The Sea Horse

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

"The Sea Horse" 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
• 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

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.
• 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.

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 #1713 – #1741 (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)
• The Phantom #1720 (2015)
• The Phantom #1727 (2015)

Brazil

• "O Mistério do Cavalo Marinho", A Gazeta February ?, 1940 – March 20, 1940 (incomplete story)
• "O Cavalo Marinho", 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)
• "Merihevonen", Ilta-Sanomat May 26, 2016 – July 12, 2016

France

• Aventures 21/1940-26/1941 (part from 24/1940 to 26/1941 was only published in the then called "Free Zone")
• "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

• "Colpo d'incontro", Albo Traguardo #39, "Gioco d’azzardo", #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
• "Spie sul mare", The Phantom #2 (2015)

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 #32, "Panico a bordo", #33, "En busca del baron Danton", #34, and "La isla negra", #35 (194?)
• "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)
• "El caballo de mar", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #9 (2020)

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 - facsimile reprint of 1949 Christmas Album

USA

• Chester Times January 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940
• The Daily Item 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
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph April 22, 1940 – July 27, 1940 - without the first thirteen weeks
• The Nippu Jiji June 21, 1940 – August 30, 1940 - the last eleven weeks only
• "The Sea-Horse" (1976)
• "The Sea-Horse" (1999)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Vol. Three 1939–1940 (2011)

Yugoslavia

• "Tajna yachte “Morski konj” - Fantom spasava Dianu" Hrvatski dnevnik July 23, 1940 – November 1, 1940 + January 6, 1941 – January 17, 1941 + March 29, 1941 – April 13, 1941 (interrupted after the strip of June 20, 1940)