The Return of Colonel Weeks
| The Return of Colonel Weeks | |
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| Start date: | September 26th, 2010 |
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| End date: | March 20th, 2011 |
| # of strips: | 22 pages |
| Writer: | Tony DePaul |
| Artist: | Paul Ryan |
| Original colorist: | unknown |
| Preceded by: | "The Dirty Half-Dozen" |
| Followed by: | "The Nomad" |
"The Return of Colonel Weeks" is the 173rd Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony De Paul and drawn by Paul Ryan.
Plot Summary
Captain Weeks, grandson of Colonel Weeks is badly wounded when he interfers in a kidnapping. Colonel Worubu contacts retired Colonel Weeks and tells him about what happened. While they wait in the hospital for news about Captain Weeks condition, Colonel Weeks explains to Worubu why he retired so quickly; he had been diagnosed with a deadly disease and only had days left before he would die. Then a jungle man (Guran) had turned up and saved him through jungle medicin.
Having explained about his sudden departure as depudy head of the Jungle Patrol, Weeks – and Worubu – start speculating in the identity of the unknown commander, but arrives at nothing conclusive, Weeks, though, being envious at Worubu for actually having met him The Jungle Patrol v The Drug Cartel and being in the thick of the battle.
Weeks then goes to buy coffee at a coffee machine, but he is not alone in the room, the unknown commander is also there in his uniform. Startled, Weeks shakes his hand. An hour later Worubu starts wondering where Weeks has gone, he finds him in the room with the coffee machine.
Weeks tells Worubu that he has met the Unknown Commander, but is met with disbelief. Then a nurse comes and tells Worubu that his commander is with captain Weeks. At Worubu's question, she explains that she identified him as the commander since he had a Jungle Patrol uniform and had it saying "coomander" at his cap. Worubu start searching the hospital and asking people ti find the Unknown Commander, but all in vain. The Commander secretly watches Worubu in disguise and wonders whether he should perhaps drop in on Worubu soon.
The End
Behind the Scenes
The Sunday page of October 10, 2010 was colored in pink nuances as part of a campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.[1]
Appearances
One-time characters
- Captain Weeks
Locations
Note
- Captain Weeks might have occured in the daily story "The Hunt for the Unknown Commander" as a helicopter pilot. In that story, there is a helicopter pilot, with the name Weeks on his chest. No rank is given for this Weeks so it is possible that they are the same.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
Kenya
- Sunday Nation September 26, 2010 – March 20, 2011