Poisoned Dreams

Poisoned Dreams
Produced for:	Fantomen 15/1982
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Idi Kharelli
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Poisoned Dreams" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Idi Kharelli, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

Rex and Tom-Tom are obsessed with the comic magazine Stuporman. Visiting a comic book store, they are told that they can get the latest issue of "The Stunning Stuporman Special" in a warehouse in the harbour. What they don't know is that the comic book store is just a facade and that its owner imports comic magazines infused in LSD, to sell the drug.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Tom-Tom
• Rex
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Kit and Heloise

One-time characters

• Mr Seymour Butterflow
• Larry

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
    • Dreamland Comic Bookstore
    • Pamet Street
    • Hofman Avenue
  • The Tree House
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Items

• Comic magazines "Stuporman", "The Stunning Stuporman Special", "The Stuttering Stuporboy", "The Snarling Stupordog", "Stuporman Family", "Screaming Stuporbrats".

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Poisoned Dreams", The Phantom #1032 (1993)

Denmark

• "I narkoens vold", Fantomet #222 (1983)

Finland

• "Myrkyllisiä unia", Mustanaamio 24/1982
• "Myrkyllisiä unia", Mustanaamio 3 – 4/1987

Hungary

• "Rémálmok", Fantom 4/1991

Norway

• "Giftdrømmer", Fantomet 23/1982
• "Giftdrømmer", Fantomets Krønike 7/2006
• "Giftdrømmer", Fantomet Gullalderen 19 (2015)

Sweden

• "Giftdrömmar", Fantomen 15/1982
• "Giftdrömmar", Fantomen 16/1986
• "Giftdrömmar", De bästa äventyren #1 (2004)

West Germany

• "Die Todesvilla", Phantom #222 (1982)
• "Die Todesvilla", Phantom Super-band #1060