The Sea Horse

The Seahorse
Start date:	January 22th, 1940
End date:	July 27th, 1940
# of strips:	162 (27 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Golden Circle"
Followed by:	"The Game of Alvar"

"The Seahorse" is the 12th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

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

One-time characters

• Harold
• Baron Danton
• Tiny
• Red
• Boke

Locations

• USA
  • The Palmer Home
  • Bleak Island
• Bengal (mentioned)

Vehicles

• The Sea Horse

Organizations

• FBI

Trivia

• Diana's home is shown for the first time in the strip, and she is seen living in an apartment in an unnamed city, together with her mother and uncle. The Phantom also pays the Palmer home his first visit.
• Diana's uncle Dave makes his first appearance. Not much information is given about him - his last name and his exact relationship to Diana isn't mentioned, nor is his occupation, although it's hinted that he has traveled a lot.
• Uncle Dave meets The Phantom for the first time, and, notably, is just as opposed to his relationship with Diana as Mrs. Palmer is.
• For the first time Mrs. Palmer's first name is given as "Lily". However, it would keep on changing for yet some years, before being uncontradicted.
• As Diana and her family is arrested for espionage, Mrs. Palmer states that they are "a very distinguished family".
• The Phantom's suit is said to be gray.
• This story is the first ever to end with Diana and The Phantom happy together.

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• This story has often been reprinted with the title "The Seahorse". However, the actual title "The Sea Horse" appears in the last daily strip of the preceding story.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Spies from the Sea" by Lee Falk and Roberto Lemmi
• "The Mystery of the Sea Horse" by Ron Goulart

Refers to

• "The Golden Circle" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Tit-Bits ? (1942)

Australia

• "Diana & the Fifth Column", The Phantom #5 (1940) - the first twelve weeks only
• The Phantom #10 – #11 (1949)
• The Phantom #100 – #101 (1956)
• The Phantom #187 – #188 (1961)
• The Phantom #297 – #298 (1965)
• The Phantom #444 – #445 (1971)
• The Phantom #622 – #623 (1977)
• The Phantom #832 – #833 (1985)
• The Phantom #953A (1990)
• The Phantom #1438 (2006)
• The Phantom #10 and #11 replica, included with The Phantom #1280 (2001) and #1312 (2002)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #410 – #491 (1940)
• "Os Contrabandistas", Fantasma #61 (1962)
• "O Ninho de Tubarões!", O Fantasma #1 (1969)
• "O Ninho de Tubarões!", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #1 (1993)

Canada

• La Patrie January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
• L'Action catholique February 7, 1940 – August 12, 1940

Finland

• Karjalainen April 26, 1941 – March 17 (?), 1942
• "Paroni Danton", Sarjakirja #27 (1976)

France

• Aventures #21 to # 26 (1940)
• "L'Albatros", Le Fantôme du Bengale #6, "Le baron d'Anton", #7, "Poursuite mouvementée", #8 and "L'île déserte", #9 (1949)
• "Les espions de la mer", Le Fantôme Spécial #60 and "La fin de l'hippocampe", #61 (1968)
• "Les espions de la mer" and "La fin de l'hippocampe", Le Fantôme Spécial Album #5 (probably 1970)

Italy

• "Gioco d’azzardo", Albo Traguardo #43, "Alla caccia di Danton", #47, "Lotta senza quartiere", #51 and "La fine di Danton", #55 (1953)
• "Spie sul mare", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #81 (1964)
• "Le spie sul mare", Phantom #8, "L'evasione di Diana", #9 and "La fine di Danton", #10 (1977)
• "Spie sul mare", Phantom #12 (1992)
• "Spie sul mare", Phantom #183

New Zealand

• The Phantom #63 – #66

Norway

• Aftenposten August 21, 1942 – January 8, 1943
• "Baron Danton", Serie-pocket #13 (1976)
• "Baron Danton", Fantomets jubileum 1936-2006 (2006)

Spain

• "Los espias del Albatros", El Hombre Enmascarado #034, "Panico a bordo", #035, and "La isla negra", #036 (1960)
• "Los espias del Albatros", El Hombre Enmascarado #13, "Panico a bordo", #14, and "La isla negra", #15 (1971)
• "Red de espionaje", El Hombre Enmascarado #41 (1977)
• "Red de espionaje", El Hombre Enmascarado #45, "Espías in acción", #46 and #47 (1990)

Sweden

• "Sjöhästen", Vecko-Revyn 12/1941-9/1942
• "Baron Danton", Fantomen Christmas Album 1949
• "Baron Danton", Serie-pocket #39 (1976)
• "Baron Danton", Fantomen Christmas Album 1999

USA

• Chester Times January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
• The Monessen Daily Independent January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
• Oxnard Press-Courier January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
• "The Sea-Horse" (1976)
• "The Sea-Horse" (1999)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Vol. Three 1939–1940 (2011)