The Secret of Sanloi Bay

The Secret of Sanloi Bay
Produced for:	Fantomen 16/1980
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Heiner Bade
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Secret of Sanloi Bay" is a 1980 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Heiner Bade.

Plot synopsis

An oil company has been granted permission to drill for oil on the sea bed of Sanloi Bay on Bengali's northern coast. But even the Mori fishermen stay away from this region south of Sanloi where a mysterious sea monster has been spotted.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Lamanda Luaga
• Miss Tagama
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Bomba
• Fraka
• Ramos
• Toma (mentioned)
• Joomba
• Kateena
• Baldy
• Solomon and Nefertiti
• Mugatta

One-time characters

• Jason
• Kurt
• Sam, helicopter pilot
• Mr. Manoola (Bengali minister of energy)
• Miss Amber Adrain
• Deb Adrain
• Cyrus J. Vandercruise
• Luga, boy of the Mori
• Banji, boy of the Mori
• Grillo
• Dutchie
• Maxie Floyd, gangster

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • Skull Cave
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Keela-Wee
  • Eden
  • Morristown
    • Presidential Palace
  • Sanloi Bay

Tribes

• Mori

Organizations

• Seagulf Oil Corporation

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express
• Taj Madan, cruising ship

Old Jungle Sayings

• The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.

Behind the scenes

In Norman Worker's script, the Taj Madan lies at a depth of 100 feet beneath the surface. When the story was published in the Swedish Fantomen magazine, this number was changed to 100 metres (328 feet) beneath the surface, without considering the depth limit of scuba diving and the danger of decompression sickness.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Segredo de Sanloi", Fantasma #339 (1984)

Denmark

• "Sanloi-bugtens hemmelighed", Fantomet #160 (1981)

Finland

• "Sanloi -lahden salat", Mustanaamio 22/1980

Norway

• "Sanloibuktens hemmelighet", Fantomet 24/1980
• "Sanloibuktas hemmelighet", Fantomet Gullalderen #9 (2012)

Spain

• "El secreto de la Bahia de Sanloi", El Hombre Enmascarado #32 (1981)

Sweden

• "Sanloibuktens hemlighet", Fantomen 16/1980

West Germany

• "Der Wächter des Teufelsriff", Phantom #175 (1981)
• "Der Wächter des Teufelsriff", Phantom Super-band #44