The Wisdom of Solomon

The Wisdom of Solomon
Start date:	January 23rd, 1956
End date:	February 25th, 1956
# of strips:	30 (5 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man"
Followed by:	"U-Town"

"The Wisdom of Solomon" is the 60th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran

One-time characters

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Llongo

Organizations

Items

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom away too long, trouble starts.

Behind the scenes

• Along with "Adventure in Algiers" this was the second shortest Phantom daily story ever published until Kit's Letter Home.

Related stories

Remade as

• "Solomon's Judgment" by Lee Falk and Germano Ferri

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Fallo Salomónico", Libro de Oro #8 (1963)

Australia

• "The Wisdom of Solomon", The Phantom #104 (1956)
• "The Wisdom of Solomon", The Phantom #1094 (1995)
• "The Wisdom of Solomon", The Phantom #1644 (2012)
• "The Wisdom of Salomon", The Phantom #1924 (2022)

Brazil

• Fantasma #21 (1956)
• "A Sabedoria de Salomão", O Fantasma #26 (1972)
• "A Sabedoria de Salomão", Fantasma #230 (1975)
• "Sabedoria de Salomão", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #4 (1994)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Le Nouvelliste January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• La Patrie January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Le Progrès du Saguenay April 3, 1956 – May 5, 1956
• L'Action catholique September 14, 1956 – October 18, 1956

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende March 8, 1957 – April 11, 1957
• Horsens Folkeblad December 13, 1957 – January 20, 1958
• Hejmdal January 8, 1958 – ? (the first strip only ?)

Finland

• "Salomon tuomio", Ilta-Sanomat July 8, 2013 – July 12, 2013

France

• "Le fleuve de la discorde", Le Fantôme Spécial #28 (1965)
• "Le fleuve de la discorde", Le Fantôme #2 (1993)

Germany

• Phantom #1 (1996)

Indonesia

• "Phantom nyegah Perang Sedulur", Panjebar Semangat January ?, 1980 – ?, 1980

Italy

• "Il fiume della discordia", L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1959)
• "Il fiume della discordia", L'Uomo Mascherato #10 (1960)
• "Il fiume della discordia", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #137 (1965)
• "Il fiume della discordia", Phantom #40 (1994)
• "Il fiume della discordia", Phantom #101

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner June 23, 1956 – July 27, 1956

New Zealand

• The Phantom #191 – #192
• The Phantom #433 – #434

Mexico

• El Informador March 22, 1956 – April 25, 1956

Norway

• Aftenposten April 17, 1957 – May 27, 1957
• "Kampen om floden", Fantomet Jubileumskrønike 1936-1996 (1996)

Spain

• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #2 (1958)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #1 (1961)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", Libro de Oro I (1962)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #69A (1964?)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #14 (1970)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (1973)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #31 (1976)
• "Guerra en la Jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #4 (1979)
• "El rio de la discordia", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #10 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet May 20, 1957 – June 26, 1957
• Katrineholmskuriren December 7, 1957 – January 15, 1958
• Göteborgs-Tidningen December 30, 1957 – January 31, 1958
• Nerikes Allehanda April 5, 1958 – May 12, 1958
• "Kampen om floden", Fantomen 7 – 10/1959
• Upsala Nya Tidning August 19, 1969 – September 22, 1969
• "Kampen om floden", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1959, Del 1 (2010)

USA

• The Alabama Journal January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Alliance Times-Herald January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Asheville Times January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Atlanta Constitution January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Bangor Daily News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Beaver County Times January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Birmingham News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Bradford Era January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Bristol Daily Courier January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Carthage Evening Press January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Charleston Daily Mail January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Charlotte News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Chester Times January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Courier-Post January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Daily Advance January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Daily Item January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Daily Standard January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Decatur Daily January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Denton Record-Chronicle January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Evening News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Gloucester County Times January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Green Bay Press-Gazette January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Greensboro Record January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Hanford Sentinel January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Herald News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Jersey Journal January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Johnson City Press January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Leaf-Chronicle January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Ledger-Enquirer January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Laurel Leader-Call January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Monessen Daily Independent January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Morning Press January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Morning Sentinel January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Morristown Gazette Mail January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Oneonta Star January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Oxnard Press-Courier January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Pocono Record January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Progress January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Reading Eagle January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Richmond Times-Dispatch January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Rome Daily Sentinel January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Rome News-Tribune January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Sandusky Register Star News January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The State January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Syracuse Herald Journal January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Times Recorder January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• Uniontown Morning Herald January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Washington Reporter January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Winchester Sun January 23, 1956 – February 25, 1956
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Thirteen 1954–1956 (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Solomonsko rešenje", Denis #204 (1980)