Battles the Monster of Zanadar

Battles the Monster of Zanadar
Produced for:	The Phantom #71 (1976)
# of pgs:	22
Writer:	John Clark
Artist:	Don Newton
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	Charlton

"Battles the Monster of Zanadar" is a 1976 Charlton story, written by John Clark and drawn by Don Newton.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Unspecified former Phantom
• Guran
• Colonel Worubu

One-time characters

• Professor Leonard
• Fletcher Quartermine
• Guento
• Marshall
• Arnold Brodene
• Doctor Compton (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall (mentioned)
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Zanadar mountain
• Ethiopia (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar
• Tribe of the Zanadar mountain

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Deities and Idols

• Boca-Tan, the spider god

Behind the scenes

• In this story, the Phantom appears to be well-known to Jungle Patrol and easy to contact. Colonel Worubu actually drives down to the Skull Cave in his jeep.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Monster of Zanadar", The Phantom #1051 (1993)

Brazil

• "O Monstro de Zanadar", O Fantasma por Don Newton (2025)

Colombia

• "El Monstruo de Zanadar", El Fantasma #175 (1980)

Germany

• "Kampf gegen das Monster von Zanadar", Phantom #20 (2025)

Mexico

• "El Monstruo de Zanadar", Domingos Alegres #1275 (1979)

USA

• "Battles the Monster of Zanadar", The Phantom #71 (1976)
• "Battles the Monster of Zanadar", The Complete Series: The Charlton Years: Volume #5 (2016)
• "Battles the Monster of Zanadar", Don Newton's Complete The Phantom (2018)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der Nebelberge", Phantom #102 (1978)
• "Das Geheimnis der Nebelberge", Phantom Super-band #15