The Lions of Kukhan

The Lions of Kukhan
Start date:	April 9th, 1967
End date:	August 6th, 1967
# of strips:	18 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Golden Sands of Keela-Wee"
Followed by:	"The Super-Jet Gang"

"The Lions of Kukhan" is the 70th Phantom Sunday 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
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Rex
• Tom-Tom

One-time characters

• Prince Kukhan
• Barna
• Hogar the hunter
• Kua the Demon (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• The Misty Mountains
  • Castle of Prince Kukhan
• Mucar (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Llongo

Organizations

• The Council of Chiefs

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of town like an ordinary man.
• Where the Phantom is, the law's long arm reaches even to the halls of princes.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Slave Market of Mucar" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Behind the scenes

The events of "The Slave Market of Mucar" are referred to as taking place three years ago,

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los leones del demonio", Libro de Oro #38 (1968)
• "Los leones del demonio", El Espectro #109 (1969)
• "El Fantasma contra Kukhan", Fantasía #153 (1970)

Australia

• The Phantom #354 (1967)
• The Phantom #512 (1973)
• The Phantom #691 (1980)
• The Phantom #1061 (1993)
• The Phantom #1591 (2011)
• The Phantom #1690 (2014)

Brazil

• "A Marca Misteriosa", Almanaque do Fantasma (1968)
• "O Terror Chega à Selva", Hiperalmanaque Fantasma #2 (1981)

Canada

• Le Soleil April 8, 1967 – August 5, 1967
• La Patrie April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967

Colombia

• El Tiempo July 16, 1967 – October 29, 1967

Denmark

• "Løvemysteriet", Fantomet #201 (1982)
• "Løvemysteriet", Fantomet: Legenden vender tilbage #1 (2024)

Finland

• "Neljän leijonan arvoitus", Mustanaamio 4/1969
• "Leijonamysteeri", Mustanaamio 1/1977
• "Leijonamysteeri", Mustanaamio Year Album 1993
• "Leijonamysteeri", Mustanaamio 11 – 13/2001
• "Neljän leijonan arvoitus", Mustanaamio 1969 (2013)
• "Neljän leijonan arvoitus", Kova koville (2021)

France

• "Le piège du Prince Kukhan", Le Fantôme #253 – #254 (1969)
• "Le Prince Kukhan", Le Fantôme #448 (1974)
• "Le Prince Kukhan", Le Fantôme Album #51 (1974 or 1975)

Greece

• "Η “Αγέλη”" (romanized as "I “Ageli”"), Fantom #15 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan November 16, 1967 – March 22, 1968

India

• "The Deadly Trap", Indrajal Comics #131 (1971)
• "The Vain Prince", Indrajal Comics Vol. 21 No. 43 (1984)
• "The Wicked Prince", Phantom #15
• "The Wicked Prince", Phantom #64
• "எல்லாம் கேளிக்கையே" (romanized as "Ellam Kelikkaiye"), Muthu Comics #472 (2023)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent August 6, 1967 – December 3, 1967

Israel

• "פשעי הנסיך קוקאן" (romanized as "Pishey Anasich Kokan"), Bucky #15 (1967)

Italy

• "La trappola del principe Kukhan", L'Uomo Mascherato #70 - #71 (1968)
• "La trappola del principe Kukhan", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #62 (1974)
• "La trappola del principe Kukhan", Raccolta Super Phantom #3 (1976)

Mexico

• El Informador June 18, 1967 – October 15, 1967

Norway

• Vi menn 52/1967-14/1968
• "Mysteriet med de fire løvene", Fantomet 4/1969
• "Løvemysteriet", Fantomet 5/1977
• "Løvemysteriet", Serie-pocket #232 (1999)
• "Mysteriet med de fire løvene", Fantomet 11 – 13/2001
• "Mysteriet med de fire løvene", Krønikebok #24 (2005)
• "Mysteriet med de fire løvene", Fantomet Kronologisk #9 (2019)

Portugal

• "A Justiça Inflexível", Mundo de Aventuras #1075 (1970)

Spain

• "Los leones de Kukhan", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #5 (2019)

Sweden

• "Mysteriet med de fyra lejonen", Fantomen 1/1968
• "Lejonmysteriet", Fantomen 23/1976
• "Lejonmysteriet", Fantomen Christmas Album 1993
• "Mysteriet med de fyra lejonen", Fantomen 11 – 13/2001
• "Mysteriet med de fyra lejonen", Sy Barry Söndagsäventyr #3 (2003)
• "Mysteriet med de fyra lejonen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1968, Del 1 (2018)
• "Mysteriet med de fyra lejonen", Hård mot de hårda (2021)

Turkey

• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske #59 – #60 (1974)
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Albüm #16 (197?)
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Albüm #105
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Albüm #71
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #21
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #6
• "Şeytanın Canavarları", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #2
• "Kukhan'ın Aslanları", Kızılmaske #9 (2014)

United Kingdom

• "The Kukhan Plot", TV Tornado #62 – #67 (1968)

Uruguay

• El Diario June 25, 1968 – November 19, 1968

USA

• The Honolulu Advertiser April 9, 1967 – May 28, 1967 - the first eight weeks only
• Anderson Herald April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Atlanta Constitution April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Birmingham News April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• Charleston Gazette-Mail April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• Cumberland Sunday Times April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Danville Register April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Democrat April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Gadsden Times April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Huntsville Times April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Ironton Tribune April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Leaf-Chronicle April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Montgomery Advertiser April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The News Tribune April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• Orlando Sentinel April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• San Antonio Light April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• San Francisco Examiner April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• St. Petersburg Times April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Tampa Tribune April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• The Tuscaloosa News April 9, 1967 – August 6, 1967
• El Diario La Prensa May 7, 1967 – September 3, 1967
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Nine 1966–1970 (2021)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der reißenden Bestie", Phantom #79 (1977)
• "Das Geheimnis der reißenden Bestie", Phantom Super-band #10

Yugoslavia

• "Nepoznata zemlja", Plavi Vjesnik 718 – #735 (1968)
• "Zli prinčevi", Super EKS Almanah #78 (1986)