Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll

Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll
Produced for:	Fantomen 12/2017
# of pgs:	22
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Publishing AB

"Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll" is a 2017 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot summary

In 1892 The 18th Phantom has travelled by train from Liverpool to London, meeting a young lady with her daughter Becky on the train. After arriving at Euston Station, a bomb goes off and kills them both. The Phantom, badly bruised, swears to find the responsible. Inspector Tomkins of the Scotland Yard quickly arrives on the crime scene and tells The Phantom that he suspects that a Scottish nationalist group, "Skean Dhu", is believed to be responsible. With only a dropped porter's cap as a clue, The Phantom starts to investigate in a dark and misty London.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 18th Phantom
• Tomkins
• Colonel Wolfe

One-time characters

• Mary Ann Flattery, the woman on the train
• Rebecca Elisabeth Flattery, "Becky", the girl on the train
• Gunn
• Sid
• Hetti, flower girl
• Jenkins, porter

Locations

• United Kingdom
  • London
    • Euston Railway station
    • Tower of London
    • Westminster Bridge

Organizations

• Skean Dhu
• Scotland Yard

Ships

• RMS Majestic

Items

• British crown jewels

Related stories

References

• "The Orient Express, Part 1" by Norman Worker and Jaime Vallvé

Followed by

• "Black Dagger, Part 2: The Curse of Black Annis" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll", The Phantom #1807 (2018)
• "Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll", The Phantom #1808 (excerpt, 2018)

Norway

• "Den svarte dolken, del 1: Filledukken", Fantomet 8/2017

Sweden

• "Svarta dolken, del 1: Trasdockan", Fantomen 12/2017