Page 1: Introduction

Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Large hand holds small hand, IV drip strapped to top of wrist.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Close up of child’s face, his eyes closed, tubes in nose.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Same view of face, eyes partly open. "He’s awake!"
Panel 4 (splash panel): View of ICU hospital room, mother and father holding awoken son’s hands, nurse checking ECG machine, doctor with clipboard standing smiling in doorway. "Rhythm and pressure are stable and well within correct parameters," says the nurse.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Looking into room over doctor’s shoulder. Father shaking his hand, wife and son visible behind him. "Thank you Doctor! We can’t thank you enough! There aren’t the words!" says the father.
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): View of doctor, looking over father’s shoulder, still shaking hands. "Believe me, it’s my pleasure. This is what makes medicine worth while," says doctor.

Page 2: Title page

Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Close up of doctors smiling face. "Transplant surgery is much more routine than miracle these days, once you have a donor organ…"
Panel 2 (full page splash): Dingy street in the rain. A couple of dark figures in over coats and umbrellas walk down the street in the distance. A figure in a trench-coat stands in an alleyway smoking a cigarette. Closest to frame four or five street kids huddle around a fire in a iron drum. Title: "Hearts of Gold".

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Panel 1 (splash panel): [Downtown Mawitaan] Young teenage girl is huddled in an alleyway. Man approaches from end of the alley, wearing long coat.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Girl holds out hand to man. "You got any spare change, Mister? For some coffee or something?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Man puts a coin in her hand. "You selling anything?" he asks.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Girl snatches hand away and frowns. "No."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Man offers girl cigarette. "That's good. Want a cigarette?" says man. "No thanks. I don't smoke," says girl.

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Panel 1 (large open panel): Long shot of alley entrance. Truck pulls up in front of entrance. "Don't smoke, eh? That's good too," says man.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Truck turns into alley. Side of truck has a logo of a stylised eye above the letters 'ICU'.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Rear view of truck following the pair down the alley. Same logo is on the heavily locked back door. License plate reads "ISEEYOU".
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Truck is gone. Alley appears dark and deserted.

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Panel 1 (splash panel): [Two months later, thirty miles and a world away. The Deep Woods – Home of the Phantom] The Phantom is re-shoeing Hero with assistance from Guran. Kit and Heloise are practicing their archery, watched by Diana and Kateena the lioness. Heloise is about to take a shot.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom lowers Hero's hoof. "There you go old friend. All finished," says Phantom. "A fine job, O Ghost Who Walks," says Guran.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): An arrow strikes the centre of a target. "Bullseye! Bullseye!!"
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Heloise pokes her tongue out at Kit. "That means I get to ride Hero to the river this afternoon! You have to walk!" she says. Kit frowns.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Diana shakes her finger at Heloise smiling. "Heloise. It was a very good shot, but you shouldn't gloat. There is such a thing as a bad winner."
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Kit draws an arrow from his quiver. "Aww... she's just jealous that I beat her in our swim across the river yesterday."
Panel 7 (enclosed panel): Kit takes aim. "Besides, if I hit her arrow it's a tie, and we both ride Hero."

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom arrives next to Diana and puts his arm around her shoulders. "I don't see why you can’t both ride him anyway? You two are growing fast but I don’t think you would break his back!"
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Heloise rolls her eyes. "Daddy... Where's the fun in that?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Heloise smiles. "Besides, Robin Hood over there is never going to make this shot." Phantom and Diana, visible in background look mildly disapproving.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Same view as previous. Heloise frowns. "But if he does I'm going to give him such a wedgie!" Phantom grins showing teeth, Diana covers her mouth, laughing.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Guran stands next to Kit who has drawn his bow to his cheek. "Such a shot is difficult, but not impossible for the son of Phantom."
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Guran winks at Phantom and Diana as Kit fires his arrow.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Kit's arrow hits the bullseye and touches Heloise’s arrow. "Got it! I got it!"
Panel 2 (wide panel): Everyone is congratulating Kit. Tum Tumma Tum of the native drums is 'seen' in the background.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Low view looking up to the suddenly serious faces of the Phantom and Guran. Drum sounds in the air above them. "Wambesi tribe need the Phantom. Most Urgent," says Guran.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom touches Diana’s face. "I'd better go find out what's going on," says Phantom. "Take care Darling," says Diana.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Phantom crouches to hug Kit and Heloise. "You're both excellent archers. I'm proud of you," says Phantom.
Panel 6 (wide panel): Phantom mounted on Hero, pulls reins to turn him. View over the top of the twins facing him. "Hero will be gone, so I guess Heloise will have to carry you to the river," says Phantom with a grin.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Hero wheels about. "I am NOT carrying you", says Heloise.
Panel 2 (wide panel): View of Phantom on Hero galloping, mid torso up. "Unusual message. Not like Wambesi to show any weakness in a way all the tribes can hear. I wonder what the problem is," thinks Phantom.
Panel 3 (splash panel): [The Phantom's oldest loyalty is to the pygmy Bandar tribe, but his ties to the other tribes of Bengali are almost as old. When they need him the Phantom is there.] Hero gallops majestically through the jungle.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Rear and above view of Hero galloping into more sparsely treed terrain.

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Panel 1 (wide panel): [Shortly the Phantom arrives in the Wabesi Village] Side view of Hero walking into village. A few village children run alongside and wave. Other villagers go about their business.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Headshot of Phantom. "Everything seems normal. Doesn't seem to be anything wrong," thinks Phantom.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Rear view of Hero. Phantom dismounts. In background is the Chief's hut, guards with spears either side of door.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): View over Phantoms shoulder. He holds up his hand in greeting. Guards do the same. "Greetings Phantom"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Guard pulls beaded entrance to hut to one side. "It is good to see you O Phantom. The Chief waits for you."

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom stands in lit entrance to hut. View over seated Chief's shoulder. "Ah! Friend Phantom! It gladdens my heart you are here. Please sit," says chief.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom sits. Chief's wife is seated beside Chief. No-one else is in the hut.
Panel 3 (wide, open panel): View slightly over Phantom’s shoulder, showing Chief and wife's worried faces. "What is wrong, friend Wambesi? Everything seems normal in the village," says Phantom.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Close up of Chief in profile. "My god-daughter Ga'aana went to Mawitaan without my knowledge, to buy material for dresses," says chief.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Headshots of Chief and wife. "She did not return," says wife.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Close up of Chief. "When Ga'aana had been gone for a week my son Mobaasa went to search for her."
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Close up of Phantom listening without showing any emotion. "I fear he is in love with her", says Chief out of view.
Panel 3 (wide panel): Phantom sits across from Chief and wife. "He has been gone for three weeks, and we grow more worried every day," says Chief.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom waist up shot. "I will search for them, friend Wambesi. The son of Wambesi is the son of Phantom."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Head shot of Chief's wife. "Thank you O Ghost Who Walks. Our hearts go with you!" says wife.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): [Phantom rides for Mawitaan] Side view of Hero in full gallop.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Waist up view of Phantom. "I do not know Ga'aana, but Mobaasa is an intelligent young man. I doesn’t seem likely that he got into trouble himself," thinks Phantom.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Rear view of Hero galloping. "Which means someone did it for him," thinks Phantom.
Panel 4 (wide panel): Phantom in trench-coat, hat and glasses. Toma holds Hero's reins. "Take good care of him while I’m in town Toma. I don’t know how long I will be," says Phantom. "Of course O Ghost Who Walks," says Toma.
Panel 5 (splash panel): [There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets as an ordinary man] Phantom walks down a quiet street into the outskirts of Mawitaan.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom enters busier section of town. "The silk markets near the docks would be a logical place to start searching," thinks Phantom.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom looks towards an old man holding out a cup. "It seems the economy of Mawitaan is not as healthy as the last time I visited," thinks Phantom.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Phantom drops a few coins in the cup. "My thanks, kind sir," says the old man.
Panel 4 (wide panel): [The Mawitaan dockside markets. A place where anything can be bought for a price.] Panoramic view of the busy market with the docks in the background. The tiny figure of the Phantom thinks "Now to find the silk merchant."

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Panel 1 (wide panel): Phantom approaches the silk merchants stand. Banner sign reads "Gotha’s Fine Silks".
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): The merchant Gotha greets the Phantom. "Greetings Sir! Can I interest you in some fine silk? I have the best! Silk from Egypt, China, the Middle East!"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Phantom waist up shot. "Perhaps. But first I was wondering if you could help me," says Phantom.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): View over Phantom's shoulder towards merchant. "I am looking for someone who was here several weeks ago. A girl, Ga'aana of the Wambesi tribe. She would have been wearing a broad gold band around her neck."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Shot of merchant, smiling and looking apologetic. "My friend, I have many hundreds of customers a week. I'm afraid I cannot remember the girl whom of you speak."

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom hands merchant some money. "I won't be buying anything today. But if you remember anything let me know. I'll be at the Sea Breeze tavern."
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom walks back through the market. "Well there's one dead end..." he thinks.
Panel 3 (wide panel): Phantom walks back past the old man he met before. "My friend..." says the old man.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Shot of old man. "It's getting dark! Best not to be on the street. The eyes! They SEE you!"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Shot of Phantom. "What do you mean?"
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Old man scrambles away. "Hide when it's dark and pray they don't find you! They SEE YOU!"

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom watches old man hobble away down the street. "Crazy old man? I wonder…" thinks Phantom.
Panel 2 (wide panel): [The Sea Breeze Tavern. Popular haunt for Mawitaan dock workers.] Shot of front of tavern, Phantom walking towards entrance.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Phantom silhouetted against doorway.
Panel 4 (wide panel): View of bar over Phantoms shoulder.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel) Phantom sits at the bar, next to a drunk looking individual with a camera around his neck, reeking of 'tourist'. "A milk please, Barkeep."

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Barman rolls his eyes as he pours a glass of milk. "Here we go again..."
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): The drunk next to the Phantom snaps his head around in shock. "Milk? What kinda jungle man are you? Milk's for babies..."
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Drunk points to a young native whose wide eyes are looking over the rim of a glass of milk he is drinking. "See?" says the drunk.
Panel 4 (Wide panel): Bar crowd behind Phantom laughs as Phantom drinks his milk.
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Very large native man with tattoos leans over to put his face in Phantom's space. "Want me to burp you, baby?"
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Phantom puts coin on bar and says to barman "Another please". Big guy looks annoyed.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Big guy puts his hand on Phantom’s shoulder, looking angry. "Hey! I’m talking to you baby! You’re embarrassing me in front of the tourist!"
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom headbuts big guy from the side, without spilling his milk.
Panel 3 (open panel): View from above. Big guy is down and out, everyone looking down at him . Phantom is still sitting on his stool as if nothing happened drinking his milk. "Holy toilet water!" says tourist.
Panel 4: (enclosed panel): Barkeep looks at Phantom. "I've seen Momba there fight five men and win, and you drop him like that? Who are you?" "Bruce Lee?" says tourist out of view.
Panel 5: (enclosed panel): View looking up over Phantom's glass to his face. Skull ring purposely visible on the hand holding the glass. "Didn't seem right to mark him just for getting drunk," says Phantom.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Barkeep looks at Phantom wide eyed. "I know you, O Ghost who Walks."
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom speaks. "I am looking for two friends of mine who were in town several weeks ago. A girl, Ga'aana and a man, Mobaasa."
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): "They both belong to high families of the Wambesi. They would have had broad gold bands around their necks. Have you seen them?"
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Barkeep still looks like he's seen a 'ghost'. "I remember Mobaasa. He mistook an old scar of mine for a Wambesi warrior's mark. He was asking about the girl."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): "I could not help him. He had a few drinks and spoke of her as his love. I felt sorry for him and offered a room, but he left into the night saying he had to find her."
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Phantom speaks. "I'm glad to here that. At least I know I am on the right track."

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Drunk next to Phantom gets up. "Heck, I gotta find my love too! Ethyl! Where are you Ethyl?"
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom and Barkeep watch him depart. "Was Mobaasa drunk when he left?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Barkeep speaks. "Not as badly as that. But he was 'comfortably numb', as they say." Big guy is being helped to his feet in the background.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom rises to his feet. "Last question. Have you heard of anyone else going missing lately?"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Barkeep speaks. "The newspaper had a story last week about two 'derelicts' disappearing off the street. Is this what you mean?"
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Phantom shakes barkeep's hand. "Perhaps. Thankyou for your help." "My pleasure, O Phantom."

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Panel 1 (wide panel): Phantom walks down the darkening street, collar pulled up. "Something strange is going on around here," he thinks.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom's head whips around. "Help! Help me!" out of view.
Panel 3 (splash panel): Four men in balaclavas are trying to drag the drunk tourist who left the bar into the back of a truck, 'ICU' on its side. "Help me! Ethyl!"
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom runs towards them, taking coat off as he runs. "No time for niceties…"

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom's fist contacting with jaw of one of the mysterious attackers. CRACK!
Panel 2 (open panel): Two of the attackers turn to see him as Phantom shoots a crowbar out of another one's hand. "Hey!" shouts one of them. "Mister Lee! Thank God it's you!" says drunk.
Panel 3 (wide panel): Phantom launches into the attacker who shouted. Two more men get out of the truck behind him, one has another crowbar, the other has a baseball bat.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom is hit by bat from behind. "Ugh!"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): The men with the bat and the crowbar beat the Phantom who is on the ground out of view.

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Panel 1 (splash panel): Phantom is unconscious on the ground. Three of the hoods stand around him, one holding the drunk by the scruff of the neck. Another is looking at one of his fallen companions. "You guys aren’t supposed to beat Bruce Lee..." says drunk.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): One of the attackers looks at the face of one of the fallen. Sees the Phantom's mark. "What this thing on his face?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): The man with the bat speaks. "It doesn't matter. Get them all into the truck. Someone will have heard all that."
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): "What about this purple weirdo?" Two of the men struggle to lift the Phantom. "He weighs a ton!"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): "Something tells me we were lucky with that one, but his engine obviously works so it would be a waste to leave him behind," says guy with bat.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): "Break his arm, cuff him and put him in the truck. Let's move!"
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): One of the men stretches the Phantoms left arm out while the other raises the crowbar.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): The drunk looks wide-eyed towards the Phantom as he is pushed into the back of the truck. CRACK is 'heard' out of view. "Where are you taking us?"
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Drunk is pushed the rest of the way roughly. "No questions! Move it boys!"
Panel 5 (wide panel): Truck drives of into the dark, past old man Phantom spoke to earlier, huddle in the shadows.

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Phantom crumpled in corner of a cell. "Uhh...." He has been stripped of his uniform and is wearing shorts. His mask is still on though.
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom's point of view. Girl huddled up with her knees to her chin looks at him. "You OK Mister?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Phantom's hands are still handcuffed behind him. He tries to sit up. "Nnnn... I think… they dislocated my shoulder."
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Phantom sits back against wall in obvious discomfort. "What is this palce?"
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Girls eyes look over her knees. "I don't really know. I’ve been in here for ages. Why are you wearing a mask?"
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Phantom half grins. "It's a long story. My name's Chris, what's yours?"

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Girl still speaks from behind her knees. "Andy."
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): "Pleased to meet you Andy. Can you guess how long you've been here?"
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): Girl lowers her knees. "I dunno. More than a month anyway. Does your arm hurt?"
Panel 4 (wide panel): Two men burst into the room, one wearing a baseball cap and carrying a 'taser', the other wearing a white coat and carrying a syringe. "Sample time, masked man. Don't do anything stupid."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Man in white coat takes a blood sample from Phantom's right arm. "What's with the mask anyway, Bob?"

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): 'Bob' leans casually against the door frame. "Don't really know. Mogoo nearly lost it when we tried to take it off. He said 'He who sees the eyes of the Phantom will surely die'".
Panel 2 (enclosed panel): Phantom looks up at man in doorway. "What is all this? What do you want?" Phantom speaks in icy voice.
Panel 3 (enclosed panel): "Ah, it speaks!" says Bob. "Well purple man, we're taking a blood sample to see if you're as healthy as you look. That's all."
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Man in white coat gets up, holding full syringe. "Got it."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Phantom knocks him over and lunges for the door. "Where are Mobaasa and Ga'aana?" he shouts.
Panel 6 (enclosed panel): Bob aims taser. "Nap time, purple man."
Panel 7 (enclosed panel): ZAP!

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Panel 1 (enclosed panel): Small fingers are trying to pull the taser 'staple' out of the Phantom's chest.
Panel 2 (wide panel): Andy is crouched over the Phantom. She looks proudly at the staple she has just removed. "Got you."
Panel 3 (same view): "Thankyou Andy." "Ahh!" she jumps.
Panel 4 (enclosed panel): Andy frowns at Phantom. "Don't do that! Anyway... do you get enough sleep at home? You seem to like getting knocked out."
Panel 5 (enclosed panel): Phantom moves back against wall, and winces at his shoulder. "You're a funny girl, Andy."