The Three Bandits (Sunday story)

The Three Bandits
Start date:	February 12th, 1978
End date:	April 16th, 1978
# of strips:	9 1/4 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Wedding of the Phantom"
Followed by:	"What's Wrong with Hzz?"

"The Three Bandits" is the 105th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

It ran alongside the daily story with the same name and content.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Hero
• Devil
• Trader Joe
• Colonel Weeks
• Prince Tirana
• Lamanda Luaga
• President Goranda
• Lily Palmer
• Dr. Henry
• Dr. Kirk
• Hzz
• Baldy
• Solomon and Nefertiti

One-time characters

• Mac, bandit
• Mush, bandit
• Dude, bandit
• Trader Joe's wife

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
  • Eden
  • Keela-Wee

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #973 (1991)
• The Phantom #1485 (2007)

Colombia

• El Tiempo March 26, 1978 – May 28, 1978

Finland

• "Murhaajia viidakossa", Mustanaamio 18-19/2008

Iceland

• Vikan February 15, 1979 – April 19, 1979

India

• "The Blood Thirsty Bandits", Indrajal Comics #335 – #336 (1979)

Italy

• "La casa navigante", Phantom #360

Norway

• Vi menn 31-41/1978
• "Mordere i jungelen", Fantomet 17-18/2008

Portugal

• "Os Bandidos do Rio", Êxitos da TV #7 (1979)
• "Os Bandidos do Rio", Êxitos da TV (ca 1979)

Spain

• "La boda del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #8 (1988; edited together with "The Wedding of the Phantom" & "What's Wrong with Hzz?" part 1)

Turkey

• "Üç Haydut", Kızılmaske #13 (2014)

Sweden

• Hemmets Veckotidning 40/1978 – 49/1978
• "Mördaren i djungeln", Fantomen 18-19/2008

USA

• Bluefield Daily Telegraph February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• Cumberland Sunday Times February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• The Gadsden Times February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• The Huntsville Times February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• The News Tribune February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• La Opinión February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• The Robesonian February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• Rome News-Tribune February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978
• The Tuscaloosa News February 12, 1978 – April 16, 1978