The Witchman

The Witchman
Start date:	January 10th, 1972
End date:	April 8th, 1972
# of strips:	78 strips (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Lost City of Pheenix"
Followed by:	"The Tanker-Jackers"

"The Witchman" is the 116th 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
• Devil
• Hero
• Fraka
• Guran
• Lamanda Luaga
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Miss Tagama
• Hoogaan

One-time characters

• President's cook

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Morristown
    • Presidential Palace
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Witchmen's Peak

Tribes

• Wambesi
• Llongo
• Ougaan

Organizations

Objects

• Banga vines' poison

Old Jungle Sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.

Behind the scenes

• In this story, the name of the Phantom's home country is changed to Bangalla.

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Hoogan's Revenge" by Lennart Moberg and Jean-Yves Mitton

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El hechicero", Fantasía #202 (1972)
• "La montaña de los brujos", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #8 (1981)

Australia

• "The Witchman", The Phantom #486 (1972)
• "The Witchman", The Phantom #665 (1979)
• "Death of the Witchman", The Phantom #875 (1987)
• "The Witchman", The Phantom #1254 (2000)
• "The Witchman", The Phantom #1423 (2005)

Brazil

• "O Feiticeiro Ogano", Fantasma #200 (1973)
• "O Pico dos Feiticeiros", Almanaque do Fantasma #9 (1980)
• "O Sumo Feiticeiro", Extorsão em Alto-mar e Outras Histórias (2026)

Canada

• "Les sorciers", L'Action-Québec February 5, 1972 – May 11, 1972
• Le Nouvelliste March 10, 1972 – June 9, 1972

Denmark

• Hejmdal July 5, 1973 – October 3, 1973
• Aalborg Stiftstidende August 16, 1973 – November 13, 1973
• Horsens Folkeblad August 20, 1973 – November 17, 1973
• "Medicinmændenes oprør", Fantomet #45 (1974)

Finland

• "Poppamiesten kapina", Mustanaamio 5/1973
• "Hoogaan -poppamies", Mustanaamio 18/1981
• "Hoogaan -poppamies", Sarjakirja 1/1991
• "Poppamiesten kapina", Mustanaamio 6/2001
• "Poppamiesten kapina", Mustanaamio 1973 (2016)
• "Noitatohtori", Ilta-Sanomat November 26, 2019 – December 18, 2019

Greece

• "Ο Μαγοσ Χουγκαν" (romanized as "O Magos Chounkan"), Fantom #77 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn August 15, 1972 – November 12, 1972

India

• "Hoogaan the Witchman", Indrajal Comics #258 (1976)
• "The Conspiring Witchmen", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 22 (1988)
• "The Horrible Tirangi", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #45
• "சூனியக்காரன்" (romanized as "Soonyakaran"), Rani Comics #245
• Comic World #3

Indonesia

• "Petualangan di alam ilmu hitam", Phantom #2 (1974)

Italy

• "La magia dei Voodoo", I Quaderni del Fumetto #21 (1975)
• "Il re degli stregoni", Phantom #359

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972

Mexico

• El Informador March 20, 1972 – June 19, 1972

Norway

• Aftenposten September 24, 1973 – December 22, 1973
• "Medisinmennenes opprør", Fantomet 12/1973
• "Hoogan heksedoktoren", Fantomet 18/1981
• "Hoogan-heksedoktoren", Serie-pocket #159 (1991)
• "Hoogan-heksedoktoren", Fantomet 6/2001
• "Hoogan-heksedoktoren", Krønikebok #33 (2007)
• "Hoogan-heksedoktoren", Fantomets Krønike 4/2010

Papua New Guinea

• Wantok August ?, 1973 – ?, 1973

Portugal

• "O Rei dos Feiticeiros", Mundo de Aventuras #25 (1974)

Spain

• "El hechicero", El Hombre Enmascarado #3 (1973)
• "El hechicero", El Hombre Enmascarado #5 (1979)
• "El hechicero", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #53 (1999)
• "El Brujo", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #14 (2022)

Sweden

• "Medicinmännens uppror", Fantomen 26/1972
• Svenska Dagbladet October 4, 1972 – January 8, 1973
• Göteborgs-Tidningen January 2, 1973 – April 2, 1973
• Nerikes Allehanda August 28, 1973 – November 27, 1973
• Katrineholmskuriren April 26, 1976 – July 30, 1976
• Eesti Päevaleht May 12, 1976 – August 14, 1976
• "Hoogaan - häxdoktorn", Fantomen 9/1981
• Upsala Nya Tidning January 19, 1985 – April 22, 1985
• "Medicinmännens uppror", Fantomen 6/2001
• "Medicinmännens uppror", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1972, Del 5 (2024)

Turkey

• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske #5 – #6 (1973)
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Albüm #2 (197?)
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Albüm #99
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Albüm #60
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske #46 – #47 (198?)
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #13 – #14
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #10 – #11
• "Büyücünün Intikamı", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #4
• "Büyücü", Kızılmaske #6 (2013)

USA

• The Alabama Journal January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Appleton Post-Crescent January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Asheville Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Atlanta Constitution January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Bangor Daily News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Baraboo News Republic January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Beckley Post Herald January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Birmingham News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Bucks County Courier Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Charleston Daily Mail January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Charlotte News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Chippewa Herald January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Courier-Post January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Daily American January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Daily Item January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Daily Journal January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Daily Standard January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Delaware County Daily Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Gadsden Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Gloucester County Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Green Bay Press-Gazette January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Herald News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Indianapolis News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Jersey Journal January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Johnson City Press January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Laurel Leader-Call January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Leaf-Chronicle January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Ledger-Enquirer January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Leaf-Chronicle January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Ledger-Enquirer January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Lima News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Morning Sentinel January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Morning Press January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The News Item January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The News Journal January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• News-Press January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Observer-Reporter January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Oneonta Star January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Orlando Sentinel January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Philadelphia Daily News January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Portage Daily Register January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Reading Eagle January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Red Bank Register January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Republican Herald January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Rome Daily Sentinel January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Rome News-Tribune January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Tampa Times January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Uniontown Morning Herald January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Washington Reporter January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• The Winchester Sun January 10, 1972 – April 8, 1972
• Suffolk News-Herald January 10, 1972 – April 9, 1972
• The Menomonee Falls Gazette #6 – #18 (1972)
• "The Witchman", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Three 1971–1972 (2021)

West Germany

• "Die Nacht der sprechenden Geister", Phantom #58 (1976)
• "Die Nacht der sprechenden Geister", Phantom Super-band #6

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine March 15, 1973 – July 2, 1973
• "Vračeva stena", Denis #131 – #132 (1978)