The Wrestling Tourney

The Wrestling Tourney
Start date:	September 13th, 1954
End date:	December 18th, 1954
# of strips:	84 (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Mob"
Followed by:	"Aboard the SS Gay"

"The Wrestling Tourney" is the 54th 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
• The 1st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Hero
• Devil
• Guran

One-time characters

• Ookon
• Conky
• Fatso
• Pete

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo
• Wambesi
• Onawey

Organizations

Items

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El Turneo", Tit-Bits #2425 – #2441 (1955-56)
• El Fantasma #29 (1960)
• El Fantasma #61 (1964)

Australia

• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #85 (1955)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #168 (1960)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #277 (1964)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #421 (1970)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #591 (1976)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #790 (1984)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #1219 (1999)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #1541 (2009)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #1653 (2013)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #1786 (2017)
• "The Wrestling Tourney", The Phantom #1964 (2024)

Brazil

• Fantasma #14 (1955)
• "O Dia que o Fantasma foi Vencido", O Fantasma #41 (1974)
• "O Torneio", Fantasma #297 (1980)
• "O Dia que o Fantasma foi Vencido", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #37 (1997)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• La Patrie September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Le Progrès du Saguenay November 15, 1954 – February 26, 1955
• L'Action catholique April 29, 1955 – August 1, 1955 - without the first week

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende September 19, 1955 – December 24, 1955
• Horsens Folkeblad July 26, 1956 – October 29, 1956
• Hejmdal August 13, 1956 – November 13, 1956

Finland

• "Ookon viidakon valtias", Nastasarjat 8/1964
• "Mustanaamion niskalenkki", Ilta-Sanomat March 21, 2013 – April 11, 2013

France

• L'Aurore March 3, 1955 – June 9, 1955

Italy

• "La legge della giungla", Il Vascello #14 (1958)
• "La legge della giungla", Ristampe mensili – L'Uomo Mascherato #2 (1960)
• "La legge della giungla", Phantom #37 (1994)
• "La legge della giungla", Phantom #73

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner January 29, 1955 – May 8, 1955

Mexico

• El Informador November 8, 1954 – February 12, 1955

New Zealand

• The Phantom #108 – #109
• The Phantom #364 – #367

Norway

• Aftenposten November 26, 1955 – March 3, 1956
• "Maktkampen", Fantomet 6/1964
• "Maktkampen", Fantomet 1/1971
• "Maktkampen", Krønikebok #21 (2005)
• "Maktkampen", Fantomet Kronologisk #2 (2017)
• "Maktkampen", Fantomet Kronologisk #20 (2021)

Portugal

• "Luta Desleal", Mundo de Aventuras #763 (1964)

Spain

• "La derrota del Fantasma", El Hombre Enmascarado #24 (1975)
• "La olimpiada de la jungla", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #3 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet December 23, 1955 – April 3, 1956
• Katrineholmskuriren July 17, 1956 – October 22, 1956
• Nerikes Allehanda November 8, 1956 – February 16, 1957
• Fantomen 1 – 6/1957
• "Maktkampen", Fantomen 13/1963
• Upsala Nya Tidning March 29, 1968 – July 11, 1968
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1957, Del 1 (2008)
• "Maktkampen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1963, Del 3 (2014)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch November 20, 1954 – February 28, 1955
• "The Crooked Tourney", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #10 (1960)

USA

• The Alabama Journal September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Alliance Times-Herald September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Atlanta Constitution September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Bangor Daily News September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Beaver County Times September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Birmingham News September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Bradford Era September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Bristol Daily Courier September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Carthage Evening Press September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Charleston Daily Mail September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Chester Times September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Courier-Post September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Daily Item September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Daily Standard September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Decatur Daily September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Evening News September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Gloucester County Times September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Green Bay Press-Gazette September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Greensboro Record September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Hanford Morning Journal September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Hanford Sentinel September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Herald News September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Jersey Journal September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Johnson City Press September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Key West Citizen September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Ledger-Enquirer September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Monessen Daily Independent September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Morning Press September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Morning Sentinel September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Morristown Gazette Mail September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Oneonta Star September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Oxnard Press-Courier September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Pocono Record September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Progress September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Reading Eagle September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Richmond Times-Dispatch September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Rome Daily Sentinel September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Sandusky Register Star News September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• Syracuse Herald Journal September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Times Recorder September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Washington Reporter September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• The Winchester Sun September 13, 1954 – December 18, 1954
• "The Wrestling Tourney", Comics Revue #283-284 (2009)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Thirteen 1954–1956 (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Uspavljujući prah", Denis #186 (1979)