The Massacre

The Massacre
Start date:	May 21st, 1972
End date:	August 27th, 1972
# of strips:	15 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Smugglers"
Followed by:	"The Bike Gang"

"The Massacre" is the 87th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

The Phantom gets a lift from Walker's Table from a postman. The postman tells the Phantom that a massacre took place nearby and the ghosts will appear that night. The Phantom stays and is visited by those ghosts.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Devil
• The 15th or 16th Phantom, the Phantom of 120-150 years ago / 1850 / The current Phantom's great-great-grandfather

One-time characters

• Mr. Postman
• Brave Pony
• Chief
• Shaman Magic Man
• Colonel
• Sergeant

Locations

• USA
  • New Mexico
    • Walker's Table
    • Indian village
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Chamber
• Europe (mentioned)
  • Castle ruin (mentioned)

Organizations

• US Postal Service (implied)
• US Cavalry (implied)
• US Military Court (implied)

Vehicles

• Postal Service car

Tribes

• Brave Pony's tribe

Items

• Giant eagle feather

Deities

• Ah-ko-tonka, the great eagle spirit

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Gangsters del desierto", Fantasía #227 (1973)

Australia

• The Phantom #504 (1972)
• The Phantom #682 (1980)
• The Phantom #912 (1988)
• The Phantom #1405 (2005)

Brazil

• "A Lenda de Ah-Ko-Tonka", Fantasma #202 (1973)
• "A Lenda da Lua Cheia", Fantasma #311 (1981)
• "A Lenda da Lua Cheia", Gibi #9 (1994)

Canada

• La Patrie May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972

Colombia

• El Tiempo July 16, 1972 – October 22, 1972

Denmark

• "Spøgelsesbyen", Fantomet #51 (1975)
• "Spøgelsesbyen", Fantomet #295 (1988)

Egypt

• "المذبحة" (romanized as "Almuthbeha"), Alshabah #1

Finland

• Seura 7 – 21/1973
• "Aavekylä", Mustanaamio 4/1974
• "Aavekylä", Mustanaamio 23/1982
• "Aavekylä", Mustanaamio 12 – 13/2003
• "Aavekylä", Lainsuojattomien maa (2023)

Greece

• "Η πανσέληνος του θεριστή" (romanized as "I panselinos tou theristi"), Fantom #64 (1976)

Iceland

• Vikan March 8, 1973 – June 14, 1973

India

• "The Village of Ghosts", Indrajal Comics #196 (1973)
• "Massacre in the Jungle", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 38 (1985)
• "பேய் கோட்டை" (romanized as "Pei kottai"), Rani Comics #250 (1995)
• "A Massacre", Phantom #44
• Pujabarshiki 2000

Italy

• "La notte del massacro", I Quaderni del Fumetto #18

Norway

• Vi menn 46/1972 – 7/1973
• "Spøkelsesbyen", Fantomet 24/1973
• "Spøkelsesbyen", Fantomet 24/1982
• "Massakren ved Walkers klippe", Fantomets Krønike 1/1992
• "Spøkelsesbyen", Fantomet 12 – 13/2003
• "Spøkelsesbyen", Krønikebok #16 (2004; excerpt)

Portugal

• "O Massacre dos Índios", Quadradinhos #47 – #61 (1973)
• "O Massacre dos Índios", Mundo de Aventuras #9 (1973)

Spain

• "La masacre", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #6 (2019)

Sweden

• "Spökbyn", Vecko-Revyn 46/1972 – 7/1973
• "Spökbyn", Fantomen 11/1973
• "Spökbyn", Fantomen 14/1982
• "Spökbyn", Fantomen Krönika 5/1998
• "Spökbyn", Fantomen 12 – 13/2003
• "Spökbyn", I de laglösas land (2023)
• "Spökbyn", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1973, Del 2 (2024)

Turkey

• "Katliam", Kızılmaske #113 – #114 (1975)
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske Albüm #34 (197?)
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske #23 (198?)
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #6
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #66
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #21
• "Yerli Katliamı", Yeni Kızılmaske Süper Maceralar #4 (2012)
• "Katliam", Kızılmaske #11 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• Cumberland Sunday Times May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Danville Register May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Democrat May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Gadsden Times May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Huntsville Times May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Montgomery Advertiser May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The News Tribune May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• La Opinión May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• Orlando Sentinel May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Robesonian May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• San Antonio Light May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• St. Petersburg Times September 3, 1972 – November 5, 1972
• The Tampa Tribune May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972
• The Tuscaloosa News May 21, 1972 – August 27, 1972

Yugoslavia

• "Nestalo pleme", Denis #190 (1980)
• "Čudesni san", Super EKS Almanah #37 (1982)