The White Princess

The White Princess
Start date:	April 1st, 1957
End date:	June 29th, 1957
# of strips:	78 strips (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Wambo the Gambler"
Followed by:	"The Valley of No Return"

"The White Princess" is the 66th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

Starts with Phantom Lore. While working as a stenographer for Mr Klumpf, Maggie dreams of a different life, to be a White Goddess deep in the jungle.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Prince Wambo
• King of Wambesi
• King of Llongo

One-time characters

• Maggie
• Buddy
• Mr Klumpf
• Travel agent
• Jungle Patrolman
• Scenic Jungle Flight pilot
• Wambesi chef
• Tori, Wambesi guard

Locations

• Maggie's homeland
  • Mr. Klumpf's office
  • Travel Agency
  • Airport
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
    • Commander's room
      • The Safe
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Scenic Jungle Flight
  • Wambesi Village
    • Wambesi King's Treasure House
  • Llongo Village
  • The Green Woods
• Africa (mentioned)
• The Amazon (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Llongo

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Old Jungle Sayings

• In China it is said: "Man who look on Phantom's naked face will surely die."

Related stories

Refers to

• "Wambo the Gambler" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy.

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "The White Princess" appears in the first strip of the story.
• Despite this, Maggie is called (and refers to herself as) "The White Goddess" for most of the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The White Princess", The Phantom #128 (1958)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #217 (1962)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #345 (1967)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #505 (1973)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #683 (1980)
• "The White Goddess", The Phantom #915 (1988)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #1335 (2002)
• "The White Princess", The Phantom #1872 (2020)

Brazil

• "A Princesa da Floresta", Fantasma #30 (1958)
• "A Deusa Branca", O Fantasma #24 (1972)
• "A Deusa Branca", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #19 (1995)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• La Patrie April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• "La princesse blanche", L'Action catholique November 27, 1957 – March 3, 1958

Denmark

• "Den hvide prinsesse", Aalborg Stiftstidende May 23, 1958 – August 22, 1958
• "Den hvide prinsesse", Horsens Folkeblad March 6, 1959 – June 12, 1959
• "Den hvide prinsesse", Hejmdal April 14, 1959 – July 17, 1959
• "Junglegudinden", Fantomet pocket #1 (1981)

Finland

• "Viidakon jumalatar", Sarjakirja #69 (1981)
• "Viidakon jumalatar", Sarjakirja 1/1994
• "Viidakon prinsessa", Ilta-Sanomat October 2, 2013 – October 18, 2013

France

• "La déesse blanche", Le Fantôme Spécial #44 (1967)

Germany

• Phantom #2 (1996)

India

• "The White Goddess", Indrajal Comics #52 (1967)
• "The Benevolent Ghost", Indrajal Comics #321 (1979)

Italy

• "La dea bianca", L'Uomo Mascherato #6 (1959)
• "La dea bianca", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #175 (1966)
• "La dea bianca", Phantom #43 (1995)
• "La dea bianca", Phantom #255

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner September 13, 1957 – December 13, 1957

Mexico

• "La princesa blanca", El Informador June 4, 1957 – September 2, 1957

New Zealand

• The Phantom #294 – #297

Norway

• Aftenposten July 15, 1958 – October 13, 1958
• "Jungelgudinnen", Serie-pocket #64 (1982)

Spain

• "La diosa blanca", El Hombre Enmascarado #47A (1964)
• "La diosa blanca", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "La diosa blanca", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #10 (1970)
• "La diosa blanca", El Hombre Enmascarado #31 (1976)
• "La diosa blanca", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #13 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet August 11, 1958 – November 10, 1958
• Göteborgs-Tidningen 1959
• Nerikes Allehanda June 29, 1959 – September 26, 1959
• Västernorrlands Allehanda February 25, 1960 – May 28, 1960
• Örnsköldsviks Allehanda March 18, 1960 – June 21, 1960
• "Den vita gudinnan", Fantomen 3/1960
• "Djungelgudinnan", Fantomen 7/1967
• "Djungel-gudinnan", Serie-pocket #111 (1982)
• "Den vita gudinnan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 1 (2010)
• "Djungelgudinnan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 2 (2017)

Turkey

• "Beyaz Tanrıça", Kızılmaske #205 – #207 (1977)

United Kingdom

• "The White Princess", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #1 (1959)

USA

• The Beaver County Times April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Birmingham News April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Bradford Era April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Bristol Daily Courier April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Charleston Daily Mail April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Charlotte News April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Chester Times April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Courier-Post April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Daily Item April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Denton Record-Chronicle April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Evening News April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Green Bay Press-Gazette April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Herald News April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Laurel Leader-Call April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Morristown Gazette Mail April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Oneonta Star April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Oxnard Press-Courier April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Pocono Record April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Reading Eagle April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Richmond Times-Dispatch April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Rome Daily Sentinel April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Rome News-Tribune April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Sandusky Register Star News April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Syracuse Herald Journal April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Times Recorder April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• Uniontown Morning Herald April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Washington Reporter April 1, 1957 – June 29, 1957
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Fourteen 1956–1957 (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Bela princeza", Denis #202 (1980)