The Satchel

The Satchel
Start date:	December 26th, 1966
End date:	March 18th, 1967
# of strips:	72 strips (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Sea God"
Followed by:	"The Crime School"

"The Satchel" is the 96th 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
• Diana
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Toma
• Lily Palmer
• Dave Palmer

One-time characters

• Dictator General of Tega
• Dr. Kort
• Mr. Schmertz
• Philo
• Franz

Locations

• Tega
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Morristown
    • Box 7
• USA
  • New York
    • Palmer residence

Organizations

• UN
• The Monkey Mail

Old Jungle Sayings

• The cold voice of the Phantom can freeze a man’s blood.
• Ghost Who Walks moves in the dark like great cat.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Revolución en Tega", Fantasía #164 (1971)

Australia

• "The Satchel", The Phantom #352 (1967)
• "The Satchel", The Phantom #502 (1973)
• "The Satchel", The Phantom #680 (1980)
• "The Missing Dictator", The Phantom #910 (1988)
• "The Satchel", The Phantom #1373 (2004)

Brazil

• "A Maleta Misteriosa", Almanaque de Férias do Fantasma (1968)
• "A Valise Misteriosa", Fantasma #285 (1979)
• "A Valise", O Deus Marinho e Outras Histórias (2024)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• L'Action May 12, 1967 – August 5, 1967

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende April 25, 1968 – July 17, 1968 (first strip missing)
• Horsens Folkeblad January 11, 1969 – April 5, 1969 (first strip missing)
• Hejmdal March 12, 1968 – May 6, 1969
• "Millionjagten", Fantomet #78 (1977)
• "Millionjagten", Fantomet #342 (1992)

Finland

• "Miljoonametsästys", Mustanaamio 15/1976
• "Miljoonajahti", Mustanaamio 7/1998
• "Miljoonajahti", Ilta-Sanomat July 11, 2012 – July 26, 2012
• "Miljoonajahti", Noir (2019)

France

• "La valise diplomatique", Les héros de l'aventure #57 and "Le dictateur", #58 (1969)

Germany

• "Die Tasche", Phantom #96 (2025)

Greece

• "50.000.000 δολλαρια σε μια σακα" (romanized as "50.000.000 dollaria se mia saka"), Fantom #62 (1976)
• "Ο τρομοσ των κατακτητων" (romanized as "O tromos ton kataktiton"), Velos #85 (1970)

Iceland

• Tíminn December 22, 1967 – April 17, 1968

India

• "The Satchel", Indrajal Comics #101 (1970)
• "The Dictator", Phantom #18
• "The Dictator", Phantom #79

Ireland

• Irish Independent September 30, 1967 – December 22, 1967

Italy

• "La vaglia diplomatica", L'Uomo Mascherato #28 and "Il dittatore", #29 (1967)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967

Mexico

• El Informador May 18, 1967 – August 8, 1967

Norway

• Aftenposten July 17, 1968 – October 8, 1968
• "Millionjakten", Fantomet 12/1976
• "Millionjakten", Fantomet Spesialalbum #9 (1990)
• "Millionjakten", Fantomet 6/1998
• "Millionjakten", Krønikebok #39 (2007)

Portugal

• "O Roubo do Tesouro", Mundo de Aventuras #992 (1969)

Spain

• "El maletín", El Hombre Enmascarado #13 (1974)
• "El maletín", El Hombre Enmascarado #30 – #31 (1980)
• "El maletín", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (2019)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet November 24, 1967 – February 20, 1968
• "Revolten", Fantomen 19/1967
• Göteborgs-Tidningen April 1, 1968 – June 28, 1968
• Nerikes Allehanda October 15, 1968 – January 11, 1968
• Katrineholmskuriren February 3, 1971 – May 18, 1971
• "Miljonjakten", Fantomen 4/1976
• Upsala Nya Tidning March 14, 1980 – June 11, 1980
• Norrtelje Tidning August 1, 1985 – November 8, 1985
• "Miljonjakten", Fantomen 6/1998
• "Revolten", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 4 (2018)
• "Miljonjakten", Noir (2019)

Turkey

• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske #13 – #14 (1973)
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske Albüm #4 (197?)
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske #7 (19??)
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske Albüm #54
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #27
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #16
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #6
• "Çantanın Sırrı", Kızılmaske #3 (2013)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch April 6, 1967 – June 28, 1967

USA

• The Independent-Record December 26, 1966 – December 28, 1966 (first three strips only)
• The Alabama Journal December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Alliance Times-Herald December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Appleton Post-Crescent‎ December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Atlanta Constitution December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Bangor Daily News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Beaver County Times December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Beckley Post Herald December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Birmingham News December 26, 1966 – March 19, 1967
• Bradford Era December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Bucks County Courier Times December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Buffalo Courier-Express December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Charleston Daily Mail December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Charlotte News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Courier-Post December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Daily Advance December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Daily Item December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Daily Standard December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Delaware County Daily Times December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Denton Record-Chronicle December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Dispatch December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Evening News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Gadsden Times December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Green Bay Press-Gazette December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Greensboro Record December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Herald News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Indianapolis News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Jersey Journal December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Johnson City Press December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Laurel Leader-Call December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Leaf-Chronicle December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Ledger-Enquirer December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Lima News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Miami News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Milwaukee Sentinel December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Morning Press December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Morning Sentinel December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• News-Press December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Oneonta Star December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Orlando Sentinel December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Philadelphia Daily News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Pocono Record December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Portage Daily Register December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Reading Eagle December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Record American December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Red Bank Register December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Republican Herald December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Rome Daily Sentinel December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Rome News-Tribune December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Sandusky Register Star News December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Shamokin News-Dispatch December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The State December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Tampa Times December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Uniontown Morning Herald December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Washington Reporter December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• The Winchester Sun December 26, 1966 – March 18, 1967
• Grand Prairie News Texan December 26, 1966 – March 19, 1967
• Suffolk News-Herald December 26, 1966 – March 19, 1967
• "The Satchel", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty 1966–1967 (2020)

West Germany

• "Der große Aufstand", Phantom #16 (1975)
• "Der große Aufstand", Phantom Das große Album #3

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine July 19, 1966 – October 10, 1967
• "Тајанствена торба" (romanized as "Tajanstvena torba"), Politikin Zabavnik #1259 (1976)