Death in the Himalayas

Death in the Himalayas
Start date:	January 17th, 2022
End date:	April 16th, 2022
# of strips:	78 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Mike Manley
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Chronicle of Old Man Mozz"
Followed by:	"Phantom's End"

"Death in the Himalayas" is the 260th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Mike Manley.

Plot synopsis

In Old man Mozz's prediction, Kit muses about his father retiring. He goes to the local tea room, where his girlfriend Manju works, then Savarna walks in. Then Jampa arrives, but as he is about to leave, Savarna calls him out and reminds him of the mark she left on him 19 years earlier after he murdered her family, stole their ship (the India Voyager II), and left her to die in the water.

Later, still in Mozz's prediction, teacher Kyabje Dorje fetches Kit and warns of "soldiers from the north" coming to kill them. Dressed as peasants, they meet and defeat four assassins. A week later, a fleet of bombers attack Nyamjang Chu Monastery and kill Kyabje Dorje. Mozz tells the Phantom that his son becomes a legend, a guerrilla commander known as “The African,” avenging the lost mountain city. When the Phantom suggests that Heloise, in her brother's absence, could be the 22nd Phantom, Mozz says she chooses not to, becoming instead a suburban American housewife. Diana takes a permanent United Nations job in New York City.

Back in Bangalla, the Phantom tells Diana about his intent to rescue Savarna from Gravelines, and she encourages him to do so. The story continues in "Phantom's End."

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Old man Mozz
• Hero
• Savarna Devi
• Kyabje Dorje
• Kit
• Heloise
• Chief Constable Jampa
• Manju
• Guran (mentioned)

One-time characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Phantom Crypt
• India
  • The Himalayas
    • Arunachal Pradesh
      • The Mountain City
        • Nyamjang Chu Monastery
• Rhodia
  • Gravelines Maximum Security Prison
• USA
  • New York
• Nepal (mentioned)
• Myanmar (mentioned)
• Laos (mentioned)
• Thailand (mentioned)

Organizations

• Guerrilla Forces lead by Kit as "The African" (mentioned)
• The United Nations

Ships

• India Voyager II

Behind the scenes

• Phantom rides in light aircraft with marking O-AD80

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Chronicle of Old Man Mozz" by Tony De Paul and Mike Manley
• "The Phantom Lion" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Cairns Post January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• The Chronicle January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Gold Coast Bulletin January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Townsville Bulletin January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Shepparton News August 8, 2022 – November 23, 2022
• "Death in the Himalayas", The Phantom #1960 (2023)

Colombia

• "Muerte en el Himalaya", El País May 10, 2022 – August 10, 2022

India

• Anandabazar Patrika March 22, 2022 – June 8, 2022
• The Assam Tribune May 12, 2022 – August 18, 2022

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022

Mexico

• "Muerte en el Himalaya", El Informador September 26, 2022 – December 24, 2022

The Philippines

• The Philippine Star April 17, 2023 – July 15, 2023

El Salvador

• "Muerte en el Himalaya", La Prensa Gráfica July 10, 2023 – October 7, 2023

Sweden

• "Döden i Himalaya", Svenska Dagbladet April 28, 2022 – July 17, 2022
• "Döden i Himalaya", Fantomen 21/2023

USA

• Boston Herald January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• The Citizens' Voice January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Delaware County Daily Times January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• The Macomb Daily January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Houston Chronicle January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• The News Item January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Reading Eagle January 17, 2022 – April 16, 2022
• Royal Oak Tribune January 19, 2022 – April 15, 2022 (missing Monday and Tuesday strips)