The 20th Phantom

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The 20th Phantom
Active years (Team Fantomen):
1935-1959
Active years (Lee Falk):
early-mid 20th century
Active years (Moonstone):
Active 1936
Active years (Bastei):
N/A
Active years (Other producers):
N/A


The 20th Phantom is one of the Phantoms.

Fictional Character Biography

According to Team Fantomen

He was born in 1912 and became the Phantom in 1935, the year he became 23, thereby being the oldest one so far to swear the Oath of the Phantom.

Through some somewhat contradictionary events he came marry Maude Thorne McPatrick and in 1939, their son, the 21st Phantom was born.

When he was to marry, he had to free his Maude from a prison by working as an ox and thereby making a chain weaker and weaker until he could tear it appart.

He died in 1959 when Rama Singh, backstabbed him to death after he had destroyed the Singh pirate fleet.

According to Lee Falk

The 20th Phantom is about to be stabbed by Rama Singh.

The 20th Phantom was either married to the beautiful Lady Maude, whom he had to save out of the dungeons of a prince ("The Chain" and "Captain Amazon - Pirate Queen"). In "The Tree House" he is said to have married an unnamed daughter of Dr. Thorne, whom he met while saving them from the Rope People. It's very possible, albeit never stated, that Maude and Miss Thorne were the very same.

He met and befriended Dr. Axel, who saved his life and later delivered the future 21st Phantom. He was also the one to help Axel start up his Jungle Hospital, as said in "Dr Axel and the Witchmen" and several later stories.

In "The Singh Brotherhood" the current Phantom tells Diana that his father died after a battle with the Singh Pirates, a story that is repeated in "The Childhood of the Phantom (1944 story)". In "The Childhood of the Phantom (1959 story)" he is shown to have died after a gunfight with river pirates and in "The Belt" dies after being stabbed in the back by Rama, a Singh Pirate.

According to Moonstone

The 20th Phantom fought the Singh Brotherhood in 1936.

According to Bastei

According to the Bastei stories, the current Phantom is the 15th, meaning that there hasn't yet appeared a 20th Phantom. The current Phantom's father is therefore the 14th Phantom.


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Notable Appearances

Daily/Sunday stories

Title Writer Artist Set in Comments
"The Tree House" Falk Barry ??
"The Chain" Falk McCoy ??
"The Childhood of the Phantom (1944 story)" Falk McCoy ??
"The Childhood of the Phantom (1959 story)" Falk McCoy ??
"The Belt" Falk McCoy ??
"Mystery of Fire Head Peak" DePaul Nolan ??

Team Fantomen stories

Title Writer Artist Set in Comments
"The Prisoner in Marrakech" Lundström Vallvé 1912
"Bastis the Cat Goddess" Reimerthi Felmang, Benny 1922
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 3: Scarface" Worker Leppänen ca. 1923 The 20th Phantom was born 1912 and looks like 10-11
"Return of the Ghost" Lundström Vallvé 1935
"The Jackal" Worker Bade 193?
"The Hollywood Murders" DePaul Boix 193?
"Escape from Devil's Island" Bade, Granberg Bade 193?
"The Devil's Library, Part 2" Reimerthi Boix 1938
"Curse of the Medicine Men" Lundström Eralp 194?
"The Traitor" Broberg Eralp 194?
"The Witch" Granberg Eralp 19??
"Eden" Avenell Lindahl 1943, 1945
"The Monster" Avenell Bade ??
"The Heart of Darkness VII - Part 3: The Saboteurs" Reimerthi Boix 1944
"The Heart of Darkness VII - Part 4: Operation Götterdämmerung" Reimerthi Boix 1944
"The Heart of Darkness VII - Part 5: The Ark of the Covenant" Reimerthi Boix 1944
"Lotosi's Treasure" Avenell Vallvé 194?
"Tirangi's Burial Ground" Borgnes Leppänen 194?
"King Fatso" Moberg Felmang, Benny 1947
"Kingdom of the Amazons" Goodall Felmang, Ferri 19??
"The Murder Rap" Moberg Bade 19??
"The Test" Worker Leppänen 1956 It is set at the 17th birthday of The 21st Phantom who was born 1939 according to Team Fantomen
"Quabar's Secret" Darell Eralp 19??
"The Flying Horse" Falk Eralp 19??

Fratelli Spada stories

Title Writer Artist Set in Comments
"The Diamond from Kolahoore" unknown Jannì ?? Only about the 20th Phantom in Team Fantomen lore

Moonstone stories

Title Writer Artist Set in Comments
"The Singh Web" Raab Blanco 1936



The Phantoms
The 21st and current Phantom

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