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Rome News-Tribune is an American newspaper that published "The Phantom" daily strip from 1956 to 1980 and Sunday strip from 1973 to 2003.
History
Rome News-Tribune is the local daily newspaper of Rome, Georgia, founded in 1843
Published stories
Daily stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Wisdom of Solomon" | January 23, 1956 | February 25, 1956 | |
| "U-Town" | February 27, 1956 | May19, 1956 | |
| "The Grove of the Sleeping Giant" | May 21, 1956 | September 1, 1956 | |
| "The Shoplifters" | September 3, 1956 | November 17, 1956 | |
| "The Heavyweight Champion" | November 19, 1956 | January 12, 1957 | |
| "Wambo the Gambler" | January 14, 1957 | March 30, 1957 | |
| "The White Princess" | April 1, 1957 | June 29, 1957 | |
| "The Valley of No Return" | July 1, 1957 | September 21, 1957 | |
| "The Crown Jewels of Corba" | September 23, 1957 | December 21, 1957 | |
| "The Scorpia" | December 23, 1957 | May 3, 1958 | |
| "The Two Signs" | May 5, 1958 | August 23, 1958 | |
| "The Crybaby" | August 25, 1958 | November 1, 1958 | |
| "The Underwater Diamond Thieves" | November 3, 1958 | March 7, 1959 | |
| "The Betrothal" | March 9, 1959 | June 13, 1959 | |
| "The Swamp Rats" | June 15, 1959 | October 3, 1959 | |
| "The Flying Horse" | October 5, 1959 | January 16, 1960 | |
| "The Reporter" | January 18, 1960 | April 2, 1960 | |
| "The Monkey Mail" | April 4, 1960 | August 6, 1960 | |
| "The Jungle Olympics" | August 8, 1960 | October 29, 1960 | |
| "The 50th Wife" | October 31, 1960 | February 25, 1961 | |
| "The Iron Dragon" | February 27, 1961 | May 13, 1961 | |
| "The Werewolf" | May 15, 1961 | August 19, 1961 | |
| "The Slave Market of Mucar" | August 21, 1961 | February 10, 1962 | |
| "The Epidemic" | February 12, 1962 | June 16, 1962 | |
| "The Wharf Rats" | June 18, 1962 | October 13, 1962 | |
| "The Mysterious Ambassador" | October 15, 1962 | June 1, 1963 | |
| "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | June 3, 1963 | December 14, 1963 | |
| "The Drummer of Timpenni" | December 16, 1963 | March 21, 1964 | |
| "The Reef" | March 23, 1964 | June 27, 1964 | |
| "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" | June 29, 1964 | December 12, 1964 | |
| "The Bad Ones" | December 14, 1964 | April 17, 1965 | |
| "The Hanta Witch" | April 19, 1965 | July 31, 1965 | |
| "Prince Hali and the White Stallion" | August 2, 1965 | January 1, 1966 | |
| "Bullets' Town" | January 3, 1966 | May 28, 1966 | |
| "The Killer" | May 30, 1966 | September 10, 1966 | |
| "The Sea God" | September 12, 1966 | December 24, 1966 | |
| "The Satchel" | December 26, 1966 | March 18, 1967 | |
| "The Crime School" | March 20, 1967 | June 24, 1967 | |
| "Deadman's Point" | June 26, 1967 | September 30, 1967 | |
| "The Rogue Elephant" | October 2, 1967 | January 20, 1968 | |
| "Jungle Olympics" | January 22, 1968 | May 4, 1968 | |
| "The Frame-Up" | May 6, 1968 | July 6, 1968 | |
| "The Hydra" | July 8, 1968 | October 12, 1968 | |
| "The Art Thieves" | October 14, 1968 | February 8, 1969 | |
| "The Masked Ball" | February 10, 1969 | March 22, 1969 | |
| "The Jungle Home" | March 24, 1969 | June 21, 1969 | |
| "Rex, the Missing Heir" | June 23, 1969 | October 4, 1969 | |
| "The Gladiator" | October 6, 1969 | January 17, 1970 | |
| "The Missing Daddy" | January 19, 1970 | April 18, 1970 | |
| "Luaga's Undercover Tour" | April 20, 1970 | July 25, 1970 | |
| "The Mission" | July 27, 1970 | December 5, 1970 | |
| "Yes" | December 7, 1970 | February 13, 1971 | |
| "The Fence" | February 15, 1971 | May 8, 1971 | |
| "The Mysterious Passenger" | May 10, 1971 | July 24, 1971 | |
| "The Vultures" | July 26, 1971 | November 6, 1971 | |
| "The Lost City of Pheenix" | November 8, 1971 | January 8, 1972 | |
| "The Witchman" | January 10, 1972 | April 8, 1972 | |
| "The Tanker-Jackers" | April 10, 1972 | July 15, 1972 | |
| "The Keeper of the Peace" | July 17, 1972 | October 14, 1972 | |
| "The Giant of Kaluga" | October 16, 1972 | January 27, 1973 | |
| "The Trial of Patrolman Zokko" | January 29, 1973 | May 5, 1973 | |
| "The Things" | May 7, 1973 | August 18, 1973 | |
| "Vandal-Looters" | August 20, 1973 | November 24, 1973 | |
| "The Pampered Princess" | November 26, 1973 | March 30, 1974 | |
| "The Curse of the Sacred Image" | April 1, 1974 | August 24, 1974 | |
| "The Normal Life" | August 26, 1974 | December 28, 1974 | |
| "The Cavelands" | December 30, 1974 | April 19, 1975 | |
| "T" | April 21, 1975 | September 13, 1975 | |
| "Hzzz" | September 15, 1975 | November 29, 1975 | |
| "Star of Bangalla" | December 1, 1975 | March 6, 1976 | |
| "Mystery of Kula-Ku" | March 8, 1976 | July 31, 1976 | |
| "S.S. Blitz" | August 2, 1976 | October 30, 1976 | |
| "Return of the Terrorists" | November 1, 1976 | February 19, 1977 | |
| "The Proposal" | February 21, 1977 | April 2, 1977 | |
| "Guardian of the Eastern Dark" | April 4, 1977 | August 13, 1977 | |
| "The Tyrant of Tarakimo" | August 15, 1977 | October 29, 1977 | |
| "Phantom Wedding" | October 31, 1977 | February 4, 1978 | |
| "The Three Bandits" | February 6, 1978 | April 15, 1978 | |
| "Return to Tarakimo" | April 17, 1978 | September 16, 1978 | |
| "Jungle City" | September 18, 1978 | December 16, 1978 | |
| "The Heirs" | December 18, 1978 | May 19, 1979 | |
| "Jungle Gold" | May 21, 1979 | September 8, 1979 | |
| "The Return of General Bababu" | September 10, 1979 | February 16, 1980 | |
| "The Tree House" | February 18, 1980 | July 19, 1980 | |
| "The Poachers" | July 21, 1980 | July 28, 1980 | incomplete story |
Sunday stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Phantom Treasure" | December 30, 1973 | June 9, 1974 | |
| "Tale of Joomba" | June 16, 1974 | December 29, 1974 | |
| "Little Girl" | January 5, 1975 | May 11, 1975 | |
| "The First Phantom" | May 18, 1975 | August 10, 1975 | |
| "The Golden Beach" | August 17, 1975 | December 21, 1975 | |
| "The Blue Giant" | December 28, 1975 | April 11, 1976 | |
| "Joonkar and the Slavers" | April 18, 1976 | August 29, 1976 | |
| "The Stolen Ring" | September 5, 1976 | December 19, 1976 | |
| "The Swamp Dragon" | December 26, 1976 | April 17, 1977 | |
| "The Hunters" | April 24, 1977 | August 7, 1977 | |
| "The Delta Pirates" | August 14, 1977 | October 23, 1977 | |
| "The Wedding of the Phantom" | October 30, 1977 | February 5, 1978 | |
| "The Three Bandits" | February 12, 1978 | April 9, 1978 | |
| "What's Wrong with Hzz?" | April 16, 1978 | July 23, 1978 | |
| "The Star of Bangalla" | July 30, 1978 | November 5, 1978 | |
| "The Heirs" | November 12, 1978 | May 20, 1979 | |
| "Jungle Olympics" | May 27, 1979 | September 2, 1979 | |
| "The Name" | September 9, 1979 | December 9, 1979 | |
| "The Vault of Missing Men" | December 16, 1979 | June 1, 1980 | |
| "The Uninvited Visitors" | June 8, 1980 | November 16, 1980 | |
| "Crook's Haven" | November 23, 1980 | May 24, 1981 | |
| "Crazy Louie's Story" | May 31, 1981 | November 8, 1981 | |
| "Kit and the Little People" | November 15 ,1981 | April 11, 1982 | |
| "The Terrorists" | April 18, 1982 | September 5, 1982 | |
| "The Missing Link Family" | September 12, 1982 | January 16, 1983 | |
| "Mysterious Karapura" | January 23, 1983 | July 31, 1983 | |
| "The Eastern Dark" | August 7, 1983 | January 29, 1984 | |
| "The Golden Beach of Keela-Wee" | February 5, 1984 | May 6, 1984 | |
| "The Deadliest Animals in the Jungle" | May 13, 1984 | August 19, 1984 | |
| "The Third Phantom" | August 26, 1984 | February 17, 1985 | |
| "The Whispering Grove" | February 24, 1985 | June 9, 1985 | |
| "The Forest Giants" | June 16, 1985 | January 5, 1986 | |
| "Phantom Head Peak" | January 12, 1986 | April 27, 1986 | |
| "Sunken Treasure" | May 4, 1986 | August 31, 1986 | |
| "The Escaped Convicts" | September 7, 1986 | December 21, 1986 | |
| "Queen Amaza's Mate" | December 28, 1986 | June 28, 1987 | |
| "The Twins' 8th Birthday" | July 5, 1987 | September 27, 1987 | |
| "The Irrondi and the Great Ones" | October 4, 1987 | April 10, 1988 | |
| "The Bride of Xali" | April 17, 1988 | July 17, 1988 | |
| "Exodus of the Little People" | July 24, 1988 | February 26, 1989 | |
| "Death from the Sky" | March 5, 1989 | July 23, 1989 | |
| "Captain Amazon - Pirate Queen" | July 30, 1989 | January 7, 1990 | |
| "The Eastern Dark at Janorra" | January 14, 1990 | May 13, 1990 | |
| "Return of the Thuggees" | May 20, 1990 | August 11, 1991 | |
| "The Fourth Son" | August 18, 1991 | May 17, 1992 | |
| "Tiger, Tiger" | May 24, 1992 | December 6, 1992 | |
| "How The Phantom Saved The Earth" | December 13, 1992 | July 18, 1993 | |
| "The Jungle Olympics" | July 25, 1993 | January 16, 1994 | |
| "The Isle of Death" | January 23, 1994 | July 3, 1994 | |
| "Phantom World" | July 10, 1994 | December 4, 1994 | |
| "Battle of the Jungle Boys" | December 11, 1994 | September 17, 1995 | |
| "Queen Medusa" | September 24, 1995 | May 26, 1996 | |
| "The Lookout" | June 2, 1996 | November 24, 1996 | |
| "Dig" | December 1, 1996 | August 24, 1997 | |
| "Waterman" | August 31, 1997 | April 19, 1998 | |
| "The Vanished Village" | April 26, 1998 | September 27, 1998 | |
| "The Floradon Mystery" | October 4, 1998 | February 14, 1999 | |
| "The Kidnappers" | February 21, 1999 | August 15, 1999 | |
| "The Wharf Rats" | August 22, 1999 | December 26, 1999 | |
| "The Shipwreckers" | January 2, 2000 | July 30, 2000 | |
| "Woduro's Secret" | August 6, 2000 | March 4, 2001 | |
| "The Lion's Head Tamarine" | March 11, 2001 | October 7, 2001 | |
| "The War Mongers" | October 14, 2001 | April 7, 2002 | |
| "The Briefcase" | April 14, 2002 | September 29, 2002 | |
| "The Snake Goddess's Island" | October 6, 2002 | March 30, 2003 | |
| "Terror in Mawitaan" | April 6, 2003 | April 27, 2003 | the first four weeks only |