Medusa's Keeper

Medusa's Keeper
Produced for:	Fantomen 25-26/2013
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Philip Madden
Artist:	Heiner Bade
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kids Media Nordic AB

"Medusa's Keeper" is a 2013 Team Fantomen story, written by Philip Madden, with art by Heiner Bade.

Plot synopsis

The Phantom notices a small plane crash in the Deep Woods and just before dying the pilot, Stelios Papadrakis, mentions an evil plot to unite the Aegis with with the other two Gorgon heads.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero

One-time characters

• Stelios Papadrakis
• Brother Simon
• Kizil Kaan, also called Ahmet Ozkan
• Abbot of the Order of Athena
• Founder of the Order of Athena (flashback)
• Giovanni Scognamillo
• Andrea Scognamillo
• Hotel Manager in Erdine

Real-life characters

• Perseus (flashback)
• Medusa (flashback)
• Athena (flashback)
• Alexander the Great (flashback)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
• The Aegean Sea
• Turkey
  • Istanbul
    • Sultanahmet
    • The Basilica Cistern
    • Hagia Sophia
  • Erdine
    • Hotel
    • Cave
    • Ruins of Ancient City
      • Altar
• Greece
  • Athens
• Bulgaria (on map)
• India (mentioned)
• Italy
  • Rome (mentioned)
• Vatican City (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Order of Athena, also called the Brotherhood of Athena

Items

• The Aegis

Behind the scenes

• In one panel where Kizil Kaan uses a sleeping gas he says "Call me Sandman." This is a joke rather than an alias. In Swedish, "Sandman" is called "John Blund" which has been left untranslated in the Frew version, making it look even more like "John Blund" is an alias used by Kizil Kaan when it is in fact a joke.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Medusa's Keeper", The Phantom #1681 (2013)

Norway

• "Medusas vokter", Fantomet 1-2/2014

Sweden

• "Medusas väktare", Fantomen 25-26/2013