A Detente with Crime
| A Detente with Crime | |
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| Start date: | August 15th, 2011 |
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| End date: | December 10th, 2011 |
| # of strips: | 102 (17 weeks) |
| Writer: | Tony DePaul |
| Artist: | Paul Ryan |
| Original colorist: | KFS staff |
| Preceded by: | "The College Kid" |
| Followed by: | "The Den of Tigers" |
"A Detente with Crime" is the 233rd Phantom daily story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Paul Ryan.
Plot Summary
The Phantom goes to Mexico to visit an old friend who he once helped in a fistfight. The friend, Ernesto, is a police officer who, it turns out, makes deals with the criminals by beating them in lucha libre (Mexican wrestling); if he wins a game, then the criminals would not do something they planned, but if he loses, the police will look the other way when the criminals do it. Since both parties are masked during the fight sporting stage names, the deals are unknown to the public. The Phantom witnesses how he wins a fight against the criminal he always facing. The criminal turns out to be his friend Victor and the fight was about letting the Chinese do heavy drugs in his city.
When the fight was lost, the Chinese kidnaps Ernesto's and Victor's sons to force them into compliance.
Having told the Phantom and Ernesto everything he knows, Victor parts with them and then finds a plane and starts a journey to China. Victor is, however, forced to attack Ernesto and does so in the air. Victor and Ernesto are in two different planes, the Phantom with Ernesto, and Victor trying to shoot Ernesto and the Phantom down, eventually Ernesto is shot and their plane crashes, but not before they both managed to bail out and land safely in the desert.
Later, in a hospital, the Phantom tells Ernesto to rest while he will go to China. Ernesto then goes on to fake amnesia.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- The Phantom
- Devil
- Diana Palmer-Walker
- Kit and Heloise
- Guran
- Víctor Batalla (also as "Bucanero Infernal")
- Police Chief Ernesto Salinas (also as "Guerrero Latino")
- Elena Salinas (Ernesto's wife)
- Emiliano (Ernesto's son)
- Vicente (Víctor's son)
One-time characters
Related stories
Referenced in
- "The Den of Tigers" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- The Daily Telegraph August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Townsville Bulletin August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Shepparton News August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- The Courier-Mail September 8, 2011 – January 4, 2012
- The Advertiser September 19, 2011 – January 14, 2012
- The Cairns Post October 1, 2011 – January 26, 2012
- "A Detente with Crime", The Phantom #1627 (2012)
The Bahamas
- The Freeport News August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
Colombia
- El Colombiano September 10, 2011 – January 6, 2012
Finland
- Aamulehti ?, 2013 – June ?, 2013
- Kaleva May ?, 2013 – ?, 2013
- Åbo Underrättelser March 4, 2021 – July 27, 2021 (started from the strip of August 26, 2011)
Germany
- "Kampf der Masken - Teil 1", Phantom #17 (2025)
India
- Hitavada October 14, 2011 – February 6, 2012
- Anandabazar Patrika May 28, 2012 – September 24, 2012
- "A Detente With Crime", The Phantom #3 (2022)
- "A Detente With Crime", Mexican Saga (2023)
Jamaica
- The Daily Gleaner August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
Mexico
- El Informador August 18, 2011 – December 22, 2011
Norway
- Bergensavisen February 24, 2012 – June 10, 2012 - the first strip missing
- Nordlys July 25, 2012 – November 17, 2012
- Lindesnes October 6, 2012 – January 15, 2013
- Sandefjords Blad November 9, 2012 – March 8, 2013
- Østlendingen November 24, 2012 – March 25, 2013
- Agderposten December 1, 2012 – April 6, 2013
- Tønsbergs Blad December 21, 2012 – April 26, 2013
- Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen January 25, 2013 – June 3, 2013
- Østlandsposten February 13, 2013 – June 18, 2013
- Lofotposten February 26, 2013 – July 3, 2013
- Fædrelandsvennen March 5, 2013 – July 1, 2013
- Romsdals Budstikke March 13, 2013 – July 29, 2013
- Grimstad Adressetidene March 26, 2013 – August 3, 2013
- Varden September 3, 2013 – January 2, 2014
- Aftenposten May 13, 2014 – August 24, 2014
- "Forbrytersk bryting", Fantomet 11/2015
- Oppland Arbeiderblad May 8, 2018 – September 6, 2018
The Philippines
- The Philippine Star October 17, 2012 – February 12, 2013
El Salvador
- La Prensa Gráfica March 19, 2012 – July 9, 2012
Spain
- El Correo December 13, 2011 – March 24, 2012 and August 4, 2013 – August 9, 2013 - the first week only and October 1, 2014 – October 6, 2014 + September 1, 2015 – December 5, 2015
- Las Provincias December 13, 2011 – March 24, 2012 and August 4, 2013 – August 9, 2013 - the first week only and October 1, 2014 – October 6, 2014 + September 1, 2015 – December 5, 2015
Sweden
- Tidningen Ångermanland September 12, 2012 – January 11, 2013
- Örnsköldsviks Allehanda September 12, 2012 – January 11, 2013
- Svenska Dagbladet October 14, 2012 – January 29, 2013
- Barometern January 18, 2013 – May 2, 2013 (interrupted after the strip of November 22, 2012 on April 30, 2013; on May 2, 2013 published strip of October 25, 2011)
- LK. ?, 2013 – September 24, 2013
- Vimmerby Tidning ?, 2013 – September 24, 2013
- Västerviks-Posten ?, 2013 – September 24, 2013
- Jönköpings-Posten July 29, 2014 – November 25, 2014
- Smålandsposten August 23, 2014 – December 20, 2014
- Smålands-Tidningen October 6, 2015 – February 5, 2016
- "Brottslig brottning", Fantomen 22-23/2015
- Skaraborgs Läns Tidning July 22, 2015 – January 15, 2016
- Folkbladet November 3, 2015 – March 4, 2016
Turkey
- "Suçla Gelen Barış", Kızılmaske #43 (2017)
USA
- Anderson Independent-Mail August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Boston Herald August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- The Citizens' Voice August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Delaware County Daily Times August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Houston Chronicle August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- The News Item August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Press Enterprise August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011
- Reading Eagle August 15, 2011 – December 10, 2011