Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana
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Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana | |
Produced for: | Fantomen 13/2016 |
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# of pgs: | 22 |
Writer: | Claes Reimerthi |
Artist: | Kari Leppänen |
Original colorist: | Reprostugan |
Producer: | Egmont Publishing AB |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" is a 2016 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Kari Leppänen.
Plot summary
Some of the conspirators have been arrested by Pinkerton agents but the others escapes into the river delta where an elderly gentleman, the self-styled King of Louisiana, has a large house. Wheels have been set in motion to recruit a military corps of volunteers to conquer the Spanish colony of Cuba, making it a slave state of the United States. The Phantom follows them into the delta but is caught by the conspirators who intend to feed him to the alligators.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- The 16th Phantom
- Amanda Bee, Pinkerton agent
- John F. Scott, member of US congress
- Paddy Mahoon, boxer
One-time characters
- Hugo Lopez
- James Seward, ship owner
- Montgomery Stuart, gambler
- Salmon P. Cheatham, prosecutor
- Robert Pendleton, owner of Louisiana Herald
- John Taylor Massey, plantation owner
- The King of Louisiana
Locations
- USA
- Louisiana
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
Organizations
Vehicles
- River Queen, paddle steamer
- Louisiana Belle, paddle steamer
- The Pelican, ship
Related stories
Preceded by
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 1" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 2" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 3" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 4: A Diabolical Plan" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 5: Revolt" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen
Behind the scenes
- The original Swedish story subtitle refers to the title character as "Emperor", not "King".
- The King/Emperor of Louisiana is inspired by a real character; Emperor Norton.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana", The Phantom #1757 (2016)
Brazil
- "O Espírito de Nat Turner, parte 6: O Rei da Louisiana", O Fantasma #8 (2020)
Norway
- "Nat Turners ånd, del 6: Keiseren av Louisian", Fantomet 7/2016
Sweden
- "Nat Turners ande, del 6: Kejsaren av Louisiana", Fantomen 13/2016
Awards