The Normal Life

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The Normal Life
Start date:	August 26th, 1974
End date:	December 28th, 1974
# of strips:	108
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Preceded by:	"The Curse of the Sacred Image"
Followed by:	"The Cavelands"

"The Normal Life" is the 125th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Contents 1 Plot Summary 2 Reprints 2.1 Australia 2.2 Brazil 2.3 Denmark 2.4 Finland 2.5 France 2.6 Iceland 2.7 India 2.8 Italy 2.9 Jamaica 2.10 Norway 2.11 Portugal 2.12 Spain 2.13 Sweden 2.14 Turkey 2.15 USA 2.16 West Germany 2.17 Yugoslavia

Plot Summary

The Phantom begins to wonder whether Diana perhaps would prefer to be wedded to him if he was "normal". The Phantom starts thinking of doing normal stuff instead of fighting crimes.

Finally, he decides to give the normal life a chance. He goes into the city and tries to live a normal life. Soon he becomes aware of a lot problems with the "normal life"; people tries to rob him, people complain when he works in a high pace, a huge portion of his payings goes to bureaucratic fees, and so on. At one point he saves some people from a burning house and at another he intervene in a bank robbery, both times he is considered a hero. Finally, he has get enough of the city and the "normal life" and he goes back into the jungle.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #553 (1975)
• The Phantom #743 (1982)
• The Phantom #1023 (1992)
• The Phantom #1579 (2010)

Brazil

• "Uma Vida Normal", Fantasma #235 (1975)
• "Os Normais", Fantasma #280 (1979)

Denmark

• "Medborger K. Walker", Fantomet #67 (1976)
• "Medborger K. Walker", Fantomet #276 (1986)

Finland

• "Kansalainen K. Walker", Mustanaamio 16/1975
• "Kansalainen K. Walker", Mustanaamio 26/1983
• "Kansalainen K. Walker", Mustanaamio 10/2002

France

• "Une vie normale", Phantom, Le Fantôme Spécial #10 (1977)

Iceland

• Tíminn May 21, 1975 – September 30, 1975

India

• "A Strange World", Indrajal Comics #248 (1976)
• "மோசடி கூட்டம்" (romanized as "Mosadi kumbal"), Rani Comics #256
• "Ordinary Life", Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom #51

Italy

• "Una vita normale", Phantom Selezione #7 (1977)
• "Una vita normale", Phantom #317

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974

Norway

• Aftenposten November 24, 1975 – November 25, 1975 (fourth and fifth strip only)
• "En mann ved navn K. Walker", Fantomet 15/1975
• "Medborger K. Walker", Fantomet 2/1984
• "Medborger K. Walker", De beste historiene (1993)
• "Medborger K. Walker", Fantomet 10/2002

Portugal

• "A Opção", Fantasma #7 (1979)

Spain

• "¿Fin del Fantasma?", El Hombre Enmascarado #25
• Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #26

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda May 14, 1976 – September 20, 1976
• Eesti Päevaleht February 14, 1979 – June 22, 1979
• "Medborgare K. Walker", Fantomen 7/1975
• "Medborgare K. Walker", Fantomen 18/1983
• "Medborgare K. Walker", Fantomen 10/2002

Turkey

• "Güç Deneme", Kızılmaske #98 – #101 (1975)
• "Güç Deneme", Kızılmaske Albüm #128 – #129
• "Güç Deneme", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #51– #52
• "Güç Deneme", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #22

USA

• Appleton Post-Crescent August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Bangor Daily News August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Beckley Post Herald August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Bradford Era August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Bucks County Courier Times August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Charleston Daily Mail August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Delaware County Daily Times August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Laurel Leader-Call August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Observer-Reporter August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Reading Eagle August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Red Bank Register August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Rome News-Tribune August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• Uniontown Morning Herald August 26, 1974 – December 28, 1974
• The Menomonee Falls Gazette #143 – #161 (1974-75)

West Germany

• "Sieben Tage Tod und Teufel", Phantom #70
• "Sieben Tage Tod und Teufel", Phantom Super-band #8

Yugoslavia

• "Gradski život", Denis #159 (1979)