The Lake Lady

The Lake Lady
Start date:	September 9th, 1985
End date:	March 1st, 1986
# of strips:	150 (25 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Drug Busters"
Followed by:	"Ruler of Baronkhan"

"The Lake Lady" is the 158th 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
• Guran
• Old man Mozz

One-time characters

• Morga, Lady of the Lake
• Lomar
• Oman
• Abu, the magician

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• Abour Doun

Tribes

• Bandar
• Tirangi

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol (mentioned)

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Vanished Village" by Lee Falk, George Olesen and Fred Fredericks

Behind the scenes

• Morga the Lake Lady is drawn to resemble Elizabeth Falk.
• The strip published on Thanksgiving (November 28, 1985) includes a text box with the words "End world hunger!" It was part of a campaign where several comic strips referenced world hunger on this day.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Lake Lady", The Phantom #863A (1986)
• "The Lake Lady", The Phantom #1032 (1993)
• "The Lake Lady", The Phantom #1653 (2013)

Brazil

• "A Dama do Lago", Fantasma Especial #7 (1986)

Canada

• "La dame du lac", Le Nouvelliste March 4, 1986 – September 10, 1986

Denmark

• "Sirenen", Fantomet #280 – #282 (1987)
• "Pigen i søen", Djursland August 24, 1987 – February 17, 1988
• "Pigen i søen", Horsens Folkeblad August 31, 1987 – February 25, 1988
• "Pigen i søen", Aalborg Stiftstidende September 17, 1987 – March 15, 1988

Finland

• "Seireenin kutsu", Mustanaamio 26/1986
• "Seireenin kutsu", Mustanaamio 22/2006
• "Seireenin kutsu", Ilta-Sanomat June 21, 2023 – August 4, 2023

India

• "Mysterious Lady of the Lake", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 25 – Vol. 24 No. 27 (1987)
• "வன மோகினி" (romanized as "Vanamohini"), Rani Comics #214 (1993)
• "The Lake Lady", The Phantom #10 (2023; colored by Santosh Adsul)

Italy

• "La Signora del lago", Phantom #175

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986

Mexico

• El Informador November 26, 1985 – May 31, 1986

Norway

• "Sirenen", Fantomet 26/1986
• Aftenposten September 10, 1986 – March 10, 1987
• "Sirenen", Serie-pocket #193 (1994)
• "Sirenen", Fantomet 21/2006

South Africa

• Die Transvaler August 19, 1986 – March 16, 1987 (first strip missing)

Spain

• "La dama del lago", El Hombre Enmascarado #22 – #23 (1989)
• "La dama del lago", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #43 (2002)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet May 18, 1986 – October 16, 1986
• "Sirenen", Fantomen 14/1986
• Göteborgs-Tidningen November 4, 1986 – May 3, 1987
• Folkbladet February 6, 1989 – February 20, 1989 (beginning only)
• Östgöten February 6, 1989 – February 20, 1989 (beginning only)
• Katrineholmskuriren February 10, 1990 – August 10, 1990
• Eesti Päevaleht March 14, 1990 – September 7, 1990
• "Sirenen", Fantomen 22/2006

Turkey

• "Göl Kadını", Kızılmaske #20 (2015)

USA

• The Charlotte News September 9, 1985 – November 1, 1985 (incomplete story)
• The Alabama Journal September 9, 1985 – February 28, 1986 (Saturday strips missing)
• Anchorage Daily News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Anderson Independent-Mail September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Asheville Times September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Bangor Daily News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Baraboo News Republic September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Birmingham News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Chippewa Herald September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Citizens' Voice September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Clarksdale Press Register September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Daily American September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Daily Item September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Daily Journal September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Gadsden Times September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Green Bay Press-Gazette September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Herald News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Indianapolis News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Johnson City Press September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Ledger-Enquirer September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Morning Sentinel September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The News Journal September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Observer-Reporter September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Orlando Sentinel September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Philadelphia Daily News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Portage Daily Register September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Press Enterprise September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Reading Eagle September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Red Bank Register September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Rome Daily Sentinel September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Tuscaloosa News September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• The Winchester Sun September 9, 1985 – March 1, 1986
• Suffolk News-Herald September 9, 1985 – March 2, 1986
• Comic Relief – Drawings from the Cartoonists Thanksgiving Day Hunger Project (1986, only the strip from November 28, 1985)
• "The Lake Lady", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Thirty-One 1984–1986 (2024)

Yugoslavia

• "Девојка са језера" (romanized as "Devojka sa jezera"), Politikin Zabavnik #2022 – #2023 (1990)