Sheltering Sky on the Taieri

Even the carparks of Otago have greener and lusher grass than the faraway lawns of the rich and famous.

The Phantom 39: We don't kill unless we have to.

The wicked Count from Baronkhan has left young Rex, the Phantom's ward, alone in the jungle to die. Rex knows how to survive in the jungle, but this time the odds are against him: a boy armed with a small crossbow facing a hungry tiger.

So the tiger lives to hunt another day. With The Phantom now on his trail, the Count may not be so lucky!

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Sy Barry

Quirky corner

Brighton IV

Brighton was stunning today... as always.

The Phantom 38: A month's rest in the hospital.

Diana can look after herself, but it's the champ's misfortune that Mr. Walker happens to be with her on this occasion...

I think The Phantom hit this guy harder than he ever hit anyone... but what's really interesting is that a mere slip of a girl can hold back the right arm that has knocked out thugs, gangsters and pirates all around the world -- not to mention one or two heavyweight champions!

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Wilson McCoy

Dunedin on the quick

A quick lunchtime walk in Dunedin... All you have to do is leave your building, pick a road that's heading uphill, and start walking...

Better head back now. The lunch break is nearly over. There's a trail over there to the right, descending through more forests and parks...

The Phantom 37: OK, GIRLS -- UNZIP!

The sirens of myth who lured sailors to their doom had nothing on these gorgeous mermaids, plying their trade in a modern shipping channel notorious for the mysterious disappearances of boats and men.

Unfortunately for this murderous bevy of beauties, Mr Walker is a passenger on the Belle of the Ball...

Entranced by strange music and female beauty, the captain wants to capture the mermaids, but The Phantom is only interested in solving the mystery.

Seeing through the ruse, the captain orders the ship back on course, but runs afoul of another trick, and the ship cracks up on a hidden reef.

"What they've got" is The Phantom, sworn nemesis of pirates -- no matter how seductive or beautiful!

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Ray Moore