", Le Fantôme Spécial #31 (1966)
• "Diana et les requins", Le Fantôme #1 (1993)

India

• "The Dilemma", Indrajal Comics #91 (1969)

Italy

• "Una scommessa per Diana", Albo Traguardo #11 and "Slim e i pescicani", #13 (1952)
• "Diana fra i pescecani", I Classici dell'Avventura #30 (1963; incomplete and redrawn by unknown Fratelli Spada artist)
• "Diana fra i pescecani", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #145 (1965)
• "Diana fra i pescicani", Phantom #28 (1993)
• "Diana fra i pescicani", Phantom #287

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner June 25, 1951 – September 18, 1951

Mexico

• El Informador May 21, 1951 – August 11, 1951
• "El Canal Torbellino", Paquito #10010 (1953)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #40 – #41
• The Phantom #263 – #265
• The Phantom #532 – #533

Norway

• Aftenposten May 2, 1952 – July 29, 1952
• "Veddemålet", Fantomet 10/1968
• "Veddemålet", Fantomet 7/1993
• "Veddemålet", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "Veddemålet", Fantomet Kronologisk #8 (2018)

Spain

• "El canal del remolino", El Hombre Enmascarado #8, "En accion", #9, and "Tiburones en el canal", #10 (1952)
• "Apuesta temeraria", El Hombre Enmascarado #13 (1958)
• "Apuesta temeraria", Héroes Modernos, Serie A: El Hombre Enmascarado #51A (1964)
• "El cruce del canal", El Hombre Enmascarado #36 (1976)
• "Apuesta temeraria", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #33 (199?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet June 4, 1952 – August 27, 1952
• Katrineholmskuriren December 13, 1952 – March 11, 1953
• Nerikes Allehanda May 23, 1953 – August 17, 1953
• Fantomen 22 – 25/1954
• "Virvelligan", Fantomen 10/1960
• "Virvelkanalen", Östhammars Tidning December 11, 1963 – March 2, 1964 (shortened)
• "Virvelkanalen", Tierps-Posten December 12, 1963 – December 31, 1963 (shortened)
• "Hajmysteriet", Fantomen 17/1967
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del #3 (2006)
• "Virvelligan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del #3 (2011)
• "Virvelligan", Fantomen 25-26/2013
• "Hajmysteriet", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 4 (2018)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch May 25, 1951 – August 16, 1951

USA

• The Alabama Journal March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Alliance Times-Herald March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Atlanta Constitution March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Bangor Daily News March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Beaver County Times March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Birmingham News March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Bradford Era March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Carthage Evening Press March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Charleston Daily Mail March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Chester Times March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Daily Item March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Daily Record March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Daily Standard March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Decatur Daily March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Evening News March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Gloucester County Times March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Green Bay Press-Gazette March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Greensboro Record March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Hanford Morning Journal March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Hanford Sentinel March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Herald News March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Johnson City Press March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Ledger-Enquirer March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Morning Press March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Morning Sentinel March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Morristown Gazette Mail March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Oneonta Star March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Oxnard Press-Courier March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Progress March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Richmond Times-Dispatch March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Rome Daily Sentinel March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• San Antonio Light March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Sandusky Register Star News March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Syracuse Herald Journal March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• Times Herald March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Times Recorder March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Washington Reporter March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Winchester Sun March 26, 1951 – June 16, 1951
• The Monessen Daily Independent April 23, 1951 – June 16, 1951 - without the first four weeks
• "Whirlpool Channel", Comics Revue #357-358 (2016)
• "Whirlpool Channel", The Complete Newspaper Dailies and Sundays: Volume Ten 1950–1951 (2016)

West Germany

• "Die grosse Wette", Phantom #22 (1968)