The Missing Link (Sunday story)

The Missing Link
Start date:	August 10th, 1969
End date:	December 7th, 1969
# of strips:	18 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Hijackers"
Followed by:	"The Golden People"

"The Missing Link" is the 77th 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
• Tomm
• Joomba
• Kateena
• Stripes
• Colonel Worobu
• Prince Vlad
• Princeess Melodee
• Elaine Weeber
• Claude

One-time characters

• Dr. Franz Weeber
• Dr. Bell (mentioned)
• Mabel (in flashback)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Eden
  • The Misty Mountains
  • The Lava River

Tribes

• Unnamed sheperd tribe

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• The Jungle Patrol

Old Jungle Sayings

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Links in the Chain" by Andreas Eriksson and Ivan Rodriguez

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El mensaje", Fantasía #167 (1971)

Australia

• The Phantom #415 (1970)
• The Phantom #581 (1976)
• The Phantom #783 (1983)
• The Phantom #1127 (1996)
• "The Missing Link", The Phantom #1932 (2022)

Brazil

• "O Monstro das Montanhas Nevoentas", Fantasma #165 (1970)
• "Macaco ou Homem?", O Fantasma #22 (1972)
• "O Elo Perdido", Fantasma #314 (1982)
• "Macaco ou Homem?", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #24 (1996)

Canada

• Le Soleil August 8, 1969 – December 5, 1969
• La Patrie August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969

Colombia

• El Tiempo November 30, 1969 – March 29, 1970

Finland

• Seura 12 – 30/1970
• "Apinamies", Mustanaamio 1 – 2/2002

France

• "Dans le massif mystérieux", Le Fantôme #447

Greece

• "Στα βουνά του θανάτου", Fantom #11 (1975)

Iceland

• Vikan May 14, 1970 – September 10, 1970

India

• "The Secret of the Misty Mountains", Indrajal Comics #147 (1971)
• "The Missing Link", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 48 (1985)
• Phantom #23
• "கொலைகார குரங்கு" (romanized as "Kolaikara kurangu"), Rani Comics #284 (1996)
• Phantom #82
• Phantom #91 (1998)
• "கொரில்லாப் பிடியில் குமரிப் பெண்" (romanized as "Korillap pitiyil kumarip pen"), Rani Comics #471 (2004)
• "மலையில் ஒரு மர்மம்" (romanized as "Malaiyil oru marmam"), Muthu Comics #472 (2023)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent December 21, 1969 – April 19, 1970

Italy

• "Nel massiccio misterioso", L'Uomo Mascherato #178 (1970)
• "Nel massiccio misterioso", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #61 (1974)

Mexico

• El Informador October 19, 1969 – February 15, 1970

Norway

• Vi menn 16 – 33/1970
• "Apemannen", Fantomet Sommerekstra (1985)
• "Apemannen", Fantomet 1 – 2/2002

Portugal

• "Terror na Selva", Selecções #131 (1972)

Spain

• The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #6 (2019)

Sweden

• Arbetet January 4, 1970 – May 3, 1970
• "Budskapet", Vecko-Revyn 24 – 41/1970
• "Apmannen" Fantomen Christmas Album 1971
• "Apmannen", Fantomen 1 – 2/2002
• "Apmannen", Fantomen Christmas Album 2021 - facsimile reprint of 1971 Christmas Album

Turkey

• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske #62 – #63 (1974)
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske Albüm #17 (197?)
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske Albüm #102
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske Albüm #66
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske Albüm #131
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #21
• "Kayıp Halka", Kızılmaske #10 (2014)

USA

• Anderson Herald August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Atlanta Constitution August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Birmingham News August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Charleston Daily Mail August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Cumberland Sunday Times August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Danville Register August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Democrat August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Gadsden Times August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Huntsville Times August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Ironton Tribune August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Leaf-Chronicle August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Montgomery Advertiser August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The News Tribune August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• La Opinión August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Orlando Sentinel August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• San Antonio Light August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• San Francisco Examiner August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• Staten Island Advance August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• St. Petersburg Times August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Tampa Tribune August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Tuscaloosa News August 10, 1969 – December 7, 1969
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Nine 1966–1970 (2021)

Yugoslavia

• "Изгубљени беочуг" (romanized as "Izgubljeni beočug"), Politikin Zabavnik #1188 (1974)