The 'Copter Pirates

The 'Copter Pirates
Start date:	March 30th, 1952
End date:	July 13th, 1952
# of strips:	16 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Tale of Devil"
Followed by:	"The Female Phantom"

"The 'Copter Pirates" is the 31st Phantom Sunday 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

One-time characters

• Drake
• Bill

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• Sandy Rock Island
• Pengo naval base

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Diana en peligro", Libro de Oro #9 (1963)

Australia

• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #188 (1961)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #298 (1965)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #445 (1971)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #623 (1977)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #833 (1985)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #1248 (1999)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #1720 (2015)
• "The 'Copter Pirates", The Phantom #1931 (2022)

Brazil

• "O Rapto de Diana", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2055 (1952)
• "O Rapto de Diana", Almanaque do Fantasma (1977)
• "O Rapto de Diana", Fantasma Especial #3 (1984)
• "O Rapto de Diana", Gibi #7 (1994)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste March 29, 1952 – July 12, 1952
• The Vancouver Daily Province March 29, 1952 – July 12, 1952
• La Patrie March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Le Soleil March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952

Denmark

• "Diana i fare", Serie-pocket #2 (1973)
• "Helikopterpiraterne", Klassisk Album #3 (1987)

Finland

• "Diana vaarassa", Sarjakirja #5 (1973)
• "Diana vaarassa", Sarjakirja #110 (1985)

France

• "L'hélicoptère pirate", Le Fantôme #32 (1964)
• "L'hélicoptère pirate", Le Fantôme #347 (1971)
• "Les pirates de l'hélicoptère", Le Fantôme #459 (1975)
• "Les pirates de l'hélicoptère", Le Fantôme Album #55 (ca 1976)

India

• "The Ghost Who Walks", Indrajal Comics #311 (1978)
• "The Mystery Raiders", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 35 (1988)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent September 28, 1952 – January 11, 1953

Italy

• "I pirati dell' elicottero", Albo Traguardo #27 (1953)
• "I pirati dell'elicottero", Il Vascello #15 (1959)
• "I pirati dell'elicottero", L'Uomo Mascherato #7 (1960)
• "I pirati dell'elicottero", L'Uomo Mascherato #11 (1961)
• "I pirati dell'elicottero", L'uomo Mascherato #85 (1964)
• "I pirati dell'elicottero", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #73 (1975)
• "Pirati in elicottero", Phantom #205
• "Pirati in elicottero", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1993)
• L'uomo mascherato – Il mito dell'Ombra che cammina (2005)

Mexico

• El Informador May 18, 1952 – August 31, 1952

New Zealand

• The Phantom #60 – #61
• The Phantom #288

Norway

• "Sala i fare", Serie-pocket #1 (1973)
• "Helikopterpiratene", Klassisk Album #3 (1987)

The Philippines

• The Daily Mirror June 14, 1952 – September 27, 1952

Spain

• "Drake, el pirata", El Hombre Enmascarado #31 and "Búsqueda en las islas", #32 (1952)
• "Los piratas del helicóptero", Phantom #15 (1998)

Sweden

• "Helikopterpiraterna", Vecko-Revyn 2 – 17/1955
• "Helikopterpiraterna", Fantomen 8 – 9/1958
• "Piraterna", Fantomen Christmas Album 1962
• "Diana i fara", Fantomen 18/1964
• "Diana i fara", Serie-pocket 8 (1973)
• "Helikopterpiraterna", Fantomen Christmas Album 1987
• "Helikopterpiraterna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1958, Del 1 (2009)
• "Piraterna", Fantomen Christmas Album 2012
• "Diana i fara", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1964, Del 4 (2015)

USA

• Anderson Herald March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Atlanta Constitution March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Birmingham News March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Charleston Daily Mail March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Cumberland Sunday Times March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Democrat March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Denton Record-Chronicle March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Milwaukee Sentinel March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Montgomery Advertiser March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• La Opinión March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Orlando Sentinel March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• Richmond Times-Dispatch March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• San Antonio Light March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• San Francisco Examiner March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• St. Petersburg Times March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Tampa Tribune March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Virginian Pilot March 30, 1952 – July 13, 1952
• The Phantom Sundays #4 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Four 1950–1953 (2017)

West Germany

• "Insel des Schreckens", Phantom #2 (ca 1976)