Duel at Deadman's Gulch

Duel at Deadman's Gulch
Produced for:	Fantomen 22/2009
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"Duel at Deadman's Gulch" is a 2009 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

Hollywood actress Alexandra Troy is forced to sign a contract with talent agency Horizons Unlimited, an agency known for their "slave contracts". Living in a palatial house, her only confidant the gardener is soon found murdered and Alexandra travels to Bengali to ask The Phantom for help. The Phantom eventually finds himself challenged to a duel on the high street in an Old Wild West tourist attraction.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil

One-time characters

• Alexandra Troy
• Diana Troy
• Peter
• Nick Stahl (as corpse)
• Nexus Nero
• Miguel Hernandez, gardener
• Steve, gardener
• Bill Bly, agent
• Curt

Fictional characters

• J R Ewing

Locations

• USA
  • California
    • Los Angeles
      • Los Angeles Public Library
    • Hollywood
    • Los Angeles International Airport
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas
    • Deadman's Gulch
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Skull Throne

Tribes

• Bandar

Newspapers

• Variety
• TV Guide
• People
• Time
• LA Tribune
• Pacific Gazette

Objects

• Good Mark necklace

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Duel at Deadman's Gulch", The Phantom #1551 (2009)

Finland

• "Kaksintaistelu Dead Man's Gulchissa", Mustanaamio 22/2009

Norway

• "Duellen ved Deadman Gulch", Fantomet 21/2009

Sweden

• "Duellen vid Deadman Gulch", Fantomen 22/2009

Awards

• Best story (Norway) 2009

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"