Secret of the Satellite

Secret of the Satellite
Produced for:	Fantomen 18/1982
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Secret of the Satellite" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot synopsis

Hoagy Dewson, a space research assistant in California, gets his hands on satellite photos of Bengali that show the location of The Skull Cave. When he wants to organise an expedition to retrieve the legendary treasures there, he is contacted by The Singh Brotherhood who is prepared to finance and carry out a heavily armed expedition to the Deep Woods.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Dogai Singh
• Lamanda Luaga
• Dr. Henry
• Colonel Worubu
• Kit and Heloise
• Guran
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Devil
• Hero
• The 1st Phantom (in flashback)

One-time characters

• Nkomo
• Delia
• Hoagy Dewson
• Sally Gaynor, Hoagy's significant other
• Erastus, wise fisherman
• Colonel Dredger
• "Duke" Wellington, drummer

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Skull Throne
        • The Major Treasure Room
  • Morristown
    • Airport
  • Sanloi
• USA
  • California
    • Sacramento
    • San Francisco
      • West 23rd Street
  • New York

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo
• Oogaan (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood
• The Jungle Patrol
• Bengali Airlines
• United Nations

Vehicles

• Nimbus III, satellite

Items

• Night vision binoculars, Tom-Tom's birthday present

Phantom lore

• Talking drums

Old jungle sayings

• The voice of the Phantom turns the blood to ice.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Denmark

• "Satellitens hemmelighed", Fantomet #223 (1983)

Finland

• "Satelliitin salaisuus", Mustanaamio 1/1983
• "Satelliitin salaisuus", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 5/2012

Norway

• "Satelittens hemmelighet", Fantomet 1/1983
• "Satelittens hemmelighet", Fantomet Gullalderen #20 (2015)
• "Satelittens hemmelighet", Fantomet 10/2018 (colored by Reprostugan)

Sweden

• "Satellitens hemlighet", Fantomen 18/1982
• "Satellitens hemlighet", Fantomen Krönika 3/2008
• "Satellitens hemlighet", Fantomen 18-19/2018 (colored by Reprostugan)

West Germany

• "Im Hinterhalt des großen Drachen", Phantom #223 (1983)
• "Im Hinterhalt des großen Drachen", Phantom Super-band #1061