Editora Globo first published comics in Brazil in 1925. They focussed mainly on publishing comics newspapers, reprinting various American comic strips in serialized form. Complete stories were occasionally collected into single volumes and sold as annuals and albums.
O Globo Juvenil was an important factor in establishing the popularity of The Phantom in Brazil. First published on 12 Jun 1937, O Globo Juvenil was another comics newspaper containing various characters such as Prince Valiant, Robin Hood, Flash Gordon, Mandrake and The Phantom. Beginning with #12 on 20 July 1937, the series printed Phantom daily strips in chapters of three strips. It was published three times weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but not all issues included The Phantom. A total of 34 daily stories were published over 12 years and 7 months. The series was cancelled after #1986 on 2 Mar 1950, to be replaced by a new fortnightly series called Novo O Globo Juvenil (see below).
Title: O Globo Juvenil Year: 1937-1950 Issues: 1986 Size: 30cm x 44cm Pages: 32 or 44
Issues Dates Chapters Code Story 12-28 20 Jul 1937 - 26 Aug 1937 17 D2 The Sky Band 29-60 28 Aug 1937 - 9 Nov 1937 41 D3 The Diamond Hunters 61-107 11 Nov 1937 - 26 Feb 1938 44 D4 Little Tommy (Toma) 109-161 5 Mar 1938 - 5 Jul 1938 35 D5 The Prisoner of the Himalayas 163-176 9 Jul 1938 - 9 Aug 1938 10 D6 Adventure in Algiers 178-218 13 Aug 1938 - 15 Nov 1938 40 D7 The Shark's Nest 220-254 19 Nov 1938 - 7 Feb 1939 24 D8 Fishers of Pearls 256-298 11 Feb 1939 - 20 May 1939 28 D9 The Slave Traders 299-347 23 May 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 34 D10 The Mysterious Girl 349-409 16 Sep 1939 - 3 Feb 1940 40 D11 The Golden Circle 410-491 6 Feb 1940 - 13 Aug 1940 54 D12 The Seahorse 493-560 17 Aug 1940 - 21 Jan 1941 43 D13 The Game of Alvar 562-658 25 Jan 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 63 D14 Diana Aviatrix Lost 659-748 9 Sep 1941 - 4 Apr 1942 58 D15 The Phantom's Treasure 757-952 25 Apr 1942 - 24 Jul 1943 105 D16 The Phantom Goes to War 953-1010 27 Jul 1943 - 7 Dec 1943 39 D17 Bent Beak Broder 1012-1031 11 Dec 1943 - 25 Jan 1944 14 D18 The Phantom's Engagement 1033-1124 29 Jan 1944 - 29 Aug 1944 62 D19 The Governor and Suzie 1126-1160 2 Sep 1944 - 21 Nov 1944 24 D20 The Spy Gang 1162-1202 25 Nov 1944 - 27 Feb 1945 28 D21 The Crooner 1204-1292 3 Mar 1945 - 25 Sep 1945 60 D22 The Maharajah's Daughter 1294-1319 29 Sep 1945 - 27 Nov 1945 18 D23 The Blue Gang 1321-1352 1 Dec 1945 - 12 Feb 1946 22 D24 Lago the Lake God 1354-1391 16 Feb 1946 - 14 May 1946 26 D25 The Wild Girl 1393-1433 18 May 1946 - 20 Aug 1946 28 D26 The Mermaids of Melo Straits 1435-1496 24 Aug 1946 - 14 Jan 1947 42 D27 Princess Valerie 1498-1541 18 Jan 1947 - 29 Apr 1947 30 D28 Queen Asta of Trondelay 1543-1607 3 May 1947 - 30 Sep 1947 44 D29 Mister Hog 1609-1690 4 Oct 1947 - 10 Apr 1948 55 D30 Romance and the Vesta Pirates 1714-1787 5 Jun 1948 - 23 Nov 1948 50 D31 The Devil Road 1789-1856 27 Nov 1948 - 3 May 1949 46 D32 The Lady Luck 1858-1901 7 May 1949 - 16 Aug 1949 30 D33 The Masked Marvel 1903-1933 20 Aug 1949 - 29 Oct 1949 30 D34 Fathers and Sons 1934-1984 1 Nov 1949 - 25 Feb 1950 51 D35 The Flirtatious Princess
This series was a spin-off from the O Globo Juvenil comics newspaper. It reprinted complete stories with specially selected adventures chosen by readers. The Phantom appeared in six of the fourteen issues, including the first published on 14 Dec 1937. Artwork for two of the covers (#3 and #6) was credited to Cléo, while the others were uncredited. The last two issues were unnumbered and slightly smaller than the first three. They were also distinguished by the large cover title Fantasma Voador.
Title: Álbum O Globo Juvenil Year: 1937-1941 Issues: 14 Size: 30cm x 41cm or 28.5cm x 37cm Pages: 36, 44 or 32
Issue Date Code Story Title Pages 1 14 Dec 1937 D3 The Diamond Hunters ? 3 18 Oct 1938 D5 The Prisoner of the Himalayas 36 6 9 Sep 1939 D7 The Shark's Nest 42 9 13 Mar 1940 D8
D9Fishers of Pearls
The Slave Traders44 - 25 Jan 1941 D10 The Mysterious Girl 32 - 31 Oct 1941 D11 The Golden Circle 32
On 12 April 1939, Editora Globo launched a new comics newspaper called Gibi. The Phantom was launched in American Sundays on 28 May 1939, and Gibi #33 on 21 July 1939 announced that the strip would soon be added. Three weeks later on 11 August 1939, Gibi commenced printing The Phantom Sunday strips in issue #36. Gibi is considered to be one of the most important series for The Phantom in Brazil, because it published a total of 21 complete Phantom Sunday adventures and unfortunately many of these stories have never since appeared in Brazil. The Phantom was published in a series of chapters on the central page in full colour, one Sunday at a time. Gibi was published two or three times per week (usually Friday or Wednesday), so The Phantom did not appear in all editions. The last issue of the series was published on 3 March 1950 (#1739), and The Phantom's last appearance was in #1629 on 16 September 1949.
Title: Gibi Year: 1939-1950 Issues: 1739 Size: 20cm x 28cm Pages: 32
Issues Dates Chapters Code Story 36-93 11 Aug 1939 - 22 Dec 1939 20 S1 The League of Lost Men 96-161 29 Dec 1939 - 17 Apr 1940 21 S2 The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn 164-222 24 May 1940 - 27 Sep 1940 19 S3 The Fire Goddess 226-294 4 Oct 1940 - 7 Mar 1941 23 S4 The Beachcomber 297-318 14 Mar 1941 - 2 May 1941 8 S5 The Saboteurs 321-474 9 May 1941 - 1 May 1942 52 S6 The Return of the Sky Band 477-612 8 May 1942 - 19 Mar 1943 45 S7 The Impostor 615-690 26 Mar 1943 - 17 Sep 1943 26 S8 Castle in the Clouds 693-723 24 Sep 1943 - 30 Jun 1944 11 S9 The Ismani Cannibals 726-873 10 Dec 1943 - 17 Nov 1944 50 S10 Hamid the Terrible 879-960 1 Dec 1944 - 8 Jun 1945 28 S11 The Childhood of The Phantom 963-1032 15 Jun 1945 - 21 Nov 1945 24 S12 The Golden Princess 1035-1101 30 Nov 1945 - 3 May 1946 23 S13 The Strange Fisherman 1104-1146 10 May 1946 - 16 Aug 1946 15 S14 Queen Pera the Perfect 1149-1206 23 Aug 1946 - 3 Jan 1947 20 S15 King of Beasts 1209-1266 10 Jan 1947 - 23 May 1947 20 S16 The Scarlet Sorceress 1269-1365 30 May 1947 - 9 Jan 1948 27 S17 The 12 Tasks 1368-1425 16 Jan 1948 - 28 May 1948 20 S18 The Dragon God 1428-1503 4 Jun 1948 - 26 Nov 1948 26 S19 The Marshall Sisters 1506-1551 3 Dec 1948 - 18 Mar 1949 16 S20 The Phantom Trophy 1554-1629 25 Mar 1949 - 16 Sep 1949 26 S21 The Haunted Castle
O Livro Do Fantasma Voador was a small thick book published on 2 December 1939 as a spin-off from the O Globo Juvenil series. It contained several Phantom stories adapted into prose form: The Sky Band, The Diamond Hunters, Little Tommy, The Shark's Nest, and the first part of Fishers of Pearls. This single publication tested the waters for the Coleção Gibi series that followed.
Title: O Livro do Fantasma Voador Year: 1939 Issues: 1 Size: 9cm x 13cm Pages: 458
Coleção Gibi was a series of small thick books that reprinted the Big Little Books series by Whitman Publishing in the USA. They were prose adaptations of the original comic strip stories, rather than conventional comic books. Five Phantom books were published as part of this series, and all but one (#25) used the original American cover art.
Title: Coleção Gibi Year: 1940-1950 Issues: 33 Size: 10cm x 12cm Pages: ~400
Issue Date Code Story Title Pages 17 31 Dec 1942 D9 The Slave Traders 426 22 20 Jul 1948 D8 Fishers of Pearls 425 25 1948 D2 The Sky Band 352 28 1948 D3 The Diamond Hunters 426 31 1949 D10 The Mysterious Girl 352
Gibi Mensal was a spin-off from the Gibi series, published from 2 January 1940 to October 1963. Incredibly, The Phantom appeared in only one of the 271 editions in the series: #134 in May 1952 contained the complete daily story The Professor (D44)
Title: Gibi Mensal Year: 1940-1963 Issues: 271 Size: 18cm x 26cm Pages: 52
Editora Globo also produced a series of Christmas annuals as a spin-off from the Gibi series. These were produced between 1941 and 1963, and featured complete stories by a range of characters such as Prince Valiant, Flash Gordon, and Alley Oop, but The Phantom was not included until the 1952 annual. Although these books were published in December, the new year number was identified on the cover. All books had a hard cover with artwork by Luis Fernando Guimarães (Lutz), Domingos Cervera or uncredited artists. The first Phantom book (1952) was 28cm x 37cm, but the other five were smaller at 21cm x 27cm.
Title: Almanaque De O Globo Juvenil Year: 1941-1963 Issues: 14 Size: 28cm x 37cm or 21cm x 27cm Pages: 134 or 130
Year Published Code Story Title Pages 1952 Dec 1951 S27 Jungle King 134 1953 Dec 1952 S24 The Thuggees 134 1956 Dec 1955 S40 The Gibs Brothers 134 1957 Dec 1956 S26 The Mysterious Passenger 134 1958 Dec 1957 S47 Danglor, International Bank Thief 130 1959 Dec 1958 Non-Falk story Escravos das pérolas 134
A new fortnightly series of O Globo Juvenil commenced on 10 Mar 1950. Each issue contained a complete adventure (dailies and Sundays), but the series was shared between several different characters. Issue numbering continued on from the O Globo Juvenil series, starting with #1987 and the first Phantom issue was #1998. Cover artwork was credited to Luis Fernando Guimarães (Lutz) and Gutemberg Monteiro. The series ended at issue #2094 in October 1954. The Phantom appeared in 22 of the 108 issues of Novo O Globo Juvenil.
Title: Novo O Globo Juvenil Year: 1950-1954 Issues: 108 Size: 18.5cm x 27.5cm Pages: 64, 48 or 32
Issue Date Story Title Code Pages 1998 Aug 1950 The Thuggees Pt.1 D36 64 2004 Nov 1950 The Thuggees Pt.2 D36 48 2006 Dec 1950 The Ape Idol of the Durugu D37 48 2015 May 1951 The White Monkey D39 32 2022 7 Jul 1951 The Gray Gang Pt.1 D40 32 2023 21 Jul 1951 The Gray Gang Pt.2 D40 32 2029 13 Oct 1951 Whirlpool Channel D41 32 2031 10 Nov 1951 The Tiger Girl D42 48 2033 8 Dec 1951 The Phantom's Ring S28 48 2037 2 Feb 1952 The Mysterious Passenger S26 32 2040 15 Mar 1952 The Rope People S29 32 2043 26 Apr 1952 The Governor's Family D43 32 2045 24 May 1952 The Ape Idol of the Durugu S25 32 2047 21 Jun 1952 Tale of Devil S30 32 2049 19 Jul 1952 The Movie Stars Pt.1 D38 32 2050 2 Aug 1952 The Movie Stars Pt.2 D38 32 2053 13 Sep 1952 The Jungle Patrol D45 32 2055 11 Oct 1952 The Copter Pirates S31 32 2056 25 Oct 1952 The Fire Goddess S3 32 2059 6 Dec 1952 The Impostor S7 32 2061 3 Jan 1953 Bobo the Toy Dog D46 32 2062 17 Jan 1953 Castle in the Clouds S8 32
Editora Globo continued to produce Phantom comics under the tradename Rio Gráfica e Editora (RGE). Globo created RGE in 1948 for the purpose of handling publication of comic books.