Sandal Singh

Sandal Singh
First appearance:	"Dogai Singh's Treasure"
Created by:	Claes Reimerthi & Paul Ryan

Sandal Singh is the daughter of Dogai Singh, and the leader of the Singh Brotherhood as well as former President of Bengali in Team Fantomen's stories.

Fictional character biography

Sandal is the daughter of Singh leader Dogai Singh and grew up in a secret seaside palace in the Bengali jungle. Her father detested her since she was not a son that could succeed him as Singh leader. Dogai also hated Sandal's mother for not giving him a son and drew her to suicide. Sandal did not appear until her father was presumed dead, after which she took control of the Brotherhood. Dogai Singh's Treasure

As leader, she has reorganized the centuries-old crime organization into a well-respected business corporation known as Singh Incorporated. To the general public, Sandal's and Singh Incorporated's ties to criminal activities is unknown. Return of the Commander, Pt 1 For her protection she is always followed by her loyal bodyguard, Belim.

After Lamanda Luaga resigned as president of Bangalla, Sandal conceived a plan that eventually led to her being elected new president of the country. The New President

As president she has worked in secret to undermine the Rodian government by shipping plutonium there, in order to create international outrage towards the Rodian government. Sala and the President As the Rodian civil war unfolded she took a wait and see approach by supporting its government and at the same time turning a blind eye to rebel border incursions. Dangerous Escape

From "Blood Diamonds"

Ever since their first meeting, Sandal's relationship with The Phantom can be described as a love-hate relationship, at least for her. Already at their first meeting she poisoned him and gave him a kiss. Dogai Singh's Treasure. At a meeting not long after, she knocked him down and then kissed him. Return of the Commander, Part 2. During her tenure as president of Bengali she dreamt of a romantic relationship with The Phantom. Sala and the President. Their relationship entered a new level when she and The Phantom were hiding by themselves in the jungle and Sandal used a love potion to seduce him. Fateful Meeting. She gave birth to a baby boy and has told The Phantom that he is the father. She has decided to raise the boy herself to make him a future Singh brotherhood leader. Lost at Sea, Part 2: The Singing Statues

Her presidency ended after Bengali Bugle revealed that Singh Incorporated kept slave workers in Rodian labor camps and that the president herself signed the agreement with the Rodian government. To the general public she is believed to have died when a passenger plane crashed into presidential palace. Singh War, Part 2: Rodiagate

Appearances

This list of appearances is considered to be complete, with reservations for the possibility of mistakes.

Team Fantomen stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"Dogai Singh's Treasure"	Reimerthi	Ryan
"Annihilate All Singh"	Reimerthi	Boix
"Return of the Commander, Part 1"	Reimerthi	Boix
"Return of the Commander, Part 2"	Reimerthi	Boix
"Deadly Virus"	Reimerthi	Spadari
"The New President"	Reimerthi	Velluto
"The Emperor's Gift"	Bishop	Spadari
"Alter Ego"	Bishop	Spadari
"Blood Diamonds"	Bishop	Velluto
"The Gandor Sect"	Reimerthi	Bade
"Wipe out Bengete"	Reimerthi	Bade
"The Invasion of Baronkhan"	Reimerthi	Felmang
"The Plutonium Wreck"	DePaul	Boix	mentioned only
"Sala and the President"	DePaul	Felmang
"Dangerous Escape"	Reimerthi	Felmang and Ferri
"Fateful Meeting"	Reimerthi	Lindahl
"Encounter With Murder"	Reimerthi	Boix
"The Scapegoat"	Reimerthi	Velluto
"The Poisoned Land"	Pellerin	Spadari	mentioned only
"Invisible Eyes"	Reimerthi	Bade
"The Pandemic"	Madden	Velluto
"The Haunted Bay"	Lindahl	Lindahl
"Citadel of Death"	Bishop	Saviuk
"Singh War, Part 1: The Flying Dutchman"	Reimerthi	Spadari
"Singh War, Part 2: Rodiagate"	Reimerthi	Bade
"Lost at Sea, Part 1: The Island of Mysteries"	Reimerthi	Spadari
"Lost at Sea, Part 2: The Singing Statues"	Reimerthi	Spadari
"The Pit of Doom"	Karlstrom, Carling	Ruiz, Martínez	mentioned only
	Reimerthi	Boix, Ruiz, Martínez
"The Fight Against Singh, Part 1: Shadows over Singhtown"	Reimerthi	Ordon
"The Fight Against Singh, Part 2: In the Shadow of the Enemy"	Reimerthi	Ordon
"The Fight Against Singh, Part 3: Gauntlet with Death"	Reimerthi	Ordon
"The Fight Against Singh, Part 4: A Family Affair"	Reimerthi	Ordon

Daily and Sunday stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"The Death of Diana Palmer Walker"	DePaul	Ryan	only in Team Fantomen version with additional story and art by Granberg and Lindahl
"On the Trail of an Assassin"	DePaul	Nolan	only in Team Fantomen version with additional art by Jonsson