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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title=The Heirs
|image= [[Image:The Heirs (daily story).jpg|300px]]
|Start= December 18th, 1978
|End= May 19th, 1979
|Strips= 132 strips (22 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Sy Barry]]
|Colorist= N/A
|Preceded="[[Jungle City]]"
|Followed="[[Jungle Gold]]"
|}}
'''"The Heirs"''' is the 140th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[Daily stories|daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Sy Barry]].  It was run alongside [[The Heirs (Sunday story)|the Sunday story with the same name and content]].

== Plot synopsis ==
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=== Appearances ===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[The 1st Phantom]] (mentioned)
*[[The 3rd Phantom]] (mentioned)
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker]]
*[[Kit]] and [[Heloise]]
*[[Lily Palmer]]
*[[Dave Palmer]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Rex]]
*[[Tom-Tom]]
*[[Taru Tagama-Luaga|Miss Tagama]]
*[[Old man Mozz]]
*[[Dr. Henry]]
*[[Trader Joe]]
*[[Dr Axel]]
*[[Lamanda Luaga]]
*[[President Goranda]] (mentioned)
*[[Mandrake]] (in flashback)
*[[Lothar]] (in flashback)
*[[Gogo]] (unnamed)
*[[Totu]] (unnamed)
*[[Tondo]] (unnamed)
*[[Tondo's grandson]] (unnamed)
*[[Fraka]] 
*[[Chee Chee]]
*[[Joomba]]
*[[Kateena]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Fola (Falcon)
*Esma and Daphne (Trader Joe's donkeys)

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'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Phantom Crypt]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
****[[The Minor Treasure Room]]
****[[The Major Treasure Room]]
****[[The Radio Control Room]]
**[[Phantom Head Peak]]
**[[Mawitaan]]
***[[Mawitaan Airport]]
***[[Morristown Presidential Palace|Presidential Palace]]
**Ossewan Prison
**[[Box 7]]
*[[United States of America (location)|USA]]
**New York
***Palmer residence
***United Nations Headquarters
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Llongo]]
'''Organizations'''
*[[The Monkey Mail]]
*United Nations

'''[[Old jungle sayings]]'''
*When the Phantom moves, the jungle catches fire
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== Behind the scenes ==
*[[Rich Buckler]] was an uncredited background penciller assistant on this story.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Boda en la cueva de la calavera", [[El Fantasma Nueva Serie 4|''El Fantasma Nueva Serie'' #4]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 822 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #822]] (1985)
*[[The Phantom 848A (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #848A]] (1986)
*[[The Phantom 1312 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1312]] (2002)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Bebés do Fantasma", [[Fantasma Especial: Os Bebés do Fantasma|''Fantasma Especial: Os Bebés do Fantasma'']] (1979)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*''[[Le Nouvelliste]]'' May 10, 1979 &ndash; October 2, 1979 (first strip missing)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Det 22. Fantomet", [[Fantomet 122|''Fantomet'' #122]] (1979)
*''[[Djursland]]'' September 22, 1980 &ndash; December 4, 1980 (the first four and many other strips missing)
*''[[Aalborg Stiftstidende]]'' October 25, 1980 &ndash; January 12, 1981 (the first four and many other strips missing)
*''[[Horsens Folkeblad]]'' October 27, 1980 &ndash; January 15, 1981 (the first four and many other strips missing)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"22. Mustanaamio", [[Mustanaamio 19/1979|''Fantomet'' 19/1979]]
*"22. Mustanaamio", [[Sarjakirja 123|''Sarjakirja'' #123]] (1987)
*''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' September 8, 2021 &ndash; October 15, 2021

=== [[Image:mini_hungary.gif]] Hungary ===
*"Az örökösök", [[Kockás 2021/7|''Kockás'' 2021/7]]

=== [[Image:mini_iceland.gif]] Iceland ===
*''[[Tíminn]]'' September 25, 1979 &ndash; March 4, 1980

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif|border]] India ===
*"Phantom's Generations", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom 29|''Phantom'' #29]]
*"Phantom's Generations", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Phantom 84|''Phantom'' #84]]

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I figli dell'Ombra", [[Phantom 77 (Comic Art) New Comics Now|''Phantom'' #77]]

=== [[Image:mini_jamaica.gif]] Jamaica ===
*''[[The Daily Gleaner (Jamaican newspaper)|The Daily Gleaner]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*''[[El Informador]]'' February 15, 1979 &ndash; July 17, 1979

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' September 11, 1979 &ndash; February 13, 1980
*"Det 22. Fantomet", [[Fantomet 24/1979|''Fantomet'' 24/1979]]
*"Det 22. Fantomet", [[Serie-pocket 131 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #131]] (1988)
*"Det 22. Fantomet", [[Fantomet Gullalderen 5|''Fantomet Gullalderen'' #5]] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_PNG.gif]] Papua New Guinea ===
*''[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]]'' October 6, 1980 &ndash; March 9, 1981

=== [[Image:mini_Portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Fantasma tem um Filho", [[Mundo de Aventuras 370|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #370]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*[[Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado 8 (Norma Clasicos)|''Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado'' #8]] (1986)
*"Los herederos", [[Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado 69 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado'' #69]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Den 22:e Fantomen", [[Fantomen 20/1979|''Fantomen'' 20/1979]]
*''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' October 23, 1979 &ndash; March 29, 1980
*''[[Göteborgs-Tidningen]]'' January 31, 1980 &ndash; July 5, 1980
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' October 24, 1980 &ndash; March 24, 1981
*''[[Katrineholmskuriren]]'' March 16, 1983 &ndash; August 22, 1983
*''[[Eesti Päevaleht]]'' May 21, 1983 &ndash; October 19, 1983
*''[[Folkbladet]]'' December 27, 1989 &ndash; April 10, 1990
*''[[Östgöten]]'' December 27, 1989 &ndash; April 10, 1990
*''[[Norrtelje Tidning]]'' April 5, 1994 &ndash; October 10, 1994

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Çifte Mutluluk", [[Kızılmaske Albüm N˚ 96|''Kızılmaske Albüm'' #96]] &ndash; [[Kızılmaske Albüm N˚ 96|#97]] - ''the first four daily strips missing''
*"Çifte Mutluluk", [[Kızılmaske Albüm 117|''Kızılmaske Albüm'' #117]] &ndash; [[Kızılmaske Albüm 118|#118]] - ''the first four daily strips missing''
*"Çifte Mutluluk", [[Kızılmaske Süper Albüm 71 (First Series)|''Kızılmaske Albüm'' #71]] &ndash; [[Kızılmaske Süper Albüm 72 (First Series)|#72]] - ''the first four daily strips missing''
*"Varisler", [[Kızılmaske 14 (Büyülü Çizgi Roman)|''Kızılmaske'' #14]] (2014)

=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom===
*''[[Birmingham Evening Mail]]'' July 5, 1979 &ndash; December 5, 1979

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA===
*''[[The Alabama Journal]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979 (from February 3, 1979 and onwards Saturday strips published Saturday strips published in ''[[The Montgomery Advertiser]]'', the rest of Saturday strips from beginning missing )
*''[[Anderson Independent-Mail]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Asheville Times]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Atlanta Constitution]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Bangor Daily News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Baraboo News Republic]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Birmingham News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Charlotte News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Chippewa Herald]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Citizens' Voice]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Clarksdale Press Register]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Daily American]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Daily Journal]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Gadsden Times]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Herald News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Indianapolis News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Johnson City Press]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Leaf-Chronicle]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Ledger-Enquirer]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Morning News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Press Enterprise|Morning Press]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Morning Sentinel]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The News Journal]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[News-Press]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Observer-Reporter]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Plattsburgh Press-Republican]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Portage Daily Register]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Reading Eagle]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Red Bank Register]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Republican Herald]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Rome News-Tribune]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Tuscaloosa News]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[The Winchester Sun]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979
*''[[Suffolk News-Herald]]'' December 18, 1978 &ndash; May 20, 1979
*''[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]]'' February 18, 1978 &ndash; May 19, 1979 - ''the last fourteen weeks only''
*''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'' March 18, 1979 &ndash; May 19, 1979 - ''the last ten weeks only''
*"The Heirs", [[Comics Revue 445-446|''Comics Revue'' #445-446]] (2023)
*"The Heirs", [[The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Eight 1978–1980|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies:'' Volume Twenty-Eight 1978–1980]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Венчање" (romanized as "Venčanje"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1619|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1619]] &ndash; [[Politikin Zabavnik 1620|#1620]] (1983)

== Awards ==
*Best story (Norway) 1979

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