The Fourth Son

The Fourth Son
Start date:	August 18th, 1991
End date:	May 17th, 1992
# of strips:	40 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Return of the Thuggees"
Followed by:	"Tiger, Tiger"

"The Fourth Son" is the 137th Phantom Sunday story. It was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Kit
• Heloise
• The 8th Phantom
• The 9th Phantom
• Vhatta Khan
• Kit-One
• Kit-Two
• Kit-Three

One-time characters

• Jhatun Khan

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Keela-Wee
    • The Jade Hut
• Vhatun Dhatun
• England
  • London
  • Oxford

Tribes

• Bandar
• Mongols

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Golden Queen, Part 1" by Shane Foley

Behind the scenes

• According to this story, the 8th Phantom is killed by an archer. This contradicts Lee Falk's earlier story "The Snake Goddess" where the 8th dies of a viper bite in the Great Swamp.

Reprints

Australia

• The Canberra Times April 19, 1991 – January 17, 1993
• "The Fourth Son", The Phantom #1019 (1992)
• "The Fourth Son", The Phantom #1597 (2011)

Brazil

• "O Lendário Fantasma Baixinho", O Fantasma Crônicas #3 (2002)

Colombia

• El Tiempo September 22, 1991 – June 21?, 1992

Finland

• Seura 13/1992 – 5/1993
• "Koston hetki lyö!", Mustanaamio 1/1993

India

• Anandamela March 3, 1993 – January 19, 1994
• "Jhatun Khan", Phantom #61 and "Princess Vhatta", #62

Israel

• Mashew #93 – #94 (1992; incomplete story)

Ireland

• Sunday World October 13, 1990 – March 8, 1992 - without the last eighteen weeks

Italy

• "Lo sgorbio", Phantom #327

Norway

• "Når hevnens time slår!", Fantomet 1/1993
• "Når hevnens time slår!", Fantomets Krønike 6/1998
• "Når hevnens time slår!", Krønikebok #12 – #13 (2003)

South Africa

• Rapport November 17, 1991 – ?

Sweden

• "Bröder", Arbetet March 28, 1992 – January 16, 1993
• "...Då hämndens timme slår!", Fantomen 23/1992
• "...Då hämndens timme slår!", Fantomen Krönika 5/1997
• "...Då hämndens timme slår!", Fantomen Krönika Band 5, del 2 (2003)

Turkey

• "Dördüncü Oğul", Kızılmaske #26 (2015)

USA

• Chippewa Herald August 16, 1991 – May 15, 1992
• The Advocate-Messenger August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Baltimore Sun August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Birmingham News August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Chicago Tribune August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Daytona Beach News-Journal August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Huntsville Times August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Ironton Tribune August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Leaf-Chronicle August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Ledger-Enquirer August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Reading Eagle August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Rome News-Tribune August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• Staten Island Advance August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• St. Petersburg Times August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• The Tuscaloosa News August 18, 1991 – May 17, 1992
• 50 Cent Comics #1 – #2 (1994)