The Bad Ones

The Bad Ones
Start date:	December 14th, 1964
End date:	April 17th, 1965
# of strips:	108 strips (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Adventures of Lucy Cary"
Followed by:	"The Hanta Witch"

"The Bad Ones" is the 90th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Colonel Weeks
• Caroline Weeks
• Tona
• Smythe, JP

One-time characters

• Stabbed tourist
• Consul
• Miss Hall
• Policeman
• Morristown Police Chief
• Police Chief's nephew (mentioned)
• Rookie
• Morristown Mayor, "Hizzoner"
• Captain Morgan, JP
• Spike / Spikes
• Bozo
• Rube
• District Attorney

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • The Abandoned Well
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters

Tribes

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Bad Ones

Vehicles

Old Jungle Sayings

• Phantom moves as silently as a fog.
• There are times, the natives say, when the Phantom walks the streets of the town as an ordinary man... this was one of those times!

Behind the scenes

• The title is in the first strip of the story.
• The Mayor is called "Hizzoner", a corruption of the title "His Honour".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La banda de los malos", Libro de Oro #30 (1966)
• "Los malos", Fantasía #154 (1970)

Australia

• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #302 (1965)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #450 (1971)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #621 (1977)
• "Colonel's Daughter Kidnapped!", The Phantom #831 (1985)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #1715 (2015)

Brazil

• "A Justiça do Fantasma", Fantasma #106 (1965)
• "A Justiça do Fantasma", Fantasma #243 (1976)
• "Homens Perversos", Homens Perversos e Outras Histórias (2023)

Czech Republic

• "Pěnězokazi", Fantom #2 (1992)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• "Les méchants", L'Action April 8, 1965 – August 16, 1965

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende March 27, 1966 – July 30, 1966
• Horsens Folkeblad December 13, 1966 – April 18, 1967
• Hejmdal February 18, 1967 – June 23, 1967
• "De Ondes Liga", Fantomet #7 (1971)
• "De Onde", Fantomet #48 – #50 (1975)
• "De Ondes Liga", Fantomet #340 (1992)

Finland

• "Pahat", Nastasarjat 21/1965
• "Paholaisliiga iskee", Mustanaamio 17/1974
• "Paholaisliiga iskee", Sarjakirja #113 (1986)
• "Pahojen liiga", Mustanaamio 5/1997
• "Kelmit", Ilta-Sanomat June 17, 2011 – July 14, 2011
• "Paholaisliiga iskee", Mustanaamio 1974 (2013)
• "Pahojen liiga", Noir (2019)

France

• "Les méchants", Les héros de l'aventure #55 and "Le masque de boue", #56 (1969)

Germany

• "Die Banditen", Phantom #90 (2024)
• "Die Banditen", Phantom #3 (2026)

Iceland

• Tíminn October 23, 1965 – March 6, 1966

Hungary

• "A kegyetlenek bandája", Fantom #11 (1990)
• "A kegyetlenek bandája", Fantom: A napilapcsík gyűjtemény (1963-1966) (2026)

India

• "The Bad Ones", Indrajal Comics #98 (1969)
• "The Bad Ones", Phantom #12
• "மாணவியைக் காணோம்" (romanized as "Manaviyai kanom"), Rani Comics #166 (1991)
• "The Bad Ones", Phantom #97

Ireland

• Irish Independent September 20, 1965 – January 25, 1966

Italy

• "I malvagi", L'Uomo Mascherato #175, "Tra due fuochi", #176, and "La maschera di fango", #177 (1966)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965

Mexico

• El Informador April 19, 1965 – August 23, 1965

New Zealand

• The Phantom #554 – #556

Norway

• Aftenposten June 15, 1965 – October 18, 1966
• "De ondes liga", Fantomet 18/1970
• "De onde", Fantomet 5/1974
• "De onde", Serie-pocket #117 (1986)
• "De onde", Fantomet Spesialalbum #7 (1989)
• "De onde", Fantomet 10/1997
• "De ondes liga", Krønikebok #26 (2006)
• "De ondes liga", Fantomets Krønike 3/2008
• "De ondes liga", Fantomet Kronologisk #17 (2021)

Poland

• "Dzika banda!", Fantom 2/1992

Portugal

• "Terror na Cidade", Mundo de Aventuras #846 (1965)

Russia

• "Банда “Дьяволов”" (romanized as "Banda Dyavolov"), Fantom #1 (1992)

Slovakia

• "Falošné mince", Fantóm #2 (1992)

Spain

• El Correo April 1, 1965 – August 5, 1965
• "Los malos", El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (1966)
• "Los malvados", El Hombre Enmascarado #17 (1975)
• "Los malvados", El Hombre Enmascarado #35 – #36 (1980)
• "Los malos", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #2 (2018)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet July 14, 1966 – November 17, 1966
• "De ondas liga", Fantomen 7/1966
• "De hårda", Göteborgs-Tidningen November 24, 1966 – March 31, 1967
• Nerikes Allehanda June 1, 1967 – October 5, 1967
• Katrineholmskuriren June 5, 1969 – November 3, 1969
• "De onda", Fantomen 21/1973
• "De hårda", Upsala Nya Tidning October 25, 1978 – March 6, 1979
• Norrtelje Tidning November 30, 1983 – May 4, 1984
• "De ondas liga", Sy Barry - en jubileumskrönika 1961-1991 (1991)
• "De ondas liga", Fantomen 10/1997
• "De ondas liga", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 2 (2016)
• "De ondas liga", Noir (2019)

Turkey

• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske #32 – #34 (1974)
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #8 – #9
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #110
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #75 – #76
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #25 – #26
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #35 – #36
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #12 – #13
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske #2 (2013)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وقراصنة سانلوي" (romanized as "Alshabah wa qarasenat Sanlwi"), Samir #497 – #510 (1965-66)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch April ?, 1965 – ?

USA

• The Alabama Journal December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Alliance Times-Herald December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Appleton Post-Crescent‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Asheville Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Atlanta Constitution December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Bangor Daily News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Beaver County Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Beckley Post Herald December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Birmingham News December 16, 1963 – December 12, 1964
• Bradford Era December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Bucks County Courier Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Buffalo Courier-Express December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Charleston Daily Mail December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Charlotte News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Cincinatti Post December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Courier-Post December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Daily Advance‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Daily Item‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Daily Standard‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Decatur Daily December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Delaware County Daily Times‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Denton Record-Chronicle December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Dispatch December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Evening News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Gadsden Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Gloucester County Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Green Bay Press-Gazette December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Herald News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Indianapolis News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Jersey Journal December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Johnson City Press December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Laurel Leader-Call December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Leaf-Chronicle December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Ledger-Enquirer December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Lima News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Miami News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Milwaukee Sentinel December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Morning Press December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Morning Sentinel December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• News-Press December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Oneonta Star December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Orlando Sentinel December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Philadelphia Daily News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Plain Dealer December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Pocono Record December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Reading Eagle December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Record American December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Red Bank Register December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Rome Daily Sentinel December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Rome News-Tribune December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Sandusky Register Star News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Shamokin News-Dispatch December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The State December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Tampa Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Uniontown Morning Herald December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Washington Reporter December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Winchester Sun December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Suffolk News-Herald December 14, 1964 – April 18, 1965
• La Opinión March 11, 1965 – July 20, 1965
• "The Bad Ones", Comics Revue #399-400 – #403-404 (2019)
• "The Bad Ones", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Nineteen 1964–1966 (2020)

West Germany

• "Die Straße des Todes", Phantom #73 (1977)
• "Die Straße des Todes", Phantom Super-band #9

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine June 28, 1965 – November 1, 1965
• "Фантом против банде" (romanized as "Fantom protiv bande"), Politikin Zabavnik #925 (1969)
• "Banda ozloglašenih", Stripoteka #390/391 (1976)