The Battlements of the Nomad

The Battlements of the Nomad
Start date:	June 14th, 2015
End date:	December 20th, 2015
# of strips:	28
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Terry Beatty
Original colorist:	Terry Beatty
Preceded by:	"The Iceman"
Followed by:	"Trouble in the Twelve Nations"

"The Battlements of the Nomad" is the 182nd Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Terry Beatty.

Plot synopsis

The Phantom follows a group of the Python's loyal followers to the Nomad's Lair in the desert East of Timbuktu. The Python's loyalists fight to get inside but the Nomad and his faithful aide Sgt Xavier Maurice successful defend the Lair. The Nomad goes on to track down those who attacked him, Sgt Maurice cleans up after the battle, and the Phantom discovers the Nomad's computer data along with a backup computer drive, which he delivers to Colonel Worubu.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Eric Sahara, the Nomad
• Sgt Xavier Maurice
• Eric Sahara's wife (mentioned)
• Eric Sahara's daughter (mentioned)
• Colonel Worubu
• Chatu, the Python (in flashback)

Tribes

• Wambesi (mentioned)

Locations

• East of Timbuktu
  • The Nomad's Lair
    • The Nomad's Private Office
• Bangalla
  • Jungle Patrol Monument
• Libya (mentioned)
• Tunisia (mentioned)
• Algeria (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• CIA (mentioned)
• BND (mentioned)
• DGSE (mentioned)
• MI6 (mentioned)

Items

• 1869 Vintage bottle of red wine
• Backup drive containing all the Nomad's computer data

Phantom lore

• The Skull Mark

Old jungle sayings

• Phantom's hand and eye are true, no mark can escape him!

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Shadows of Rune Noble" by Tony DePaul, Eduardo Barreto, Paul Ryan, and Terry Beatty

Referenced in

• "A Reckoning with the Nomad" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• Sunday Tasmanian June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015
• The Sunday Times June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015
• "The Battlements of the Nomad", The Phantom #1772 (2016)

Greece

• "Το Οχυρό Του Νομάδα" (romanized as "To Ochyro Tou Nomada"), The Phantom #1 (2024)

India

• Sudha Weekly‎ July 30, 2015 – February 18, 2016
• The Asian Age‎ February 21, 2016 – August 14, 2016
• Deccan Chronicle‎ February 21, 2016 – August 14, 2016

Jamaica

• Jamaica Star June 18, 2015 – December 17, 2015 - without the first week

Kenya

• Sunday Nation June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015

Mexico

• "La almenas del Nómada", El Informador February 12, 2017 – August 13, 2017

Norway

• "Nomadens fort", Fantomet 5/2016 (colored by Reprostugan)

The Philippines

• The Philippine Star June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015

Sweden

• "Nomadens strider", Smålänningen June 10, 2016 – November 4, 2016
• "Nomadens fort", Fantomen 8/2016 (colored by Reprostugan)

USA

• Daytona Beach News-Journal June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015
• Ledger-Enquirer June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015
• Reading Eagle June 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015