The Swamp Rats (novel)

The Swamp Rats
Produced for:	The Story of the Phantom #11 (1974)
# of pgs:	160
Writer:	Frank S. Shawn
Artist:	no illustrations
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Avon Publications

"The Swamp Rats" is the Avon novel, written by Frank S. Shawn.

Synopsis

Who would dare to venture into the deadly reaches of the Great Swamp? Few who had entered into its mists had emerged to tell of their experiences. Yet, if no one knew the Great Swamp, what better hiding place could he find? So it is that a pack of ruthless escaped convicts set up their headquarters in the Great Swamp, leaving them free to plunder the surrounding areas. They call themselves the Swamp Rats – and only one man can meet the dual challenge of this evil gang and the treacherous swamp. He is the Phantom.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Colonel Weeks
• Otter, leader of Swamp Rats

One-time characters

• Garret, Prison guard
• Diamond Jack, recluse
• Glaze, member of Swamp Rats
• Kitambaa of Gonjwa, member of Swamp Rats
• Kling, member of Swamp Rats
• Mr. McWorth, member of Swamp Rats
• Ted Sills, member of Swamp Rats
• Jaspers
• Bekker
• Peg McWorth
• Eric Haggard
• Turk
• Pop Benfield
• Lt. Kiwanda of Police
• Lt. Farasi of Police
• Sergeant Geiss of Jungle Patrol
• Sergeant Barnum of Jungle Patrol
• Sergeant Yates of Jungle Patrol
• Corporal Mchanga of Jungle Patrol

Real-life characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Great Swamp
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Mawitaan
  • Tiger Lake
  • Blue Mountains
  • Nyokaville
    • Nyokaville Bank
    • Nyokaville Central Hotel
  • Makaburuni
  • Gonjwa area

Tribes

• Bandar
• Gonjwa

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Swamp Rats

Vehicles

• Jungle Patrol helicopters
• Lazy Susan (Cessna aircraft)

Phantom lore

Old Jungle Sayings

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Swamp Rats" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

USA

• "The Swamp Rats", The Story of the Phantom #11 (1974)
• "The Swamp Rats", The Complete Series: The Avon Novels Volume Eleven (2019)

West Germany

• "Die Sumpfratten", Phantom #20 (1975)