The Lion's Head Tamarine

The Lion's Head Tamarine

Start date:	March 11th, 2001
End date:	October 7th, 2001
# of strips:	31
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Graham Nolan
Original colorist:	Graham Nolan
Preceded by:	"Woduro's Secret"
Followed by:	"The War Mongers"

"The Lion's Head Tamarine" is the 154th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Claes Reimerthi and drawn by Graham Nolan.

Plot Summary

In a small kingdom in The Misty Mountains, the heir to the throne is selected by a monkey. When the old ruler dies, marshal Zebal attempts to take power by placing a bomb in the airplane that brings the heir apparent, prince Bakhmet, back from his studies abroad.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Prince Bakhmet
Marshal Zebal
Prince Tandor
Tygon

Locations

Bangalla
- The Misty Mountains
  - Dharmistan
  - Baronkhan
- Mawitaan International Airport

Old jungle sayings

The Phantom moves as silently as the jungle cat.

Behind the scenes

There is no real monkey species called Lion's Head Tamarine. There is however a group of species called Lion tamarin, of which one species is called Golden-headed Lion Tamarin.