The Boy from San Diablo

The Boy from San Diablo
Produced for:	Fantomen 10/2003
# of pgs:	25
Writer:	Graham Nolan
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Boy from San Diablo" is a 2003 Team Fantomen story, written by Graham Nolan, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

The Phantom is on an airplane heading for Bengali, with stopovers in San Diablo and in Miami, when he meets a young boy, Jorge. The boy is being escorted to San Diablo to live there with his uncle, General De Guzman, who just happens to be a ruthless dictator there.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil

One-time characters

• Lynn, air hostess
• Unnamed air hostess
• Unnamed air host
• Mr Gonzalez
• Jorge
• Jorge's parents (mentioned)
• General De Guzman, dictator and Jorge's ungle
• Ernesto, Jorge's grandfather
• Six unnamed San Diablo Guards
• Diaz, one of the eight San Diablo guards
• Lopez, one of the eight San Diablo guards

Locations

• San Diablo
  • San Diablo Airport
  • Presidential Palace
    • General's Office
    • Cells
    • Palace Guest Suite
  • Office of lawyer Ramon Rey
• USA
  • Florida
    • Miami (mentioned)
• Bengali

Organisations

• Lineas Aereas Americanas

Vehicles

• Plane from Lineas Aereas Americanas

Behind the scenes

• The name of the airline is Spanish for "American Airlines".
• When the Phantom and Jorge are escaping, one of the San Diablo guards exclaims "pasta fazola", which means "bean pasta".
• When reporting the escape of the Phantom and Jorge, one of the guards says the Phantom "was as fast as lightning", referring to the Old Jungle Saying.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Boy from San Diablo", The Phantom #1368 (2003)
• "The Boy from San Diablo", The Phantom #1962 (2024)

Finland

• "San Diablon kapina", Mustanaamio 10/2003

Norway

• "Opprør på San Diablo", Fantomet 10/2003

Sweden

• "Uppror på San Diablo", Fantomen 10/2003