Waterman

Waterman
Start date:	August 31st, 1997
End date:	April 19th, 1998
# of strips:	34 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	George Olesen, Fred Fredericks
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"Dig"
Followed by:	"The Vanished Village"

"Waterman" is the 147th Phantom Sunday story. It was written by Lee Falk and drawn by George Olesen and Fred Fredericks.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Eden

Tribes

• Mori
• The Little People

Organizations

Vehicles

• Thunder

Behind the scenes

• Queen Karola of Kula-Ku is mentioned, but as Queen Kulana of Ku.
• Her deceased husbands George, Kieth (sic) and Fred are named after the artists on the newspaper strip at the time.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Great Web of Spidera" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "The Beasts of Phantom Head Peak" by Lee Falk, George Olesen and Keith Williams
• "The Irrondi and the Great Ones" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Waterman", The Phantom #1197 (1998)

Finland

• Seura 32/1998 – 16/1999

Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der Fischmenschen", Phantom #1 (2022)

Greece

• "Το Πλάσμα Του Νερού" (romanized as "To Plasma Tou Nerou"), The Phantom #2 (2025)

India

• Anandamela August 11, 1999 – ?, 1999
• "Waterman", The Phantom #11 (2021)

Sweden

• "Vattumännen", Fantomen 18-19/2023

Turkey

• "Su Adamı", Kızılmaske #31 (2016)

USA

• Republican Herald August 30, 1997 – April 18, 1998
• The Ironton Tribune August 31, 1997 – March 29, 1998 - without the last three weeks
• The Advocate-Messenger August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• The Baltimore Sun August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• The Birmingham News August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Chippewa Herald August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Connecticut Post August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Daytona Beach News-Journal August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Reading Eagle August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Rome News-Tribune August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• Staten Island Advance August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998
• St. Petersburg Times August 31, 1997 – April 19, 1998