The Isle of Death

The Isle of Death
Start date:	January 23rd, 1994
End date:	July 3rd, 1994
# of strips:	24 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Jungle Olympics"
Followed by:	"Phantom World"

"The Isle of Death" is the 141st Phantom Sunday story. It was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

During WWI gas was introduced into the warfare. The allied decided to to experiments on an island nearby to Bangalla and had it evacuated except for a few stubborn who refused and evaded capture. They bombed the island with the chemicals and killed most animals and the few remaining men. The island was after that considered taboo and was banned to enter for everyone.

75 years later, Diana's cousin Ann and her husband Dr. Leslie want to examine the island. They are anthropologists and want to see what the island looks like now. Through Diana they get access to president Luaga who grants their request. They fly there in a helicopter and crashes. They manage to contact Diana through their radio and the Phantom comes to help them out. It turns out that the chemicals has turned the isle to a habitat for giant sized insects and bats. Unfortunately there is a volcano on the isle that has an eruption, killing all the animals. The Phantom and the Leslies manages to get away just in time, although a nearby Mori fishing village gets destroyed by the ensuing tsunami, even though nobody dies.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Kit and Heloise
• Lamanda Luaga
• Colonel Worubu
• Devil

One-time characters

• Dr. Leslie
• Ann Leslie

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Radio Control Room
  • The Tree House
  • Muti isle
  • Eden
  • Morristown
    • Presidential Palace
  • Phantom Head Peak

Tribes

• Mori

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Newspapers

• Times

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Canberra Times September 4, 1994 – February 12, 1995
• "The Isle of Death", The Phantom #1081 (1994)
• "The Isle of Death", The Phantom #1644 (2012)

Finland

• Seura 42/1994 – 14/1995

India

• Anandamela January 4, 1996 – ?
• "The Isle of Death", The Phantom #28 (2022)

Italy

• "L'isola tabù", Phantom #356

Norway

• "Dødens øy", Fantomet Spesial #10 (2001)

Sweden

• "Dödens ö", Fantomen Christmas Album 1995
• "Dödens ö", Fantomen 18-19/2020
• "Dödens ö", Fantomens Skattkammare 8 (2025)

Turkey

• "Ölüm Adası", Kızılmaske #28 (2015)

USA

• Chippewa Herald January 22, 1994 – July 2, 1994
• The Advocate-Messenger January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• The Baltimore Sun January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• The Birmingham News January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Chicago Tribune January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Daytona Beach News-Journal January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• The Ironton Tribune January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• The Leaf-Chronicle January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Reading Eagle January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Rome News-Tribune January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• Staten Island Advance January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• St. Petersburg Times January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994
• The Tuscaloosa News January 23, 1994 – July 3, 1994