The Swamp Rats (daily story)

The Swamp Rats
Start date:	June 15th, 1959
End date:	October 3rd, 1959
# of strips:	96 strips (16 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Betrothal"
Followed by:	"The Flying Horse"

"The Swamp Rats" is the 74th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Colonel Weeks
• Otter

One-time characters

• Mac
• Private Jones
• Sergeant Cole
• Louie
• Pete

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Great Swamp
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Swamp Rats

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Swamp Rats" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante
• "The Swamp Rats" by Frank S. Shawn

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los bandidos de las cienagas", El Fantasma #31 (1960)

Australia

• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #159 (1960)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #263 (1964)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #404 (1969)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #576 (1976)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #773 (1983)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #1156 (1997)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #1684 (2014)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom #1803 (2018)

Brazil

• "Os Ratos do Pântano", Fantasma #41 (1959)
• "Os Ratos do Pântano", O Fantasma Edição Extra #8 (1974)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• L'Action catholique February 12, 1960 – June 6, 1960

Denmark

• "Sumprotterne", Hejmdal July 27, 1961 – October 26, 1961

Finland

• "Suorotat", Ilta-Sanomat March 24, 2014 – April 14, 2014

France

• "Les pillards du grand marécage", Le Fantôme Spécial #85 (1970)
• "Les pillards du grand marécage", Le Fantôme Spécial Album #16 (1970?)

Germany

• Phantom #4 (1997)

Greece

• "Οι δραπέτες" (romanized as "Oi drapetes"), Fantom #34 (1976)

India

• "The Killer Gang", Indrajal Comics #260 (1976)

Israel

• "סוד ביצות המוות" (romanized as "Sod Bizot Amaveth"), Bucky #2 – #3 (1967)

Italy

• "I predoni della grande palude", L'Uomo Mascherato #34 (1960)
• "I predoni della grande palude", I Classici dell'Avventura #24 (1962)
• "I predoni della grande palude", I Giganti #3 (1967)
• "I predoni della grande palude", Phantom #50 (1996)
• "I predoni della grande palude", Phantom #172

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner August 15, 1959 – November 7, 1959

Mexico

• El Informador September 5, 1959 – January 7, 1960

New Zealand

• The Phantom #322 – #326

Norway

• Aftenposten October 14, 1960 – February 3, 1961
• "Myrbandittene", Fantomet 14/1975
• "Myrbandittene", Fantomet 8/1987
• "Myrbandittene", Serie-pocket #227 (1998)
• "Sumprottene", Klassikerserien Wilson McCoy (1943-1959) (2006)
• "Myrbandittene", Krønikebok #38 (2007)

Spain

• "Las ratas del pantano", Novelas Gráficas, Serie Amarilla: El Fantasma #1 (1959)
• "Las ratas del pantano", Serie Amarilla - Volumen Extra (1959)
• "Las ratas del pantano", El Hombre Enmascarado #26 (1975)
• "Las ratas del pantano", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #19 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet November 16, 1960 – March 10, 1961
• Göteborgs-Tidningen May 1961 – September 1961
• Nerikes Allehanda October 4, 1961 – January 29, 1962
• "Träskbanditerna", Fantomen 9/1962
• "Träskbanditerna", Fantomen 6/1975

Turkey

• "Bataklık Fareleri", Kızılmaske #165 – #167 (1976)
• "Bataklık Fareleri", Kızılmaske Albüm #51 – #52 (197?)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وعصابة فيران المستنقعات" (romanized as "Alshabah wa isabet firan almustankaat"), Samir #209 – #226 (1960)

United Kingdom

• "The Swamp Rats", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #14

USA

• The Beaver County Times June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Birmingham News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Bradford Era June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Bristol Daily Courier June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Charleston Daily Mail June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Charlotte News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Courier-Post June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Daily Item June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Denton Record-Chronicle June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Delaware County Daily Times June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Evening News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Herald News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Laurel Leader-Call June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Miami News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Morristown Gazette Mail June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Oneonta Star June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Oxnard Press-Courier June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Pocono Record June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Reading Eagle June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Richmond Times-Dispatch June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Rome Daily Sentinel June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Rome News-Tribune June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Sandusky Register Star News June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Syracuse Herald Journal June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• Uniontown Morning Herald June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Times Recorder June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• The Washington Reporter June 15, 1959 – October 3, 1959
• "The Swamp Rats", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Sixteen 1959–1961 (2019)

West Germany

• "Safari des Grauens", Phantom #67 (1977)
• "Safari des Grauens", Phantom Super-band #7

Yugoslavia

• "Фантом и барски пацови" ("romanized as "Fantom i barski pacovi"), Politikin Zabavnik #989 (1970)
• "Разбојници из мочваре" (romanized as "Razbojnici iz močvare"), Politikin Zabavnik #1526 – #1527 (1981)