In the Service of Peace

In the Service of Peace
Produced for:	Fantomen 9/1982
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Idi Kharelli
Artist:	Georges Bess
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"In the Service of Peace" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Idi Kharelli, with art by Georges Bess.

Plot synopsis

Vasti Riba and a group of mercenaries are transporting uranium from Rodia to the Bengali coast and they force members of the Ngulu and Lozawa to help them.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Vasti Riba
• Devil
• Hero
• Lamanda Luaga
• Unspecified Phantom that ended tribal wars 147 years ago (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Munan, Ngulu chief
• Tupar, Lozawa chief
• Ozzie, soldier
• Maas, soldier
• Hodge, soldier
• Liever, soldier
• Sidney, soldier
• Werner, soldier
• Siantos, soldier
• Mushkin, soldier
• Aydt, soldier
• Müller, soldier
• Jihab of the Lozawa
• Captain Spuns
• First mate Rowell
• Mr Myketilla

Locations

• Bengali
  • Old pirate harbour on the coast
• Rodia (mentioned)

Tribes

• Ngulu
• Lozawa

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol (mentioned)

Phantom Lore

• Talking drums

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom asks, you answer.
• The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears.

Behind the scenes

This story with its message that a nuclear arms race will secure the peace sparked a controversy when it was published in Sweden in 1982 and Fantomen editor Ulf Granberg was interviewed on the national radio news program "Dagens Eko"..

Related stories

Refers to

• "Vasti Riba" by Idi Kharelli and Jaime Vallvé

Referenced in

• "Diana Abducted" by Idi Kharelli and Jaime Vallvé
• "The Phantom's Unknown Sister" by Idi Kharelli and Georges Bess

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Serviço da Paz", Fantasma #366 (1986)

Denmark

• "I fredens tjeneste", Fantomet #210 (1983)

Finland

• "Rauhan palveluksessa", Mustanaamio 18/1982
• "Rauhan palveluksessa", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 3/2012

Norway

• "I fredens tjeneste", Fantomet 18/1982
• "I fredens tjeneste", Fantomets Krønike 3/2003
• "I fredens tjeneste", Fantomet Gullalderen #18 (2014)

Sweden

• "I fredens tjänst", Fantomen 9/1982
• "I fredens tjänst", Fantomen Krönika 6/2006

West Germany

• "Im Dschungel der Verlorenen", Phantom #220 (1982)
• "Im Dschungel der Verlorenen", Phantom Super-band #1059