Arms Trafficking

Arms Trafficking
Produced for:	Fantomen 16/1981
# of pgs:	25
Writer:	Idi Kharelli
Artist:	Knut Westad
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Arms trafficking" is a 1981 Team Fantomen story, written by Idi Kharelli, with art by Knut Westad.

Plot synopsis

The civil war in Rhodia rages on, a perfect scene for an arms dealer wanting to make a buck. Unfortunately for this particular Arms Dealer, he’s Bagallan, which means no matter how far he thinks his weapons are, they are always within reach of The Phantom. But with both sides violently trying to get the upper hand, will The Phantom be able to not only destroy these weapons, but make sure everyone gets out alive?

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Rex
• Guran
• Lamanda Luaga
• Tom-Tom
• Bomba
• Hero
• Devil
• Toma
• Skul (mentioned)
• Colonel Worubu (mentioned)
• General Bababu (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Rodian guerilla member
• Timothy Bellow, businessman
• Sobat Razza, president's secretary
• Home Secretary
• Colonel Joost Steiner, Rodian consul
• Mungo
• Jirun

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
    • Bellow's office
    • Hotel Bengali
    • Bellow Inc. airfield
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Radio Control Room
• Rhodia

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol (mentioned)
• Rodian Liberation Army
• T (mentioned)

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express

Tribes

• Bandar

Old Jungle Sayings

• "There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man."

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Mysterious Ambassador" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "The Return of General Bababu" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "T" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Behind the scenes

• The Rhodian guerilla is called both DRUFT (Den rhodiska urbefolkningens frihetstrupper; The Freedom Troops of the Rhodian Indigenous Population) and RLA.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Arms Trafficking", The Phantom #2018 (2026)

Brazil

• "O Contrabandista", Fantasma #358 (1985)
• "O Contrabandista", Gibi apresenta: Fantasma #47 (1992)

Denmark

• "Våbensmugling", Fantomet #205 (1983)

Finland

• "Salaista asekauppaa", Mustanaamio 25/1981
• "Salaista asekauppaa", Mustanaamio 9/1988

Norway

• "Våpensmugling", Fantomet 24/1981
• "Våpensmugling", Fantomets Krønike 3/2010
• "Våpensmugling", Fantomet Gullalderen #14 (2013)

Sweden

• "Vapensmuggling", Fantomen 16/1981

West Germany

• "Die Schnellboot-Gangster", Phantom #206 (1982)