The Two Signs

The Two Signs
Start date:	May 5th, 1958
End date:	August 23rd, 1958
# of strips:	96 strips (16 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Scorpia"
Followed by:	"The Crybaby"

"The Two Signs" is the 70th 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 current Phantom
• The current Phantom's great-great grandfather
• The current Phantom's grandfather
• The 1st Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Carlyle the big-game hunter

One-time characters

• Carlyle's grandsons
• Tony Carlyle, the hunter's great-great grandson
• Connie Carlyle, née Abbot
• Pete
• Julie
• King of Omgali

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Green Hill
  • Omgali Village

Tribes

• Bandar
• Omgali

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Old Jungle Sayings

• "The Phantom has many ears."
• "Be wary of the angry Phantom, for he moves like lightning and the Earth trembles with his might."
• "Jungle is rough, Phantom is rougher."

Related stories

Referenced in

Title panel.

• "Forgotten" by Mike Bullock and Silvestre Szilagyi

Behind the scenes

• This story has often been reprinted with the title "The Carlyle's Good Mark". However, the actual title "The Two Signs" appears in the second daily strip of this story. Although it could also be argued that this only refers to the events of the following strip, which mentions the Phantom's Skull Mark and introduces the Good Mark which becomes the focus of the story after that.
• The present day part of the story explicitly takes place in 1958, and the historical part in 1856 (with a chronicle entry from August 12 that year). There is also a brief reference to events taking place 50 years earlier.
• Connie Carlyle is one of several characters named Connie, named after Lee Falk's second wife Constance.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La buena marca del Fantasma", El Fantasma (La Sombra) #19 (1959)
• El Fantasma #64 (1959)
• "La buena marca del Fantasma", Libro de Oro #24 (1965)
• El Espectro #112 (1969)
• El Espectro #114 (1969)

Australia

• "The Carlyle's Good Mark",The Phantom #137 (1958)
• "The Carlyle's Good Mark",The Phantom #237 (1963)
• "The Carlyle's Good Mark",The Phantom #367 (1968)
• "The Carlyle's Good Mark",The Phantom #548 (1975)
• "The Carlyle's Good Mark",The Phantom #728 (1981)
• "Carlyle's Good Mark", The Phantom #1075 (1994)
• "Carlyle's Good Mark", The Phantom #1653 (2013)
• "The Two Signs", Frew Trade Paperback #1 (2017)

Brazil

• Fantasma #36 (1959)
• "Os Dois Sinais", O Fantasma #26 (1972)
• "Os Dois Sinais", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #4 (1994)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Le Nouvelliste May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Le Progrès du Saguenay May 24, 1958 – September 11, 1958
• "Les deux signes", L'Action catholique January 15, 1959 – May 9, 1959

Denmark

• "De to tegn", Aalborg Stiftstidende July 4, 1959 – October 23, 1959
• "De to tegn", Horsens Folkeblad April 23, 1960 – August 9, 1960
• "De to tegn", Hejmdal June 3, 1960 – September 23, 1960
• "Det gode mærke", Fantomet pocket #2 (1983)

Finland

• "Hyvä ja paha merkki", Sarjakirja #80 (1983)
• "Kaksi merkkiä", Ilta-Sanomat December 27, 2013 – January 21, 2014

France

• "Le signe de l'Ombre", Le Fantôme Spécial #46 (1967)
• "Le signe de l'Ombre", Le Fantôme #5 (1994)

Germany

• Phantom #3 (1997)

Greece

• "Το σημάδι του Φαντάσματος" (romanized as "To simadi tou Fantasmatos"), Velos #48 (1969)
• "Το καλο σημαδι του Φαντομ" (romanized as "To kalo simadi tou Fantom"), Fantom #73 (1976)

Italy

• "Il marchio dell'Ombra", L'Uomo Mascherato #13 (1959)
• "Il segno dell'Ombra", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #180 (1966)
• "Il segno dell'Ombra", Phantom #45-46 (1995)
• "Il segno dell'Ombra"", Phantom #256

Indonesia

• "Phantom agajomi pengantèn anjar", Panjebar Semangat ?

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner October 6, 1958 – January 2, 1959

Mexico

• El Informador July 14, 1958 – November 1, 1958

New Zealand

• The Phantom #308 – #312

Norway

• Aftenposten August 27, 1959 – December 15, 1959 (first strip missing)
• "Jungelkongens merke", Serie-pocket #78 (1983)

Spain

• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #37, "¡Capturados!", #38, "En busca del Fantasma", #39, and "En poder de los canibales", #40 (1958)
• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado", "¡Capturados!", "En busca del Fantasma", and "En poder de los canibales", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #8 (1961)
• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado", Héroes Modernos, Serie A: El Hombre Enmascarado #62A and "En busca del Fantasma", #63A (1964)
• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado" and "En busca del Fantasma", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado" and "En busca del Fantasma", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #13 (1970)
• "La marca buena del Fantasma", El Hombre Enmascarado #29 (1976)
• "La proteccion del hombre enmascarado", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #16 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet September 25, 1959 – January 19, 1960
• Katrineholmskuriren April 5, 1960 – July 30, 1960
• Göteborgs-Tidningen 1960 – 1960
• Nerikes Allehanda August 12, 1960 – December 2, 1960
• "Djungelkungens märke", Fantomen 12/1960
• "Djungelkungens märke", Serie-pocket #124 (1983)
• "Djungelkungens märke", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 3 (2010)

Turkey

• "Kutsal Mühür", Kızılmaske #192 – #195 (1977)
• "Kutsal Mühür", Kızılmaske Albüm #60 – #61 (197?)

United Arab Republic

• Samir #158 – #177 (1959)

United Kingdom

• "The Good Mark", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #2 (1959)

USA

• The Alabama Journal May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Alliance Times-Herald May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Asheville Times May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Atlanta Constitution May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Bangor Daily News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Beaver County Times May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Birmingham News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Bradford Era May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Bristol Daily Courier May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Carthage Evening Press May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Charleston Daily Mail May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Charlotte News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Courier-Post May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Daily Advance May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Daily Item May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Daily Standard May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Decatur Daily May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Delaware County Daily Times May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Denton Record-Chronicle May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Evening News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Gloucester County Times May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Green Bay Press-Gazette May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Greensboro Record May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Hanford Sentinel May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Herald News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Jersey Journal May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Johnson City Press May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Laurel Leader-Call May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Leaf-Chronicle May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Lima News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Morning Press May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Morning Sentinel May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Morristown Gazette Mail May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Oneonta Star May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Oxnard Press-Courier May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Pocono Record May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Reading Eagle May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Richmond Times-Dispatch May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958‎
• The Rome Daily Sentinel May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Rome News-Tribune May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Sandusky Register Star News May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The State May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Syracuse Herald Journal May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Times Recorder May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Uniontown Morning Herald May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Washington Reporter May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• The Winchester Sun May 5, 1958 – August 23, 1958
• Portage Daily Register May 26, 1958 – August 23, 1958 - without the first two weeks
• The Cincinatti Post July 21, 1958 – August 23, 1958 - the last five weeks only
• "Carlyle's Good Mark", Comics Revue #381-382 (2018)
• "The Carlyle's Good Mark", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Fifteen 1957–1959 (2019)

Yugoslavia

• "Медени месец у Бенгалију" (romanized as "Medeni mesec u Bengaliju"), Politikin Zabavnik #2029 (1990)