The Moment of Freedom
The Moment of Freedom | |
Produced for: | Fantomen 12/1983 |
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# of pgs: | 32 |
Writer: | Layla Gauraz |
Artist: | Georges Bess |
Original colorist: | N/A |
Producer: | Semic Press |
"The Moment of Freedom" is a 1983 Team Fantomen story, written by Layla Gauraz, with art by Georges Bess.
Plot synopsis
Following the events of "Black Ivory", The 16th Phantom travels to South Carolina to find the 40 men who have been kidnapped by slavers. In Wilmington plantation owner Cromfield and his colleagues are making good business selling slaves at auction. When The Phantom arrives he rents a house and gets help from the slave Zeb to put a spanner in Cromfield's works.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Black Jack
- Jeremiah
- Mr Cromfield, plantation owner
- Mr Von Kaupfer, plantation owner
- Mr Barclay, chief of police
- Mr McKenzie, shipper
- Mr Carradine, shop owner
- Zeb
- Rosy
- Donaway
- Bob
- Miss Pearl Cromfield
- Kounta
- Lomumba
- Tiboo
Locations
- Bengali
- Deep Woods
- Morristown (mentioned)
- USA
- South Carolina
- Wilmington
- South Carolina
Tribes
Vehicles
- Schooner "Queeny"
- Ship "Mary Elizabeth"
Behind the scenes
When published in Fantomen 12/1983 the story is said to be about The 17th Phantom but this was corrected to The 16th Phantom when published in Fantomen Krönika #28
Related stories
Preceded by
- "Black Ivory" by Layla Gauraz and Georges Bess
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Moment of Freedom", The Phantom #825A (1985)
Denmark
- "Frihedens øjeblik", Fantomet #241 (1984)
Finland
- "Vapauden hetki", Mustanaamio 21/1983
Norway
- "Frihetens time", Fantomet 21/1983
- "Frihetens time", Fantomets Krønike 3/1995
- "Frihetens time", Fantomet Gullalderen #23 (2016)
Sweden
- "Frihetens ögonblick", Fantomen 12/1983
- "Frihetens ögonblick", Fantomen Krönika 6/1998