The Heavyweight Champion

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The Heavyweight Champion
Start date:	November 19th, 1956
End date:	January 12th, 1957
# of strips:	48 strips (8 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Shoplifters"
Followed by:	"Wambo the Gambler"

"The Heavyweight Champion" is the 64th 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 Argentina 2.2 Australia 2.3 Brazil 2.4 Canada 2.5 Finland 2.6 France 2.7 India 2.8 Italy 2.9 New Zealand 2.10 Norway 2.11 Spain 2.12 Sweden 2.13 United Kingdom 2.14 USA 2.15 Yugoslavia

Plot Summary

Diana is fencing for charity using a suit similar to the Phantom's. Heavyweight champion Chesty snatch her and claims that she is his girlfriend, when he realizes that the Phantom is her boyfriend, he challenges him to a boxing match which will raise charity. The Phantom knocks Chesty out in the match and tells the audience that he could have his title back when he wakes up since it was all for charity.

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Appearances

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Duelo a Muerte", El Fantasma #51 (1963)

Australia

• "The Heavyweight Champion",The Phantom #111 (1957)
• "The Heavyweight Champion",The Phantom #200 (1961)
• "The Heavyweight Champion",The Phantom #311 (1966)
• "The Heavyweight Champion",The Phantom #464 (1971)
• "The Heavyweight Champion",The Phantom #647 (1978)
• "Jungle Man",The Phantom #856 (1986)
• "The Heavyweight Champion", The Phantom #1279 (2000)

Brazil

• Fantasma #28 (1957)
• "Show Beneficente", O Fantasma #23 (1972)
• "Show Beneficente", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #19 (1995)

Canada

• La Patrie November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957

Finland

• "Mestari kehässä!", Sarjakirja #113 (1986)

France

• "Défi au champion", Le Fantôme Spécial #77 (1970)
• "Défi au champion", Le Fantôme #3 (1994)

India

• "The Phantom and the Champion", Indrajal Comics #55 (1967)
• "The Crucial Combat", Indrajal Comics #323 (1979)

Italy

• "Sfida al campione", L'Uomo Mascherato #4 (1959)
• "Sfida al campione", L'Uomo Mascherato #11 (1960)
• "Sfida al campione", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #173 (1966)
• "Sfida al campione", Phantom #42 (1995)
• "Sfida al campione" Phantom #48
• "Sfida al campione" Phantom #254

New Zealand

• The Phantom #290 – #292

Norway

• Aftenposten February 24, 1958 – April 23, 1958
• "Mester i ringen", Fantomet 6/1978
• "Mester i ringen", Serie-pocket #117 (1986)
• "Mester i ringen", Fantomet Jubileumskrønike 1936-1996 (1996)

Spain

• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #21 (1958)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #5 (1961)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", Libro de Oro I (1962)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", Héroes Modernos, Serie A: El Hombre Enmascarado #35A (1964)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #7 (1970)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #7 (1974)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #9 (1979)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", El Hombre Enmascarado #22 – #23 (1980)
• "El rival del Hombre Enmascarado", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #12

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda February 9, 1959 – April 7, 1959
• "Ringens mästare", Fantomen 5/1961
• "Ringens mästare", Fantomen 14/1977

United Kingdom

• "The Champ", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #6 (1959)

USA

• The Beaver County Times November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957
• Oxnard Press-Courier November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957
• Reading Eagle November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957
• Rome News-Tribune November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957
• The Washington Reporter November 19, 1956 – January 12, 1957

Yugoslavia

• "Kradljivice", Denis #199 (1980; edited together with "The Shoplifters")