The Blue Gang

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The Blue Gang
Start date:	March 26th, 1945
End date:	May 26th, 1945
# of strips:	54 strips
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Maharajah's Daughter"
Followed by:	"Lago the Lake God"

"The Blue Gang" is the 24th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 2 Reprints 2.1 Australia 2.2 Brazil 2.3 Canada 2.4 Finland 2.5 France 2.6 Italy 2.7 New Zealand 2.8 Norway 2.9 Portugal 2.10 Spain 2.11 Kingdom of Spain 2.12 Sweden 2.13 USA 2.14 West Germany 2.15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Plot summary

Two millionaires argue if The Phantom really exists. They make a bet for one million dollars. One of them however, is the leader of a smuggler gang called The Blue Gang and he decides to kidnap Diana to make the Phantom come out of his hiding. Meanwhile Diana and Lily Palmer who have been visiting the Phantom are giving their farewells before they enter their boatride home.

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Appearances

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• Super Yank Comics #8 – #10
• Giant Size Phantom #6 (1958)
• The Phantom #986 (1991)
• The Phantom #1467 (2007)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #1294 – #1319 (1945)
• "A Quadrilha Azul", Fantasma #88 (1964)
• "A Quadrilha Azul", O Fantasma #29 (1972)
• "A Quadrilha Azul", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #4 (1994)

Canada

• La Patrie March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945

Finland

• "Siniliiga", Mustanaamio 16/1980

France

• "La bande bleue", Le Fantôme Spécial #14 (1964)

Italy

• "La banda azzurra", L'Uomo Mascherato #61 (1961)
• "La banda azzurra", Phantom #21 (1993)
• "La banda azzurra", Phantom #39

New Zealand

• The Phantom #1 – #2
• The Phantom #199 – #201
• The Phantom #495 – #497

Norway

• Aftenposten October 21, 1946 – December 16, 1946
• "Den blå liga", Fantomet 19/1980
• "Den blå liga", Serie-pocket #230 (1999)

Portugal

• "A Quadrilha Azul", Fantasma #11 (1979)

Spain

• "La cuadrilla azul", El Hombre Enmascarado #77

Kingdom of Spain

• "La banda azul" El Hombre Enmascarado #56 (1978)
• "La banda azul" El Hombre Enmascarado #62 - #63 (1991)

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda March 17, 1947 – May 26, 1947
• "Blå ligan" Fantomen 10/1980

USA

• Oxnard Press-Courier March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945
• The Washington Reporter March 26, 1945 – May 26, 1945
• "The Phantom and The Blue Gang", Feature Book #57 (1949)
• "The Blue Gang", Comics Revue #301-302 – #303-304 (2011)

West Germany

• "Die blaue Bande", Phantom-Heft 25/1953

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

• "Plava banda" Biblioteka Nostalgija #12 (1991)