The Devil Road

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The Devil Road
Start date:	December 1st, 1947
End date:	May 22nd, 1948
# of strips:	150 (25 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"Romance and the Vesta Pirates"
Followed by:	"The Lady Luck"

"The Devil Road" is the 31st Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Related stories 2.1 Referenced in 3 Reprints 3.1 Argentina 3.2 Australia 3.3 Brazil 3.4 Canada 3.5 Denmark 3.6 Finland 3.7 France 3.8 India 3.9 Italy 3.10 New Zealand 3.11 Norway 3.12 Kingdom of Spain 3.13 Sweden 3.14 United Kingdom 3.15 USA 3.16 West Germany

Plot summary

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Appearances

Trivia

• Once again, the Phantom's costume is said to be gray.
• The Phantom gives Connie Dove the Mark of the Skull, otherwise given to bad guys, in her palm as a way for her to travel safe through the jungle. Years later Lee Falk would create the Good Mark for the same reason.

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Shadows on Devil Road" by Fred Fredericks

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La ruta del diablo", Libro de Oro #25 (1966)

Australia

• The Phantom #71 – #73 (1954)
• The Phantom #161 – #162 (1960)
• The Phantom #265 – #266 (1964)
• The Phantom #406 – #407 (1969)
• The Phantom #574 – #575 (1976)
• The Phantom #767 – #768 (1983)
• The Phantom #1156 (1997)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #1714 - #1787 (1948)
• "A Estrada do Diabo", O Fantasma #43 (1974)
• "A Estrada do Diabo", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #39 (1997)

Canada

• La Patrie December 1, 1947 – May 22, 1948

Denmark

• "Djævlevognene", Fantomet pocket #3 (1984)

Finland

• "Naamio ja “Paholaisen tie”", Kippari Kalle 7/1955
• "Paholaisautot", Sarjakirja #93 (1984)

France

• "La route du diable", Le Fantôme #166 and "Le poing de fer", #167 (1967)

India

• "The Smuggler's Ring", Indrajal Comics #390 – #391 (1981)

Italy

• "La strada del diavolo", L'Uomo Mascherato #50 and "Il pugno chiodato", #51 (1963)
• "La strada del diavolo", L'Uomo Mascherato #202 – #205 (1971)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #18 – #22
• The Phantom #223 – #229
• The Phantom #510 – #513

Norway

• Aftenposten April 9, 1949 – October 7, 1949
• Skippern 50/1954 – 22/1955
• "Djevelvognene", Serie-pocket #91 (1984)

Kingdom of Spain

• "La carretera del diablo", El Hombre Enmascarado #12 – #13 (1979)
• "La ruta del diablo", El Hombre Enmascarado #71 – #72 (1991-1992)

Sweden

• Fantomen 15 – 22/1952
• "Dödens väg", Fantomen 4/1960
• "Djävulsvagnarna", Fantomen 8/1967
• "Djävulsvagnarna", Serie-pocket 136 (1984)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1952, Del 2 – Del 3
• "Dödens väg", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 1 (2011)

United Kingdom

• "The Devil Road", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #7 – #8

USA

• Oxnard Press-Courier December 1, 1947 – May 22, 1948

West Germany

• Buntes Allerlei 1 – 3/1953 - the last fifteen strips only