The Girls

The Girls
Start date:	May 24nd, 1948
End date:	October 30th, 1948
# of strips:	138 (23 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Devil Road"
Followed by:	"The Masked Marvel"

"The Girls" (also known as "The Lady Luck") is the 32nd 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 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran
• Hero
• Diana Palmer
• Lily Palmer
• Dave Palmer
• Hero's keeper

One-time characters

• Moll
• Cap
• Peg
• Judy (mentioned)
• Marge
• Reggie
• Agnes
• Mike

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Skull Throne
• USA
  • E. Norwich
    • The Palmer Home
• Bartena
  • Bartena Airport
  • Flamingo Isle

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Singh Pirates (mentioned)
• Globetrotter, Inc.

Vehicles

• The Lady Luck
• S.S. Playboy

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• This story has often been reprinted with the title "The Lady Luck". However, the actual title "The Girls" appears in the last daily strip of the preceding story.
• This story begins with a retelling of the Phantom's origin.
• Diana's address is given as "Diana Palmer, 7 Sasqua Road, E. Norwich, U.S.A."
• Diana is said to be 23 years old.
• The Lady Luck pirates look up "The Phantom" in a dictionary, where it, among other things, is said that the Phantom can turn himself into a wolf.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Lady Luck, Part 1" and "Part 2" by Ulf Granberg and Felmang

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Selecciones Graficas #486 and ? (1950)
• "La isla de las mujeres piratas", La Sombra #8 (1959)
• "La isla flamingo", El Fantasma #53 (1963)

Australia

• "The Girls", The Phantom #53 – #54 (1952-53)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #148 – #149 (1959)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #252 – #253 (1964)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #389 – #390 (1969)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #554 – #555 (1975)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #746 – #747 (1982)
• "The Lady Luck", The Phantom #1156 (1997)
• "The Girls", The Phantom #1831 – #1825 (2018-19)

Brazil

• "O Barco Senhora Fortuna", O Globo Juvenil #1789 – #1856 (1948-1949)
• "Mulheres Piratas", O Fantasma #44 (1974)
• "O Barco Senhora Fortuna", Almanaque do Fantasma (1978)
• "As Corsárias", O Caminho do Diabo e Outras Histórias (2025)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• La Patrie May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• L'Action catholique June 25, 1948 – December 6, 1948

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende April 17, 1949 – September 27, 1949
• Horsens Folkeblad January 23, 1950 – July 10, 1950
• Hejmdal March 11, 1950 – July 29, 1950 - without the first four weeks, but with intro text
• Skipper Skræk ? – 21/1953

Finland

• Fantom 1957
• "Merirosvolaiva", Mustanaamio 5/1968
• "S/S Lady Luck", Mustanaamio 5/1981
• "Merirosvolaiva", Mustanaamio 10/1989
• "Merirosvolaiva", Mustanaamio 1968 (2012)
• "Merirosvolaiva Lady Luck", Ilta-Sanomat June 27, 2018 – August 2, 2018

France

• "L'ile des femmes corsaires", Le Fantôme Spécial #93 and "Les femmes corsaires", #94 (1971)

Greece

• "Γυναικες πειρατες" (romanized as "Gynaikes peirates"), Fantom #79 and "Ο Φαντομ στο κρησφυγετο των πειρατων" (romanized as "O Fantom sto krisfygeto ton peiraton"), #80 (1976)

Italy

• "La crociera di Lady Luck", Mistero Comics #1 and "Il segreto dell'isola", #5 (1949; with additional art by Tullo Palasciano)
• "L'isola delle corsare", L'Uomo Mascherato #15 (1962; part 2 only, with additional art by Tullo Palasciano)
• "L'isola delle corsare", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #170 – #171 (1966)
• "La crociera del “Lady Luck”", Phantom #406

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948

Mexico

• El Informador August 2, 1948 – December 25, 1948

New Zealand

• The Phantom #22 – #24
• The Phantom #229 – #234
• The Phantom #513 – #516

Norway

• Aftenposten October 8, 1949 – March 21, 1950
• Fantomet og de kvinnelige pirater (1951)
• Skippern 23/1955 – 15/1956
• "Piratskipet", Fantomet 5/1968
• "S/S Lady Luck", Fantomet 9/1981
• "De kvinnelige pirater", Serie-pocket #230 (1999)
• "Piratskipet", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "Piratskipet", Fantomet Kronologisk #7 (2018)

Spain

• "Las muchachas piratas", El Hombre Enmascarado #17 and "Las mujeres piratas", #18 (1979)
• "La travesía del “Lady Luck”", El Hombre Enmascarado #72 – #74 (1992)
• "La travesía del “Lady Luck”", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #70 (1999)
• "Las chicas", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #19 (2026)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet July 2, 1949 – December 9, 1949
• Katrineholmskuriren January 9, 1950 – June 26, 1950
• Nerikes Allehanda June 16, 1950 – November 24, 1950
• Fantomen 22/1952 – 2/1953
• Tierps-Posten November 30, 1957 – November 8, 1958
• Östhammars Tidning November 30, 1957 – November 8, 1958
• "Piratskeppet", Fantomen 5/1960
• "Mysteriet med piratskeppet Lady Luck", Fantomen 10/1967
• "S/S Lady-Luck", Fantomen 24/1980
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1952, Del 3 (2004) – 1953, Del 1 (2005)
• "Piratskeppet", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 1 (2010)
• "Mysteriet med piratskeppet Lady Luck" , Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 2 (2017)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch January 10, 1949 – June 13, 1949 - without the first week

USA

• The Daily Standard May 24, 1948 – October 29, 1948
• The Alabama Journal May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Bangor Daily News May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Birmingham News May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Bradford Era May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Carthage Evening Press May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Charleston Daily Mail May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Chester Times May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Daily Item May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Daily Record May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Decatur Daily May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Evening News May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Gloucester County Times May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Greensboro Record May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Hanford Morning Journal May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Hanford Sentinel May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Herald News May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Johnson City Press May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Ledger-Enquirer May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Morristown Gazette Mail May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Morning Press May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Oxnard Press-Courier May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Progress May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Rome Daily Sentinel May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Richmond Times-Dispatch May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• San Antonio Light May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Sandusky Register Star News May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Syracuse Herald Journal May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• Times Herald May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• The Winchester Sun May 24, 1948 – October 30, 1948
• "The Girls (The Lady Luck)", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Eight 1947–1949 (2015)

West-Germany

• Buntes Allerlei 3 – 42/1953
• "Das Piratenschiff", Phantom #17 (1968)