The 9th Phantom

The 9th Phantom
Active years (Team Fantomen):
1717-1735
Active years (Lee Falk):
1726 - mid 18th century
Active years (Moonstone):
No appearance
Active years (Bastei):
1787-1821
Active years (Other producers):
N/A

The 9th Phantom is one of the Phantoms.

Fictional Character Biography

According to the newspaper strip

Born in 1704 as the fourth and youngest son of the 8th Phantom and his British wife, he was given the name Kit-Four. His three older brothers were triplets born in 1703, and named Kit-One, Kit-Two, and Kit-Three.

Kit-Four was much smaller than his brothers and was called "The Runt". When his older brothers travelled to England in 1715 to be educated, he stayed in the Jungle and trained hard to get stronger, but never became a tall man. His brothers returned seven years later, only to tell their father that they were hoping to pursue their careers instead of becoming the Phantom, and return to England again.

In 1725, the mongol ruler Jhatun Khan of Vhatun Dhatun began slave raids in the jungle. In 1726, the 8th Phantom travelled to Khan's palace to make him stop, but was shot in the back with an arrow by one of Khan's guards. The 8th made it back to the Skull Cave but died shortly after. Kit-Four then travelled to Vhatun Dhatun, where he fought and defeated Khan's 6-foot tall daughter, the 18-year old warrior princess Vhatta Khan. Vhatta followed Kit-Four to the Deep Woods, where he became the 9th Phantom. They were going to be married by the Council of Chiefs, when Jhatun Khan appeared, only to give them his blessing and wed them himself. The Fourth Son

As the 9th Phantom, he was known as the strongest Phantom of all. He destroyed the idol Zaal which was worshipped with human sacrifice in The Eastern Dark, and thus earned the title Guardian of the Eastern Dark. Guardian of the Eastern Dark The Eastern Dark The Eastern Dark at Janorra

He also saved the life of the Queen of the Golden People. The Golden People.

According to Team Fantomen

He began his time as the Phantom by avenging his father, killing Captain Blood. The Avenger from the Sea

He married Flame Stanbury in 1717, after defeating the tyrant Duvall that held her father prisoner and Jamaica enslaved. Flame Later that year was their son, the 10th Phantom, born.

The 9th Phantom was the one who signed the treaty with the Little People in May 12th, 1718 and most probably the first Phantom to meet them. {Storylink|The Little Ones}}

From mid 1718 until early 1719, he was busy chasing the pirate "Ironhand" Hawkins. When he found him, he was captured and tortured, until the ship sank, then he was able to defeat Hawkins with the help of the villagers of Shymouth. Night of the Pirates

In 1720, the 9th Phantom defeated the people of the city Zaal, and was then given the title "Guardian of the Eastern Dark". {Storylink|Guardian of the Eastern Dark}}

Around 1722, Zaal, inspired by the mysterious Alib, tried to take revenge and kidnapped his son Kit. Together with his newfound horse, Storm, the 9th Phantom rescued Kit and left Zaal burning. Count of the Darkness

In 1722, he came in the possession of the Horn of Roland after clearing Alhambra of pirates and scum. The Horn of Roland

In 1725, he met Jonathan Wild, the King of Thieves, and helped ending his career. Jonathon Wild, Part 1: King of Thieves Jonathon Wild, Part 2: Sentenced to Hang

In 1735, he went to the Netherlands and met his old student friend Carl Linnaeus (later known as Carl von Linné) and helped solve some nasty murders. Curse of the Troll Drum

In 1735 he sailed a burning ship against the pirate ship Barracuda in the harbor of Bengalitown after the pirates had captured it. He had to jump from the ship just as it exploded. The explosion made him blind. The pirates caught him hand brought him with them. However, Barracuda was in so bad condition that it sank after a few days. The pirates had realized that the ship would sink soon and therefore made sure that it sank near the coast. The 9th Phantom was left onboard and went down to the bottom of the sea with Barracuda. A small portion of air was kept in the wreck so he could survive for a while inside it. Desperately searching through the wreck, he finally found a hole that had been torn up by the explosion. He reached the surface and started to swim, his only mean of finding a direction to swim at was to listen for the sound of the waves hitting the beach. He managed to reach land and collapsed there. Hours later, his son found him there and brought him back to the Skull Cave where he died two days later. The Treasure of the Barracuda

According to Moonstone

The 9th Phantom has yet to be mentioned in the Moonstone stories.

According to Bastei

The 9th Phantom was born in 1758, succeeded his father in 1787 and died in 1821.

Notable Appearances

Daily/Sunday stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Set in	Comments
"The Fourth Son"	Falk	Barry	1726
"Guardian of the Eastern Dark"	Falk	Barry	1710	Dated 1720 by Team Fantomen
"The Eastern Dark"	Falk	Barry	unknown
"The Eastern Dark at Janorra"	Falk	Barry	17??
"The Rattle"	Falk	McCoy	1656	By Team Fantomen chronology attributed to the 9th Phantom
"The Little Ones"	Falk	Barry	1718	By Team Fantomen chronology attributed to the 9th Phantom

Team Fantomen stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Set in	Comments
"The Avenger from the Sea"	Worker	Bess	1717
"Flame"	Worker	Bess	1717
"Night of the Pirates"	Reimerthi	Boix	1718-19	It begin mid.1718 and ends at the begining of 1719
"The Art Collector"	Avenell	Vallvé	17??
"The Horn of Roland"	Worker	Cruz	1722
"Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 3: Count of the Darkness"	Worker	Felmang, Claudio Waldrag	ca. 1722	The year is derived by estimating the age of the 10th Phantom, born 1717.
"The Devil's Anvil"	Avenell	Cruz	17??
"Jonathon Wild, Part 1: King of Thieves"	Reimerthi	Leppänen	1725
"Jonathon Wild, Part 2: Sentenced to Hang"	Reimerthi	Leppänen	1725
"The Pirates' Prisoner"	Lundström	Lindahl	1729-30
"The Prisoner in Venice"	Lundström	Vallvé	17??	A short notice states that some Phantom was helped by the grandfather of Renata di Mascarelli, it is assumed to be the 9th
"Curse of the Troll Drum"	Reimerthi	Lindahl	1735
"The Treasure of the Barracuda"	Worker	Vallvé	1735	In this story, he dies.