Black Ivory

Black Ivory
Produced for:	Fantomen 11/1983
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Layla Gauraz
Artist:	Georges Bess
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Black Ivory" is a 1983 Team Fantomen story, written by Layla Gauraz, with art by Georges Bess.

Plot synopsis

In 1850 the Keita is cooperating with a group of slavers in a small-scale operation to kidnap people and have them sold as slaves. But the slavers led by Black Jack insist in scaling up the operation and the Keita are provided with modern weapons to attack other tribes to sell hundreds of slaves to America. The 16th Phantom with the support of the Bandars and the Wambesi fight back to end slavery in the jungle.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 16th Phantom
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Joomba
• Guran

One-time characters

• Lomumba, Keita chief
• Black Jack, slaver
• Tiboo, Lomumba's son
• Xalu, Rex and Tom-Tom's friend
• Dick, slaver
• Burt, slaver
• M'Bimke, Bandar warrior
• Saboka, chief
• Aken-Dengwe of the Keita
• Cromfield (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Skull Throne
        • The Chronicle Room
        • The Phantom Crypt
        • The Major Treasure Room
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Flamingo Bay

Tribes

• Bandar
• Burundi
• Keita
• Mosai
• Wambesi

Vehicles

• Schooner "Queeny"

Behind the scenes

When published in Fantomen 11/1983 the story is said to be about The 17th Phantom but this was corrected to The 16th Phantom when published in Fantomen Krönika #27

Related stories

Followed by

• "The Moment of Freedom" by Layla Gauraz and Georges Bess

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Black Ivory", The Phantom #825A (1985)

Brazil

• "O Marfim Negro", Fantasma Especial #14 (1987)

Denmark

• "Sort elfenben", Fantomet #237 (1984)

Finland

• "Mustaa kultaa", Mustanaamio 20/1983

Norway

• "Svart elfenben", Fantomet 20/1983
• "Svart elfenben", Fantomets Krønike 3/1995
• "Svart elfenben", Fantomet Gullalderen #23 (2016)

Sweden

• "Svart elfenben", Fantomen 11/1983
• "Svart elfenben", Fantomen Krönika 5/1998