The Nomad

The Nomad
Start date:	March 27th, 2011
End date:
# of strips:
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Paul Ryan, Eduardo Barreto
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Return of Colonel Weeks"
Followed by:	N/A

"The Nomad" is the 174th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Paul Ryan and Eduardo Barreto.

Plot Summary

While the Phantom goes for The Python in Boomsby Prison, Mr. Eric Sahara is lucky at the roulette in a casino in Monaco. Eric Sahara is a billionaire and a lone-wolf terrorist as known as the Nomad. One of Python's men suddenly approaches him when he heads back for his room.

While the Phantom confronts the Python, one of Python's men has seeked up the Nomad to find a new leader since the Python clearly has not been able to lead his men from a prison cell. Their captured fighters give away their secrets easily.

The Nomad, being careful, tells him that if the Python really is gone forever, he could assume his mantle and eventually also be called "the great man", something that the Python's followers constantly refers him to. When finally being assured that the Phantom has taken the Python out, he agrees. First however, he instructs Python's man to get rid of a camera before entering an elevator, then he shoots the man so that no one will know how he looks.

Later, he arrives at his secret home, where no one knows his criminal identity of the Nomad, but merely as mr. Sahara.

The Phantom hears that the Nomad is about to take over the Python's old gang and visits the Python's prison to find out all he can about him. The Python is angered at the prospect of having the Nomad taking over his gang, envisioning a powerstruggle between them. The Python, however, tells tha Phantom that no one knows how the Nomad looks, that the guy seems to have many guises, and that it is rumored that the Nomad even has fought with the Python.

Meanwhile, the Nomad leaves his home and makes a hit against a mr. Rune Noble in Texas.

To be continued (as more Sunday pages are added)

Appearances

• The current Phantom
• Chatu
• Eric Sahara a K a the Nomad

One-time characters Locations

• Bangalla
  • Boomsby Prison
• Monaco
• USA
  • Texas

Trivia

• This story refers to events in the daily strip while they are happening there. It is also a continuation of the plot from "Chatu's Fate".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Kenya

• Sunday Nation March 27, 2011 –