Hello the Himalayas

Hello the Himalayas
Start date:	April 26th, 2021
End date:	May 22nd, 2021
# of strips:	24 (4 weeks)
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Mike Manley
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Then Came Towns Ellerbee"
Followed by:	"To Wrack and Ruin at Gravelines"

"Hello the Himalayas" is the 257th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Mike Manley.

Plot synopsis

Heloise, alone in the The Skull Cave after her adventures in New York, visits The Chronicle Room, where she writes a letter to her brother Kit. She describes her post-Nomad nightmares, her talk with Mozz, and how she used the Chronicles and Google Earth to find Kit's location at Nyamjang Chu Monastery, thus thwarting her father's secrecy. She hides the letter, along with several others, behind the Chronicle books.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Heloise
• Babudan
• Old man Mozz
• The 21st Phantom (mentioned only)
• Diana Palmer-Walker (mentioned only)
• Kadia Sahara (in flashbacks only)
• Eric Sahara (in flashbacks only)
• The 11th Phantom (mentioned only)
• The 16th Phantom (mentioned only)

One-time characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
• Pakistan (mentioned only)
• Nyamjang Chu Monastery (mentioned only)

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

• You don't see the Bandar, they see you.

Behind the scenes

• Along with counterpart "Kit's Letter Home" this is the shortest Phantom daily story ever published, running only for 4 weeks.

Related stories

Refers to

• "A Reckoning with the Nomad" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley
• "The Twins' Futures" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Advertiser April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Cairns Post April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Chronicle April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Courier-Mail April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Daily Telegraph April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Herald Sun April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Townsville Bulletin April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Gold Coast Bulletin May 12, 2021 – May 22, 2021 (last ten strips only)
• Shepparton News October 7, 2021 – November 2, 2021 (last strip missing)
• "Hello the Himalayas", The Phantom #1935 (2023)

Colombia

• "Saludos a los Himalayas", El País August 11, 2021 – September 8, 2021

India

• Anandabazar Patrika July 30, 2021 – August 23, 2021
• The Assam Tribune August 5, 2021 – September 2, 2021

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner October 26, 2020 – May 22, 2021

Mexico

• "Saludos a los Himalayas", El Informador September 1, 2021 – October 15, 2021

Norway

• "Hei, Himalaya!", Romsdals Budstikke September 12, 2022 – October 8, 2022
• "Hei, Himalaya!", Fædrelandsvennen November 5, 2022 – December 2, 2022
• "Hei, Himalaya!", Varden November 28, 2022 – December 24, 2022
• "Hei, Himalaya!", Grimstad Adressetidene December 29, 2022 – January 26, 2023

The Philippines

• The Philippine Star July 22, 2022 – August 18, 2022

El Salvador

• "Saludos a los Himalayas", La Prensa Gráfica October 17, 2022 – November 12, 2022

Sweden

• "Hallå Himalaya", Svenska Dagbladet September 5, 2021 – September 28, 2021
• "Brevet till Himalaya", Fantomen 18-19/2022

USA

• Boston Herald April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Citizens' Voice April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Delaware County Daily Times April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The Macomb Daily April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Houston Chronicle April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• The News Item April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Reading Eagle April 26, 2021 – May 22, 2021
• Royal Oak Tribune April 28, 2021 – May 21, 2021 (missing Monday and Tuesday strips)