The Iron Dragon

The Iron Dragon
Start date:	February 27th, 1961
End date:	May 13th, 1961
# of strips:	66 strips (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The 50th Wife"
Followed by:	"The Werewolf"

"The Iron Dragon" is the 80th 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
• Hero
• Devil
• Guran
• King Wamba
• Colonel Weeks

One-time characters

• Bura
• Budd
• Army Colonel
• Army Corporal
• Army General (mentioned)
• Tukan
• Sugan
• Five Wambesi councilors
• Judge
• Chiefs of several tribes

Locations

• Bengali
  • Army Baracks
  • Army Tank Depot
  • Bengali Jail
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The City
    • Courthouse

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Organizations

• Army Tank Corps
• The Jungle Patrol

Vehicles

• "The Iron Dragon"

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El dragón de hierro", El Fantasma #45 (1925; edited together with the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")
• "El dragón de hierro", El Fantasma #75 (1965; edited together with the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")

Australia

• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #195 (1961)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #306 (1966)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #455 (1971)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #630 (1978)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #843 (1986)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #1450 (2006)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom #1701 (2014)

Brazil

• "O Dragão de Ferro", Fantasma #60 (1961)
• "O Dragão de Ferro", Fantasma #271 (1978)
• "O Dragão de Ferro", Fantasma #366 – #367 (1986; edited together with the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Le Nouvelliste February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Le Progrès du Saguenay March 17, 1961 – May 3, 1961 (interrupted after the strip of April 17, 1961)
• L'Action catholique July 19, 1961 – October 4, 1961

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende May 10, 1962 – July 25, 1962
• Horsens Folkeblad March 2, 1963 – May 11, 1963
• Hejmdal April 9, 1963 – July 3, 1963
• "Panik i junglen", Serie-pocket #34 (1981)

Egypt

• "لوحش المعدني" (romanized as "Alwahesh Almaadani"), Alshabah #2 (edited together with the first two panels of "The Monkey Mail" and the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")

Finland

• "Viidakko vapisee", Sarjakirja #58 (1981)
• "Rautainen lohikäärme", Ilta-Sanomat August 4, 2014 – August 18, 2014

France

• "Le dragon d'acier", Le Fantôme #1 (1963)
• "Le dragon d'acier", Le Fantôme #381 – #382 (1972)

Germany

• "Der eiserne Drache", Phantom #80 (2025)

Greece

• "Ο σιδερενιος δρακοντας" (romanized as "O siderenios drakontas"), Fantom #67 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn August 29, 1961 – November 11, 1961

India

• "The Iron Monster", Indrajal Comics #117 (1970)

Italy

• "Il drago d'acciaio", L'Uomo Mascherato #71 (1961)
• "Il drago d'acciaio", I Classici dell'Avventura #24 (1962)
• "Il drago d'acciaio", L'Uomo Mascherato #27 – #28 (1972)
• "Il drago d'acciaio", Phantom #207

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961

Mexico

• El Informador June 12, 1961 – August 26, 1961

New Zealand

• The Phantom #455 – #457

Norway

• Aftenposten July 17, 1962 – October 1, 1962
• "Panikk i jungelen", Fantomet 4/1964
• "Jerndraken", Serie-pocket #52 (1981)
• "Panikk i jungelen", Krønikebok #21 (2005)
• "Panikk i jungelen", Fantomet Kronologisk #1 (2017)

Portugal

• "O Monstro da Selva", Mundo de Aventuras #786 (1964)

Spain

• "Los ladrones", El Hombre Enmascarado #20 (1975)
• "El dragón de acero", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #25 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet August 24, 1962 – November 8, 1962
• Katrineholmskuriren February 28, 1963 – May 17, 1963
• Göteborgs-Tidningen ?, 1963 – May, 1963
• Nerikes Allehanda July 13, 1963 – September 26, 1963
• "Panik i djungeln", Fantomen 1/1964
• "Panik i djungeln", Serie-pocket #99 (1981)
• Upsala Nya Tidning January 29, 1999 – April 15, 1999
• "Panik i djungeln", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1964, Del 1 (2014)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح والوحش الحديدي" (romanized as "Alshabah wa alwahesh alhadidi"), Samir #299 – #310 (1961-62)

United Kingdom

• "The Iron Dragon", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #15 (1961)

USA

• The Alabama Journal February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Alliance Times-Herald February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Asheville Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Atlanta Constitution February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Bangor Daily News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Beaver County Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Birmingham News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Bradford Era February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Bucks County Courier Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Carthage Evening Press February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Charleston Daily Mail February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Charlotte News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Chattanooga Daily Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Courier-Post February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Daily Advance February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Daily Item February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Daily Standard February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Decatur Daily February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Denton Record-Chronicle February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Delaware County Daily Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Evening News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Gloucester County Times February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Green Bay Press-Gazette February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Greensboro Record February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Hanford Sentinel February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Herald News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Jersey Journal February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Johnson City Press February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Laurel Leader-Call February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Leaf-Chronicle February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Ledger-Enquirer February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Lima News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Miami News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Morning Press February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Morning Sentinel February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Morristown Gazette Mail February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Oneonta Star February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Philadelphia Daily News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Pocono Record February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Reading Eagle February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Richmond Times-Dispatch February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Rome Daily Sentinel February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Rome News-Tribune February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Sandusky Register Star News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The State February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Syracuse Herald Journal February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Times Recorder February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Tonawanda News February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Uniontown Morning Herald February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Washington Reporter February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• The Winchester Sun February 27, 1961 – May 13, 1961
• Red Bank Register March 7, 1961 – May 13, 1961 (beginning missing)
• La Opinión April 1, 1961 – June 19, 1961
• "The Iron Dragon", Comics Revue #351-352 (2015)
• "The Iron Dragon", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Seventeen 1961–1962 (2019)

Yugoslavia

• "Гвоздени змај" (romanized as "Gvozdeni zmaj"), Politikin Zabavnik #1062 (1972; edited together with the last two weeks of the story "The 50th Wife")
• "Gvozdeni zmaj", Denis #216 (1980)