Bad Blood in Bangalla, Part 3: Witch's Way

Bad Blood in Bangalla
Part 3: Witch's Way
Produced for:	The Phantom #1965 (2024)
Story #:	3
# of pgs:	8
Writer:	Shane Foley
Artist:	Shane Foley
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Frew Publications
Preceded by:	Part 2: The Hanta Track!
Followed by:	Part 4: Beyond the Tessai Trail

"Bad Blood in Bangalla, Part 3: Witch's Way" is a 2024 Frew story, written by Shane Foley, with art also by Shane Foley.

Plot synopsis

The 21st Phantom continues his search for the missing Dr. Clark with Utho. Some children playing at the Grove of the Sleeping Giant tell the Phantom the kidnappers took Dr. Clark toward Witch's Way. As the Phantom investigates, he releases the Patrolman Michael Clark, Dr. Clark's husband, who was behind held at the Gooley-Gooley Ruins.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Utho
• Laloria
• The Leopard Man
• Devil (mentioned)
• Jack and his four warriors
• Dr. Clark
• Dr. Axel (mentioned)

One-time characters

• The Albee warriors
• Itongo warrior
• Two children who witnessed where Dr Clark was taken
• Conky
• Itongo tracker
• Gooley-Gooley Witch (mentioned)
• Patrolman Michael Clark

Locations

• Africa
  • The Misty Mountains
    • Witch's Way
      • The Gooley-Gooley Ruins
  • The Tessai Trail
    • The Tessai Village
  • Bangalla
    • The Itongo area (mentioned)
      • The Itongo Village (mentioned)
      • Grove of the Sleeping Giant
        • The Golden Peoples' Mountain
    • The Albee

Tribes

• Itongo
• Tessai

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Phantom lore

• Talking drums

Behind the scenes

• After a roughneck faints in the Phantom's hands, he makes a comment: "Phantom a bit too rough on some roughnecks... New Jungle Saying?".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Bad Blood in Bangalla, Part 3: Witch's Way", The Phantom #1965 (2024)