The Phantom Page #3

- OK.

We should stick together,

but I should go first.

Fine, go ahead. It's your rescue.

Get a hold of him!

Get back!

Relax, pal! Relax!

Small world, huh?

How is that knife wound doing?

Where was it again?

Right about there?

Good boy, Devil.

- Your dog's a wolf.

- I know. Come on.

Easy.

- Come on, get in.

- You can fly a plane?

Of course you can. Why ask?.

Let's go! They're getting away!

We've got to stop them!

Mount up, we're going after them!

Hurry up, let's go!

Come on, come on!

Stay with us! Ride fast!

We're losing fuel!

We better take her down!

- See the pontoon?

- Yes.

- Climb onto it.

- What?

Trust me.

I must be crazy.

- Who's flying the plane?

- I jammed the stick.

There's not much time.

The clearing's short.

- Get ready.

- Get ready?.

- You can't!

- We have to.

OK, jump!

- I can't believe we just did that.

- Neither can I.

Swing around behind me.

What's the matter with you?

Can't you hit anything?

Come on, step on it! Faster!

Catch them!

Don't let them escape! Go, go!

We can't outrun them

doubled up like this.

Don't worry,

I've got friends in these woods.

- How did you do that?

- My friends, the Rope People.

- Are you OK?.

- I just feel a little dizzy.

It must be the humidity.

- Wait here one second?

- OK.

I want to give you something

to remember me by.

I don't think that's a problem.

Well, you won't find these in New York.

Black pearls. They're beautiful!

They were a gift to an ancestor

by a grateful Arabian prince.

- I want you to have them.

- Thank you.

Oh, no! Not the old pearl ploy again.

That's what passes for humour

in the jungle, Diana.

Captain Horton, Diana Palmer.

Thank God you're all right Diana.

- How did you manage to get her away?.

- Diana did all the work, actually.

Not only is he mysterious,

he's modest, too.

Old jungle saying:

"Phantom is many men. "

No smoking in the Skull Cave.

Sorry, I forgot.

I received your uncle's wire. What's

so important as to bring you here?

Can you identify this symbol?

You'd better have a look.

Well, somebody say something.

We're all mixed-up

with the Sengh Brotherhood.

- The what?

- Sengh Brotherhood.

An ancient order of evil.

They started out as pirates.

Nowadays, there's no telling

what they've become.

- Where did you get this?

- New York.

My uncle's newspaper

is investigating Xander Drax.

He's crazy, power-mad.

Take her back. Use every man

at your disposal and give her protection.

Wait!

You're going to send me away?.

I'm afraid so.

I came here to do a job,

and that's what I'm going to do.

There's a lot more I need to know.

Goodbye.

- Wait a second!

- Diana...

- Nobody argues with the Phantom and wins.

- Old jungle saying.

Oh, baby...

Oh, it is beautiful!

I used a little toothpaste on it.

It polished up so good.

Toothpaste? Really?.

That's nice.

You know,

I am in such a good mood right now.

I almost hate to mention this.

The happy home-coming!

Kind of brings a tear to the eye,

doesn't it? What went wrong?

- Something you didn't count on.

- Oh? Really?.

- And what was that?

- The Phantom.

- I thought that was a superstition.

- Oh, no. He's real.

And he won't die. I know,

I killed him once and he isn't dead.

- That doesn't make sense.

- Look, I brought this to prove it.

See this hole? That's where

I stuck him with a 12-inch blade.

You stabbed him in the back?.

I've underestimated you, Quill.

- Right up to the hilt.

- That should've done the trick.

The Phantom helped Diana to escape.

I think he's in love with her.

This is getting more interesting.

Why do you say that?

Because he could have had me...

but he picked her.

- That could only be love.

- Or simply bad judgement.

- So, what should we do about him?

- Do? Nothing.

This is New York. I'm not concerned

with some jungle hero half a world away.

Here. Keep the change.

Hey!

Not so fast, buddy-boy.

This isn't real money.

You're right, that's Bengalla currency.

Coin of the realm

would be appreciated.

- I'm afraid that's all I've got.

- It'd better not be.

All right, here...

Where is it?

These are opals.

And that's...

.. a star sapphire.

Take all of them.

Don't worry, they're real.

They'll secure your services

for the rest of the day, so wait here.

- You're kidding?

- I never kid.

God is dead,

and darkness rules the earth.

America is in financial ruin.

Europe and Asia

are on the brink of self-annihilation.

Chaos reigns.

But like I've always said,

there is opportunity in chaos.

And so, my brothers,

I give you...

.. the Skull of Touganda.

This skull is one of three.

When all three skulls are united,

they will produce a force

more powerful than any army on earth.

You've only got the one!

Legend has it

that if the skulls are separated,

two of the skulls

will point the way to the third.

- Like I said, you've only got...

- Raymond, Raymond...

Ray, I know the location

of the second skull, OK?.

The symbol of the Sengh Brotherhood.

We shall succeed where they've failed.

The skulls will be ours, and

all of the power that comes with them.

Count me out. This is wrong.

Skulls? Forces of darkness?

This isn't right.

I was an altar boy at Saint Timothy's.

So were you, Charlie. This isn't right,

we weren't raised this way.

Sit down, Ray.

The only power I believe in

comes out of the barrel of a gun.

Not from some jungle souvenirs!

Come on, Charlie.

You're on your own, Ray.

- What?

- You're on your own.

Fine. Suit yourself.

But I'm gone, Drax.

I'm taking my entire syndicate with me.

OK, if that's how you feel about it.

My bursitis is really flaring up again.

Charlie, you're the new boss of bosses.

- Think you can handle it?

- I've been waiting all my life.

Good man.

Plans have been set for tonight.

We'll go in and get the item

while the building is closed.

No, I can't wait that long.

This is too exciting! We go in now.

- Now, in the middle of the afternoon?

- Yes!

I would appreciate it if you'd

keep the police away until I'm done.

Hey, there! Found you.

Page One Girl

back from the escapade in the jungle.

- Why are you here?

- I was in town on business...

- Business?

- I was having some suits made.

- That's not business!

- It is for the guy making the suit.

Why do you have to be difficult?

Let's have dinner and catch a show.

- Can I take a rain check?.

- Sure. Add it to your collection.

Diana, I have a surprise for you.

Come into my office.

- Kit!

- Hello, Diana.

It's been a while, hasn't it?

- A few years, at least.

- Six to be exact.

I read about what happened.

Are you OK?.

I'm fine. It started out bad,

but it all turned out OK.

- By the by, Jimmy Wells.

- Hi. Kit Walker.

So tell me, Kit,

where do you know our Diana from?

We were friends at college.

I see.

- Are you living here in New York?.

- No, I'm just passing through.

I'm catching up on old times

with Uncle Dave here.

- Yes. Trading information about Drax.

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