Wuluti's Secret

Wuluti's Secret
Produced for:	Fantomen 19/1989
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Carlos Cruz
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Wuluti's Secret" is a 1989 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Carlos Cruz.

Plot synopsis

Julian Dalwood arrives at the Morristown National Museum to examine "Wuluti Rock", a painting by Paul Gaudain. Colonel Worubu asks The Unknown Commander about the painting, which was gifted to the Jungle Patrol by Mr K. Walker 150 years earlier. The 21st Phantom reads about the 14th Phantom's experience in colonial Australia and in the Australian Outback while travelling with Paul Gaudain to find his wife, Hannah Dalwood-Gaudain. The Phantom also reads about a portrait by Paul Gaudain of the 14th Phantom both in his usual costume and in native clothes.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 14th Phantom
• The 15th Phantom (mentioned)
• The 21st Phantom
• Colonel Worubu
• Devil
• Unnamed senior Jungle Patrol officer
• Redbeard (in flashback)
• Julian Dalwood
• Hannah Dalwood-Gaudain
• Captain Randolph Dalwood (Hannah's cousin)
• Paul Gaudain
• Marie-Claire (mentioned)
• The Unknown Commander (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Unnamed curator of Morristown Art Gallery
• Sir Cedric Dalwood
• The Hangman
• Lizzie McGarvin
• Captain Patrick Blakeney, commander of Woverine Bay
• Governor of Colony (mentioned)
• Silas
• Moorina, the aboriginal girl
• Kinshari, Wuluti guide
• Fluffy the dog

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
    • National Museum, also referred to as Morristown art Gallery
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
    • Colonel Worubu's Office
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Radio Control Room
  • Keela Wee
• England
  • London
    • Dalwood Estate
      • Dalwood Hall
• Australia
  • Sydney
    • Barracks
  • Wolverine Bay
    • Graveyard
      • Hannah Gaudain's grave
    • Maggie Jenkins' Hotel
  • The Great Desert
  • The Valley of the Winds
    • Wuluti
    • Wuluti Rock
• France (mentioned)
• China (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wuluti

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The British Government

Items

• "Wuluti Rock" painting by Paul Gaudain
• Painting of the 14th Phantom in native clothing and in usual costume by Paul Gaudain

Behind the scenes

• The story gives a false impression of 19th century inheritance law of England. By law Hannah's property would go to her husband Paul Gaudain in case of her death, not her cousin Randolph.

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Kings Cross Connection" by Jim Shepherd and Keith Chatto

Followed by

• "The Black Fire" by Norman Worker and Carlos Cruz

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Wuluti's Secret", The Phantom #944A (1989)
• "Wuluti's Secret", The Phantom #1125 (1996)
• "Black Fire, Part 1", The Phantom #1755 (2016)

Finland

• "Wulutin salaisuus", Mustanaamio 3/1990

Norway

• "Wuluti Rock", Fantomet 4/1990
• "Wuluti Rock", Fantomets Krønike 2/1999
• "Wuluti Rock", Krønikebok #14 (2004)

Sweden

• "Wulutis hemlighet", Fantomen 19/1989
• "Wulutis hemlighet", Fantomen Krönika 2/1998