Zheta-Betau

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Zheta-Betau
Zheta-Betau.jpg
First appearance: "Vandal-Looters"
Created by: Lee Falk & Sy Barry


Zheta-Betau, also known among the jungle tribes as Place-of-old-Stones, is a ruin city in Bangalla.

History

In 1782 a large treasure was found at the ruins by the East India Company. The ruins were believed to be the remains of the legendary kingdom of Prester John. The treasure was loaded onto a ship in Sanloi but the ship later disappeared in a storm. City of the Priest King

Behind the Scenes

The city is named after Zeta Beta Tau, the fraternity that Lee Falk was a member of at the University of Illinois.[1]

Appearances

Daily/Sunday stories

Title Writer Artist Comments
"Vandal-Looters" Falk Barry
"The Vanished Village" Falk Olesen, Fredericks

Team Fantomen stories

Title Writer Artist Comments
"The Secret of the Statues" Lundström Eralp  
"Treasure of the Scythians" Worker Vallvé  
"City of the Priest King" Worker Vallvé Set in 1782
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 2: Kazcim Master of the Dumb" Worker Leppänen
"Blood Rain" Eriksson Velluto, Bade, Saviuk, Boix,
Leppänen, Pedrazzini, Spadari, Ruiz