The Vultures (story)

The Vultures
Start date:	July 26th, 1971
End date:	November 6th, 1971
# of strips:	90 strips (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Passenger"
Followed by:	"The Lost City of Pheenix"

"The Vultures" is the 114th 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
• The 6th Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Miss Tagama
• Colonel Worubu
• Captain Smythe
• Fraka

One-time characters

• Police Chief
• Reporter
• Big V
• Sam
• Zak

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Major Treasure Room
      • The Minor Treasure Room
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Radio Control Room
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
• Unidentified country
  • Unidentified town next to a volcano
    • Hotel
  • Another town
    • Morgue

Organizations

• The Vultures
• The Jungle Patrol

Newspapers

• Unidentified local newspaper

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los buitres", Fantasía #194 (1972)
• "Nido de buitres", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #6 (1981)

Australia

• "The Vultures", The Phantom #469 (1972)
• "The Vultures", The Phantom #643 (1978)
• "The Return of the Vultures", The Phantom #853 (1986)
• "The Vultures", The Phantom #1294 (2001)
• "The Vultures", The Phantom #1715 (2015)

Brazil

• "Os Abutres", Fantasma #197 (1972)
• "Os Abutres", Fantasma #294 (1980)
• "Legião Vulturina", Extorsão em Alto-mar e Outras Histórias (2026)

Canada

• L'Action August 11, 1971 – November 27, 1971 (from September 7, 1971 in L'Action-Québec)
• Le Nouvelliste October 14, 1971 – January 14, 1972

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende February 2, 1973 – June 13, 1973
• Horsens Folkeblad February 5, 1973 – June 16, 1973
• Hejmdal December 21, 1972 – May 1, 1973 (the last strip and the first strip of the next story out of order)
• "I vampyrernes rede", Fantomet #72 (1977)

Finland

• "Variskopla", Mustanaamio 21/1980
• "Variskopla", Sarjakirja 2/1990
• "Petolintujen pesä", Mustanaamio 26/2000
• "Haaskalinnut", Ilta-Sanomat October 16, 2019 – November 8, 2019

France

• "Les vautours", Le Fantôme Spécial #5 (1975)

Iceland

• Tíminn February 24, 1972 – June 17, 1972

India

• "The Vultures", Indrajal Comics #171 (1972)
• Deewana ?
• "The Ghost's Fury", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 46 (1985)
• "The Vultures", Phantom #43
• "The Vultures", The Phantom #27 (2022)

Italy

• "Gli avvoltoi", I Quaderni del Fumetto #18 (1975)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971

Mexico

• El Informador November 22, 1971 – February 19, 1972 - without the last week

Norway

• Aftenposten March 31, 1973 – July 21, 1973
• "I musvåkenes reir", Fantomet 1/1973
• "Musevåkenes reir", Fantomet 25/1980
• "Likplyndrerne", Serie-pocket #155 (1990)
• "Gribbene", Fantomet 26/2000
• "I musvåkenes reir", Krønikebok #33 (2007)
• "Gribbene", Jubileumsbok (1964-2014) #1 (2014)

Portugal

• "Os Abutres", Mundo de Aventuras #1241 (1973)

Spain

• "Los Buitres", El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (1973)
• "Los Buitres", El Hombre Enmascarado #5 – #6 (1979)
• "Los Buitres", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #57 (1999)
• "Los Buitres", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #14 (2022)

Sweden

• "I vråkarnas näste", Fantomen 13/1972
• "Vråkarna", Fantomen 15/1980
• "I vråkarnas näste", Fantomen 26/2000
• "Vråkarna", Fantomen Krönika 3/2007 (part only)
• "Vråkarna", De tusen farornas man (2015)
• "I vråkarnas näste", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1972, Del 3 (2023)

Turkey

• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske #9 – #10 (1973)
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #3
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #111
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske Albüm #76 – #77
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #16
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #6
• "Yağmacılar", Yeni Kızılmaske #1 (2011)
• "Akbabalar", Kızılmaske #5 – #6 (2013)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail November 15, 1971 – February 29, 1972

USA

• Appleton Post-Crescent July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Asheville Times July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Bangor Daily News July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Beckley Post Herald July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Bradford Era July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Bucks County Courier Times July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Charleston Daily Mail July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Charlotte News July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Chippewa Herald July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Courier-Post July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Daily American July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Daily Item July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Daily Journal July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Delaware County Daily Times July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Gadsden Times July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Green Bay Press-Gazette July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Herald News July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Indianapolis News July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Laurel Leader-Call July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Leaf-Chronicle July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Ledger-Enquirer July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Lima News July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The News Item July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The News Journal July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Observer-Reporter July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Oneonta Star July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Orlando Sentinel July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Reading Eagle July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Red Bank Register July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Republican Herald July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Rome Daily Sentinel July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Rome News-Tribune July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Tampa Times July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• Uniontown Morning Herald July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• The Washington Reporter July 26, 1971 – November 6, 1971
• "The Vultures", Comics Revue #421-422 – #423-424 (2021)
• "The Vultures", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Three 1971–1972 (2021)

West Germany

• "Dynamit und Diamanten", Phantom #59 (1976)
• "Dynamit und Diamanten", Phantom Super-band #5
• "Die Geier von Morristown", Phantom #180 (1981)
• "Die Geier von Morristown", Phantom Super-band #45

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine August 17, 1972 – December 25, 1972
• "Lešinari", Denis #129 – #130 (1978)