Mister Hog

Mister Hog
Start date:	October 28th, 1946
End date:	March 29th, 1947
# of strips:	132 strips (22 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Queen Asta of Trondelay"
Followed by:	"Romance"

"Mister Hog" is the 29th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Dave Palmer

One-time characters

• Mister Hog
• Trig
• Slick
• Jasper

Locations

• USA
  • New York
    • Palmer residence
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • Bandar Village

Tribes

• Bandar

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom moves, he shames the lightning.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Plan 47" by Guido Fantoni

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "Mister Hog" appears in the first strip of the story.
• A newspaper headline reads: "Diana Palmer, Socialite Explorer and Sportswoman, Winning Brattle Steeple Chase..." Brattle is a reference to Brattle Hall, the theatre that Lee Falk operated 1940–1947.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Mister Hog", Tit-Bits #2044 – #2068 (1948-49)
• "Las zarpas del monstruo", La Sombra #5 (1958)
• Libro de Oro #3 (1961) - without the first week

Australia

• "Smashing the Crime Ring", The Phantom #3 (1948)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #76A (1954)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #138 (1958)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #238 (1963)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #1000 (1992)
• "Smashing the Crime Ring", The Phantom #3 replica, included with The Phantom #1063 (1994)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #1498 (2008)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #1746 (2016)
• "Mister Hog", The Phantom #1851 (2019)

Brazil

• "O Homem Sinistro", O Globo Juvenil #1543 – #1607 (1947)
• "O Senhor Hog!", O Fantasma #19 (1971)
• "O Senhor Hog!", O Fantasma Extra Seleção #1 (1971)
• "O Senhor Hog!", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #31 (1996)
• "Senhor Javali", A Filha do Marajá e Outras Histórias (2024)

Canada

• The Vancouver Sun October 28, 1946 – November 16, 1946 - the first three weeks only
• The Daily Colonist October 28, 1946 – November 23, 1946 - the first four weeks only
• The Moncton Transcript October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• La Patrie October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• L'Action catholique November 18, 1946 – April 23, 1947

Denmark

• "Vildornen", Aalborg Stiftstidende September 14, 1947 – February 16, 1948
• "Vildornen", Horsens Folkeblad June 22, 1948 – November 22, 1948
• "Vildornen", Hejmdal August 30, 1948 – January 24, 1949
• "Himalayas store mysterium", Skipper Skræk 9/1950 – ?

Finland

• Kaleva April 14, 1949 – ?
• "Naamio ja “Mister Hogg”", Kippari Kalle 12/1955
• "Mr. Hog", Mustanaamio 3/1981
• "Mister Hog", Ilta-Sanomat February 5, 2018 – March 13, 2018

France

• "Monsieur Sanglier", Aventures-Paris Jeunes #116 – 4/1949 (1948-49)
• "Le plan 47", Le Fantôme Spécial #96 and "La nuit du jugement", #97 (1967)

Italy

• "Il piano 47", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #105 and "La notte del giudizio", #107 (1964)
• "Il piano 47", Phantom #404

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner April 17, 1947 – August 29, 1947

Mexico

• "El Sr. Puerco", El Informador January 28, 1947 – August 25, 1947

New Zealand

• The Phantom #11 – #14

Norway

• Aftenposten February 21, 1948 – July 31, 1948
• "Mr Hog", Fantomet 6/1981

Spain

• "El misterioso señor Cerdo", El Hombre Enmascarado #89, "Las esmeraldas Tarnoff", #90, "La captura del Hombre Enmascarado", #91, and "Terror en la banda", #92 (194?)
• "Mister Hog", El Hombre Enmascarado #55 – #56 (1978)
• "El plan cuarenta y siete", El Hombre Enmascarado #67 – #69 (1991)
• "El plan cuarenta y siete", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #60 (1999)
• "Míster Hog", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #18 (2025)

Sweden

• "Mister Hog", Svenska Dagbladet November 28, 1947 – May 7, 1948
• "Mister Hog", Katrineholmskuriren June 8, 1948 – November 10, 1948
• "Mister Hog", Nerikes Allehanda November 11, 1948 – April 17, 1949
• "Mister Hog", Tierps-Posten August 26, 1954 – July 14, 1955
• "Mister Hog", Östhammars Tidning August 26, 1954 – July 14, 1955
• "Mr Hog", Fantomen 20/1980

United Kingdom

• "Mister Hog", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #8 (1960)

USA

• The Coos Bay Times October 28, 1946 – January 6, 1947 (incomplete)
• The World October 28, 1946 – January 6, 1947 (incomplete)
• The Alabama Journal October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Birmingham News October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Bradford Era October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Carthage Evening Press October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Charleston Daily Mail October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Chester Times October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Daily Item October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Daily Record October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Decatur Daily October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Evening News October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Gloucester County Times October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Greensboro Record October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Hanford Morning Journal October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Hanford Sentinel October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Herald News October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Johnson City Press October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Ledger-Enquirer October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Morristown Gazette Mail ? – March 29, 1947
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Oxnard Press-Courier October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Progress October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Rome Daily Sentinel October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• San Antonio Light October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Sandusky Register Star News October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Syracuse Herald Journal October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Times Herald October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Washington Reporter October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Winchester Sun October 28, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• Morning Press November 1, 1946 – March 29, 1947 (first four strips missing)
• Bangor Daily News November 2, 1946 – March 29, 1947
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Seven 1946–1947 (2015)

West Germany

• "Mister Hog", Phantom-Heft 11/1954