Terror in Mawitaan

Terror in Mawitaan
Start date:	April 6th, 2003
End date:	September 28th, 2003
# of strips:	26
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Graham Nolan
Original colorist:	Graham Nolan
Preceded by:	"The Snake Goddess's Island"
Followed by:	"The Sinbad Stone"

"Terror in Mawitaan" is the 158th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Graham Nolan.

Plot synopsis

A group of terrorists led by Chatu cross the border from Rodia into Bangalla to use as a safe haven. In Mawitaan they park a truck with explosives in the garage below a government building where children live, and threaten president Luaga to have the bomb go off if the Bangalla authorities do not leave them alone.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Chatu
• Lamanda Luaga
• Sarah Cartwright
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• The 20th Phantom (in flashback)

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Mawitaan
    • Presidential Palace
    • Bengete
      • Dr Cartwright's medical clinic

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi (mentioned)

Old jungle sayings

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

Phantom Lore

• Talking drums

Trivia

• One of Chatu's soldiers is drawn to look like Bryan Shedden, who maintained the Deepwoods.org website.
• This story includes the first mentions of Team Fantomen creations Sarah Cartwright and Bengete in a newspaper strip story.
• Several pages of this story use a different panel layout than the Phantom Sunday strip usually does. The strips in question are April 6, 20, 27, May 4, 11, June 29, July 6, 20, August 3 and 17, and it is the only time in the history of the Phantom Sunday strip that this layout has been used.

Related stories

Followed by

• "The Return of Chatu" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan.
• "Justice for the Python" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan.

Referenced in

• "The Sinbad Stone" by Graham Nolan.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Terror in Mawitaan", The Phantom #1372 (2003)
• "Terror in Mawitaan", The Phantom #1936 (2023)

Brazil

• "Terror em Mawitaan", O Fantasma #10 (2021)

Finland

• Seura 32/2004 – 6/2005
• "Terroristeja Morristownissa", Mies, joka ei kuole koskaan (2016)

India

• "মাউইতানের আতঙ্ক" (romanized as "Mawitaaner Atanka"), Jamjamat Aranyadev Comics #4 – #6 (2004)
• "Terror in Mawitaan", The Phantom #2 (2020)
• "Terror in Mawitaan", Terror of the Python (2022)

Norway

• "Terror i Morristown", Mannen som ikke kan dø (2016)

Sweden

• "Terror i Morristown", Mannen som inte kan dö (2016)

Turkey

• "Mawitaan'da Terör", Kızılmaske #36 (2016)

USA

• Republican Herald April 5, 2003 – September 27, 2003
• Rome News-Tribune April 6, 2003 – April 27, 2003 - the first four weeks only
• The Advocate-Messenger April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• Chippewa Herald April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• Daytona Beach News-Journal April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• Ledger-Enquirer April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• Reading Eagle April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• St. Petersburg Times April 6, 2003 – September 28, 2003
• "Terror in Mawitaan", The Graham Nolan Sundays volume one (2005)