The Trade War
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| The Trade War | |
| Produced for: | Fantomen 3/1973 |
|---|---|
| # of pgs: | 25 |
| Writer: | Janne Lundström & Bertil Wilhelmsson |
| Artist: | Bertil Wilhelmsson |
| Original colorist: | N/A |
| Producer: | Semic Press |
"The Trade War" is a 1973 Team Fantomen story, written by Janne Lundström and Bertil Wilhelmsson, with art by Bertil Wilhelmsson.
Plot synopsis
In the distant region of Awashiland John Smith, the owner of the only grocery store, sells his goods at high prices and trick the farmers to give him their harvest in exchange for credit at the store. The Phantom helps the Awashi to start their own cooperative store.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Toro
- John Smith
- Hank
- Hank's three brothers
- Keenan
- Frank (possibly a misspelling of Hank)
- Basilio
- Captain Kowu, JP
- Sammy, JP
- Bert, JP
- Awashi villagers
- Jungle Patrolmen
- Ahmar, truck driver
- Boohra, truck driver
Organizations
- The Jungle Patrol
- Awashi co-op
Locations
- Bengali
- Awashiland
- Awashi village
- Smith's Trading Post
- Deep Woods
- The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
- Abandoned Well
- Awashiland
Tribes
Behind the scenes
- Bertil Wilhelmsson signed the first page of the story, but he also hid his signature later in the story. His name is written on a wooden crate in stencil, and his initials are on the label of a can in the co-op.
- No writer was credited at publication. According to editorial documents donated to Seriearkivet/The Comics Archive, Janne Lundström wrote the synopsis and the script was written by Lundström and Bertil Wilhelmsson.
- This story is regarded as one of the defining stories of the Team Fantomen development in the 1970s. It is often cited as an example of the social awareness and political themes that became a big part of Team Fantomen stories.
- Worubu has a mustache instead of his usual goatee, a look he only had temporarily in the daily strip story "Luaga's Undercover Tour" which had been published in Sweden two years before "The Trade War".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Trade War", The Phantom #1840 (2019)
Norway
- "Handelskrigen", Fantomet 16/1973
- "Handelskrigen", Krønikebok #34 (2007)
Sweden
- "Handelskriget", Fantomen 3/1973
- "Handelskriget", Fantomen Krönika 4/2003
- "Handelskriget", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1973, Del 1 (2024)
- "Handelskriget", På förbjuden mark (2025)