Lee Falk

Lee Falk

1911–1999 St. Louis, Missouri 109 series, 142 with collected and international editions 3,198 issues

8 awards

Lee Falk was an American writer and theater director from St. Louis. He and Phil Davis sold Mandrake the Magician to King Features in 1934, and he created The Phantom two years later. He wrote both strips until the end of his life.

Name

Lee Falk

Issues

3,198

Series

142

Collected Editions

5

International Editions

28

Awards

Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2013), Inkpot Award (1989), Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Author That We Loved (1989), Adamson Awards - Adamson Gold (1986), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Silver T-Square Extraordinary Service Award (1986), Yellow Kid Award - Comic Illustrators and Authors (1984), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1977), Yellow Kid Award - Comic Illustrators and Authors (1971)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

April 28, 1911

Death Date

March 13, 1999

Birth Place

St. Louis, Missouri

Country

United States

Series

The Phantom

The Phantom (1948)

Frew Publications

2016 issues

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies (2009)

Collected Edition

33 issues

Fantomen

Fantomen (1950)

Limited Series

1765 issues

Comics Revue Presents

Comics Revue Presents (2009)

Manuscript Press

71 issues

The Phantom: The Complete Sundays

The Phantom: The Complete Sundays (2012)

9 issues

Phantom's World

Phantom's World (2019)

Frew Publications

12 issues

The Phantom

The Phantom (2019)

Frew Publications

5 issues

Don Newton's Complete Phantom

Don Newton's Complete Phantom (2019)

1 issue

Mandrake the Magician: The Fred Fredricks Sundays

Mandrake the Magician: The Fred Fredricks Sundays (2018)

1 issue

Mandrake the Magician: The Fred Fredericks Dailies

Mandrake the Magician: The Fred Fredericks Dailies (2017)

1 issue

Issues

Issue #2000

#2000

Issue #2000

The Phantom (1948)

Jun 01, 2025

Volume Thirty-Three: 1988-1989

#33

Volume Thirty-Three: 1988-1989

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies (2009)

Feb 05, 2025

Collector's Replica Series No.41

#1984

Collector's Replica Series No.41

The Phantom (1948)

Nov 28, 2024

The Crooner

#1977

The Crooner

The Phantom (1948)

Aug 15, 2024

Volume Thirty-Two: 1986-1987

#32

Volume Thirty-Two: 1986-1987

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies (2009)

Jul 23, 2024

Royal Hero

#1972

Royal Hero

The Phantom (1948)

Jun 06, 2024

Collectors Replica Series No. 39

#1971

Collectors Replica Series No. 39

The Phantom (1948)

May 23, 2024

Volume Thirty-One: 1984-1985

#31

Volume Thirty-One: 1984-1985

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies (2009)

Apr 23, 2024

Volume Thirty: 1982-1984

#30

Volume Thirty: 1982-1984

The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies (2009)

Nov 07, 2023

Collectors Replica Series no. 37

#1958

Collectors Replica Series no. 37

The Phantom (1948)

Nov 23, 2023

Frequent collaborators

Wilson McCoy

Wilson McCoy

Sy Barry

Sy Barry

Ray Moore

Ray Moore

Jim Shepherd

Judith Shepherd

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

C. D. Russell

Doc Winner

Carlo D'Alba

Jimmy Hatlo

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