Tale of Devil

Tale of Devil
Start date:	November 11th, 1951
End date:	March 23rd, 1952
# of strips:	20 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Rope People"
Followed by:	"The 'Copter Pirates"

"Tale of Devil" is the 30th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

A highland prince and his son are hunting for tigers in the jungle when they spot a wolf from their seats on their elephant. The prince aims to shoot the wolf but is stopped by a servant who tell the prince it is the Phantom's wolf Devil. When a wild boar suddenly appears and scares the elephant, the young son of the prince falls to the ground and is attacked by the boar. Devil defends the young boy against the attack and the boar soon runs off. However, instead of thanking Devil, the highland prince, impressed by Devil's fighting skills, decides to kidnap Devil and use him for bear fights in his highland kingdom. In the bear fighting arena Devil finds himself cornered by two bears about to kill him when suddenly the Phantom appears and scares off the bears by shooting in the air. However, with no more bullets in his gun, the Phantom is taken prisoner and Devil is taken away to be shot. But the young son of the prince refuses to accept that the wolf who saved his life will be executed and decides to take action to save him by bribing Devil's executioners. Meanwhile, the wife of the highland prince, fed up with her husband's violent hobbies, call's her highland prince father for help.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil

One-time characters

• Prince Hirk
• King Danta
• Prince Rennie
• Siri the animal dealer
• Chica
• Wilbur

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• Mountain city

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

Vehicles

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La historia de Devil", El Libro de la Historieta #21 (1959)
• El Fantasma #39 (1961)
• Libro de Oro #17 (1964)

Australia

• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #123 (1958)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #225 (1962)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #356 (1967)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #514 (1973)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #693 (1980)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #1030 (1992)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #1579 (2010)
• "Tale of Devil", The Phantom #1885 (2021)

Brazil

• "A Captura de Capeto", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2047 (1952)
• "A Captura de Capeto", Fantasma #94 (1964)
• "A Captura de Capeto", Hiperalmanaque Fantasma #2 (1982)
• "Os Apuros de Capeto", Crônicas do Fantasma #2 (2019)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste November 10, 1951 – March 22, 1952
• La Patrie November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Le Soleil November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952

Finland

• "Devilin kosto", Legenda (2020)

France

• "La Capture de Satan", Le Fantôme Spécial #13 (1964)
• "Satan du Fantôme", Le Fantôme #458 (1975)
• "Satan du Fantôme", Le Fantôme Album #55 (ca 1976)

India

• "The Tale of Devil", Indrajal Comics #327 – #328 (1979)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent March 23, 1952 – September 21, 1952

Italy

• "Una lezione al Principe", Albo Traguardo #23 (1952)
• "La cattura di Diavolo", L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1959)
• "La cattura di Diavolo", L'Uomo Mascherato #9 (1960)
• "La cattura di Diavolo", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #75 (1964)
• "La cattura di diavolo", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #72 (1975)
• "Una lezione al principe", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1993)
• "Una lezione al principe", Phantom #206 (part 1) and #205 (part 2)

Mexico

• El Informador January 6, 1952 – May 11, 1952
• "La Aventura de Diablo", El Fantasma #15 (1966)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #58 – #60
• The Phantom #286 – #287

Norway

• "Ulvs hevn", Fantomet 4/1978
• "Ulvs hevn", Krønikebok #43 (2008)

The Philippines

• The Daily Mirror ?, 1952 – June 7, 1952

Spain

• "Una aventura de “Sultán”", El Hombre Enmascarado #23 and "El príncipe desterrado", #24 (1952)
• "La historia de Diablo", Phantom #15 (1998)

Sweden

• "Sagan om Devil", Vecko-Revyn 34/1954 – 1/1955
• "Devils hämnd", Fantomen 2 – 3/1958
• "Devils hämnd", Fantomen 8/1965
• "Devils hämnd", Fantomen 26/1975
• "Devils hämnd", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1965, Del 2 (2015)
• "Devils hämnd", Legend (2020)

USA

• Anderson Herald November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• The Birmingham News November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Charleston Daily Mail November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Cumberland Sunday Times November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• The Democrat November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• The Milwaukee Sentinel November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• The Montgomery Advertiser November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• La Opinión November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Orlando Sentinel November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Richmond Times-Dispatch November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• San Antonio Light November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• San Francisco Examiner November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• St. Petersburg Times November 11, 1951 – March 23, 1952
• Denton Record-Chronicle January 6, 1952 – March 23, 1952 - without the first eight weeks
• The Tampa Tribune January 6, 1952 – March 23, 1952 - without the first eight weeks
• The Phantom Sundays #3 – #4 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Four 1950–1953 (2017)