The Drug Terrorists

The Drug Terrorists
Produced for:	Fantomen 7/1993
# of pgs:	28
Writer:	Sverre Årnes
Artist:	Heiner Bade
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Drug Terrorists" is a 1993 Team Fantomen story, written by Sverre Årnes, with art by Heiner Bade.

Plot summary

After meeting him in Morristown, The Phantom pulls some strings to have drug addict Sam Chak sentenced to a stay at a labour camp in the jungle instead of a prison sentence. When The Phantom is occupied elsewhere, a group of criminals take over the camp and make members of the Matambe tribe do all the heavy chores.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Llionto
• Wambatta
• Devil
• Hero
• The 19th Phantom (in flashback)
• Lamanda Luaga (mentioned only)

One-time characters

• Sam Chak
• Ian Londrum
• Hakan
• Bill Bravely
• Mambele, chief of Matambe
• Carl
• Samuel Chak (in flashback)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
    • The Skull Cave
  • Bravely B collective
  • Boomsby

Tribes

• Matambe
• Llongo
• Wambesi

Items

• Good Mark necklace
• The statue of the Golden Ox
• Holy sceptre of the Matembe

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.
• When the Phantom moves, lightning stands still.

Phantom lore

• Talking drums

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Keeper of the Peace" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Denmark

• "Narkoterroristerne", Fantomet #358 (1994)

Finland

• "Huumeterroristit", Mustanaamio 11/1993

Norway

• "Narkoterroristene", Fantomet 11/1993
• "Narkoterroristene", Fantomets Krønike 2/2000

Sweden

• "Knarkterroristerna", Fantomen 7/1993