A Reckoning with the Nomad

A Reckoning with the Nomad
Start date:	February 19th, 2018
End date:	November 10th, 2018
# of strips:	228 (38 weeks)
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Mike Manley
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Return of the Locust"
Followed by:	"Kit's Letter Home"

"A Reckoning with the Nomad" is the 249th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Mike Manley.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Eric Sahara "The Nomad"
• Captain Weeks
• Kay Molloy
• Hawa Aguda
• Colonel Worubu
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Kadia Sahara
• Heloise
• Kit (in dream sequence)
• Hero
• Devil
• Lamanda Luaga
• The 1st Phantom (in flashback)
• The 6th Phantom (mentioned)
• Juliet Walker (mentioned)

One-time characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
    • The Bandar Village
• USA
  • New York
    • The Briarson School
    • The Metropolitan Museum

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Vehicles

Old jungle sayings

• "...and walks the streets of the town, like an ordinary man."
• "Phantom rough on roughnecks."
• "It is terror for an evil man to awake in darkness and see The Phantom."
• "The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears."

Behind the scenes

• Liang Zhao was an uncredited background inking assistant on this story.

Related stories

Refers to

• "John X" & "Patrolman X" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
• "The Shadows of Rune Noble" by Tony DePaul, Eduardo Barreto, Paul Ryan, and Terry Beatty
• "The Battlements of the Nomad" by Tony DePaul and Terry Beatty
• "Farewell to the Deep Woods" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley
• "The Trail to Gravelines Prison" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
• "The Spy Ship" by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel

Referenced in

• "Hello the Himalayas" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Advertiser February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Cairns Post February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Chronicle February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Courier-Mail February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Daily Mercury February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Daily Telegraph February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Fraser Coast Chronicle February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Herald Sun February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Morning Bulletin February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• News-Mail February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Observer February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Shepparton News February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Sunshine Coast Daily February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Townsville Bulletin February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Northern Star April 2, 2018 – December 22, 2018
• "A Reckoning with the Nomad", The Phantom #1856 (2019)

The Bahamas

• The Freeport News February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018

India

• The New Indian Express (Chennai edition) April 3, 2018 – December 25, 2018
• The New Indian Express (Bangalore edition) April 14, 2018 – January 7, 2019
• Anandabazar Patrika October 16, 2018 – June 7, 2019

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018

Mexico

• "¡Un recuento con El Nómada", El Sol de Tampico February 26, 2018 – November 20, 2018
• "¡Un recuento con El Nómada", El Informador April 6, 2018 – December 27, 2018 (the last strip missing)

Norway

• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Tønsbergs Blad January 31, 2019 – May 4, 2019 (interrupted after the strip of May 17, 2018)
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Agderposten July 29, 2019 – April 27, 2020
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Fædrelandsvennen August 5, 2019 – April 28, 2020
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Romsdals Budstikke August 13, 2019 – May 11, 2020
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Grimstad Adressetidene August 27, 2019 – June 4, 2020
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Lofotposten August 28, 2019 – June 6, 2020
• "Dommens dag for Nomaden", Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen August 30, 2019 – May 30, 2020
• "Oppgjør med Nomaden", Nye Fantomet historier #2 (2019)

The Philippines

• The Philippine Star May 10, 2019 – January 30, 2020

El Salvador

• "¡Un recuento con El Nómada", La Prensa Gráfica August 28, 2019 – May 16, 2020

Spain

• "¡Un recuento con El Nómada", El Correo May 8, 2018 – December 20, 2018
• "¡Un recuento con El Nómada", Las Provincias May 8, 2018 – December 20, 2018

Sweden

• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Svenska Dagbladet July 26, 2018 – March 15, 2019
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Fantomen 2-3/2020
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Bohusläningen November 4, 2021 – August 6, 2022
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Hallandsposten November 4, 2021 – August 6, 2022
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Smålands Dagblad March 10, 2022 – July 29, 2023
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Smålands-Tidningen March 10, 2022 – July 29, 2023
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Tranås Tidning March 10, 2022 – July 29, 2023
• "Uppgörelse med Nomaden", Vetlanda-Posten March 10, 2022 – July 29, 2023

USA

• Anderson Independent-Mail February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Boston Herald February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Citizens' Voice February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Delaware County Daily Times February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Houston Chronicle February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The News Item February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Press Enterprise February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• Reading Eagle February 19, 2018 – November 10, 2018
• The Winchester Sun ? – November 10, 2018

Awards

• Best story 2020 (Sweden)

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Norway
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Sweden
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