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Late at night off the coast of Bengali, sailors abandons a ship after running aground, leaving hundreds of Asian immigrants locked up inside. Rescued by [[The 21st Phantom|The Phantom]], the Asians are taken care of by [[The Jungle Patrol]] but none wish to help the police finding who arranged their travel across the Indian Ocean. At the Morristown Police Department, police assistant [[Joanne Fitzgerald]] and her partner Dwight meet with shipowner Harris who first deny any knowledge of the immigrants, then lock the two police officers up in a cleaning cupboard before running off. | |||
[[Colonel Worubu]] asks The Phantom to help with the investigation. In Morristown he finds one of the sailors from the ship and ultimately a secret factory where Asians are kept as slave labour. The police assistants have also located the factory and the Phantom secretly help the plucky police assistant Fitzgerald to neutralize the bad guys. Police assistant Dwight is killed in the shooting but police assistant Fitzgerald is promoted to the first female criminal assistant in Morristown. | |||
== Appearances == | |||
<div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | <div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[The 21st Phantom]] | |||
*[[Joanne Fitzgerald]] | *[[Joanne Fitzgerald]] | ||
*[[Colonel Worubu]] | |||
*[[Hero]] | |||
*[[Devil]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Dwight, policeman | |||
*Captain Fargo | |||
*Seamus Clarke | |||
*Harris, shipowner | |||
*Moru of the Mori | |||
*Hendricks, recruiting committee | |||
*Jones, patrolman | |||
*Police chief Fitzgerald (only mentioned) | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Bengali]] | |||
**[[Morristown]] | |||
***Morristown police HQ | |||
***Montezuma Bar | |||
***Morristown harbour | |||
**[[The Jungle Patrol Headquarters]] | |||
***[[The Abandoned Well]] | |||
'''Tribes''' | '''Tribes''' | ||
*[[Mori]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | '''Organizations''' | ||
*[[The Jungle Patrol]] | |||
*[[Morristown Police Department]] | |||
'''Vehicles''' | '''Vehicles''' | ||
*Ship ''Rumiko'' | |||
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'''[[Old jungle sayings]]''' | '''[[Old jungle sayings]]''' | ||
*There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man. | |||
*The Phantom is rough with roughnecks. | |||
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== Related stories == | |||
=== Referenced in === | |||
*"[[Fight Evil, Part 1]]" by [[Claes Reimerthi]] and [[Heiner Bade]] | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 16 December 2018
| Live Cargo | |
| Produced for: | Fantomen 23/1999 |
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| # of pgs: | 31 |
| Writer: | Claes Reimerthi |
| Artist: | Cesar Spadari |
| Original colorist: | Times Graphics Singapore |
| Producer: | Egmont Serieförlaget |
"Live Cargo" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Cesar Spadari.
Plot summary
Late at night off the coast of Bengali, sailors abandons a ship after running aground, leaving hundreds of Asian immigrants locked up inside. Rescued by The Phantom, the Asians are taken care of by The Jungle Patrol but none wish to help the police finding who arranged their travel across the Indian Ocean. At the Morristown Police Department, police assistant Joanne Fitzgerald and her partner Dwight meet with shipowner Harris who first deny any knowledge of the immigrants, then lock the two police officers up in a cleaning cupboard before running off.
Colonel Worubu asks The Phantom to help with the investigation. In Morristown he finds one of the sailors from the ship and ultimately a secret factory where Asians are kept as slave labour. The police assistants have also located the factory and the Phantom secretly help the plucky police assistant Fitzgerald to neutralize the bad guys. Police assistant Dwight is killed in the shooting but police assistant Fitzgerald is promoted to the first female criminal assistant in Morristown.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dwight, policeman
- Captain Fargo
- Seamus Clarke
- Harris, shipowner
- Moru of the Mori
- Hendricks, recruiting committee
- Jones, patrolman
- Police chief Fitzgerald (only mentioned)
Locations
- Bengali
- Morristown
- Morristown police HQ
- Montezuma Bar
- Morristown harbour
- The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
- Morristown
Tribes
Organizations
Vehicles
- Ship Rumiko
- There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.
- The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.
Related stories
Referenced in
- "Fight Evil, Part 1" by Claes Reimerthi and Heiner Bade
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Live Cargo", The Phantom #1247 (1999)
Finland
- "Elävää lastia", Mustanaamio 1/2000
India
- "Live Cargo", The Phantom #19 (2002)
- "Live Cargo", The Phantom #17 (2003)
- "Live Cargo", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #10 (2003)
- "জিবন্ত কার্গো" (romanized as "Jibanto Cargo"), Chalaman Asariri-er Romanchakar Abbhijan #3 (2003)
- "Live Cargo", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: The Temple / Live Cargo (2007)
- "Live Cargo", The Phantom: Live Cargo
Norway
- "Levende last", Fantomet 23/1999
- "Levende last", Fantomets Krønike 5/2010
Sweden
- "Levande last", Fantomen 23/1999