The Scorpia

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The Scorpia
Start date:	December 23rd, 1957
End date:	May 3rd, 1958
# of strips:	114 strips (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Crown Jewels of Corba"
Followed by:	"The Carlyle's Good Mark"

"The Scorpia" is the 69th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot Summary 1.1 Appearances 2 Related stories 2.1 Remade as 3 Behind the scenes 4 Reprints 4.1 Argentina 4.2 Australia 4.3 Brazil 4.4 Denmark 4.5 Finland 4.6 France 4.7 India 4.8 Italy 4.9 New Zealand 4.10 Norway 4.11 Spain 4.12 Sweden 4.13 Turkey 4.14 United Kingdom 4.15 USA 4.16 Yugoslavia

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Scorpia Menace" by Basil Copper

Behind the scenes

• The title "The Scorpia" appears in the first strip of the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El fin de los Scorpia", La Sombra #15 (1959)
• "El fin de los Escorpia", Libro de Oro #11 (1963)

Australia

• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #132 – #133 (1958)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #233 – #234 (1963)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #362 – #363 (1968)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #525 – #526 (1974)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #706 – #707 (1980)
• "The Scorpia", The Phantom #1078 (1994)

Brazil

• "Os Escorpiões", Fantasma #34 (1958)
• "A Origem de Scorpia", O Fantasma #25 (1972)
• "Os Escorpiões", Almanaque do Fantasma (1974)
• "A Origem de Scorpia", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #15 (1995)

Denmark

• "Den hemmelige liga", Serie-pocket #24 (1978)

Finland

• "Salainen liiga", Sarjakirja #45 (1978)

France

• "La bande des Scorpions", Le Fantôme Spécial #84 (1970)

India

• "The Scorpia Gang", Indrajal Comics #345 – #346 (1980)

Italy

• "La stirpe dei corsari Scarpia", L'Uomo Mascherato #13bis (1959)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'olimpo dei fumetti #13 (1972)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #192 and "Il centro del crimine", #193 (1968)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", Phantom #45-46 (1995)
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", Phantom #256
• "La stirpe dei corsari Scorpia", L'uomo mascherato - Phantom (1998)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #303 – #308

Norway

• Aftenposten April 13, 1959 – August 26, 1959
• "Den hemmelige liga", Serie-pocket #34 (1978)

Spain

• "El Alacrán", El Hombre Enmascarado #33, "La central del crimen", #34, "La isla desconocida", #35, and "Aplastando el Mal", #36 (1958)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", "La isla desconocida", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #7, and "Aplastando el Mal", #8 (1961)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", "La isla desconocida", and "Aplastando el Mal", Libro de Oro II (1962)
• "El Alacrán", El Hombre Enmascarado #24A, "La central del crimen", #25A, and "La isla desconocida", #26A (1964)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", and "La isla desconocida", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "El Alacrán", "La central del crimen", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #6, and "La isla desconocida", #7 (1970)
• "El Escorpion", El Hombre Enmascarado #28 (1975)
• "La estirpe de los escopriones", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #14

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda March 26, 1960 – August 11, 1960
• "Den hemliga ligan", Fantomen 2/1961
• Västernorrlands Allehanda November 24, 1960 – ?, 1961
• Örnsköldsviks Allehanda December 22, 1960 – ?, 1961 - the first two strips missing
• "Den hemliga ligan", Serie-pocket #73 (1978)

Turkey

• "Akrep Çetesi", Kızılmaske #190 – ? (1977)

United Kingdom

• "The Scorpia", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #2 (1959)

USA

• The Beaver County Times December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Oxnard Press-Courier December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Reading Eagle December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• Rome News-Tribune December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958
• The Washington Reporter December 23, 1957 – May 3, 1958

Yugoslavia

• "Stopama predaka", Denis #245 – #246 (1981)