The Bandar Idol

The Bandar Idol
Produced for:	Fantomen 1/2013
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Tony De Paul
Artist:	César Spadari
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Bandar Idol" is a 2013 Team Fantomen story, written by Tony De Paul, with art by César Spadari.

Plot summary

The Phantom receive a magazine from an unknown sender; an old Bandar idol is to go for sale at an auction house in New York. Linked to the idol is the story of a visit of three monks from Southeast Asia to the Deep Woods in the 16th century and the lost continent of Mu.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 1st Phantom
• Guran
• Bobo
• Turan
• Devil
• Hero
• Unnamed president of Arctic Oil

One-time characters

• Tudan, son of Turan
• Boss, gangster
• Stoogie, thug
• Jimmy No Neck, thug
• Shamsher, cab driver
• Gundeep, cab driver

Real-life characters

• James Churchward

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Minor Treasure Room
  • Jungle Post Office
• USA
  • City of New York
    • Christo's Auction House
    • Dakota Hotel

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• Arctic Oil
• Darkfire (only mentioned)

Trivia

• According to a sign in the auction house, the story take place in 2012.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Phantom - Man or Myth?" by Claes Reimerthi and Alex Saviuk

Followed by

• "The Search For Mu" by Claes Reimerthi, Hans Lindahl, and César Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Bandar Idol", The Phantom #1654 (2013)

Norway

• "Bandarstatuetten", Fantomet 1-2/2013

Sweden

• "Bandarstatyetten", Fantomen 1/2013