The Floating Island

The Floating Island
Produced for:	Fantomen 2/1984
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Dai Darell
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Floating Island" is a 1984 Team Fantomen story, written by Dai Darell, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

Exploring a previously unknown floating island off the coast from the Mori village, The Phantom finds a treasure chest and a short message from a sailor, Seymour Barr. After placing an ad, he is contacted by a man who claims to be Barr's decendant. The treasure includes a white rider on an elephant and this item holds great value to The Singh Brotherhood.

Appearances

Recurring Characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran
• Toma
• Dogai Singh
• Seymour Barr (mentioned)

One-time Characters

• Moure of the Mori
• Morani of the Mori
• Unnamed Mori chief
• Wan-Gaij / Will Greed
• Raoul, Singh pirate

Locations

• Bengali
  • Mori-Town
  • The Floating Island
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Chronicle Room
  • Morristown
    • Morristown harbour

Tribes

• Mori
• Bandar

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood

Objects

• The White Horseman

Newspapers

• Bengali News

Old Jungle Sayings

• The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears.
• When the Phantom moves, lightning stands still.
• You never find the Phantom, he finds you.

Behind the Scenes

• The original Swedish name for the object in this story is "Den vita ryttaren" which means "The White Rider". Although it is clearly shown in the images that the Rider is sitting on an elephant, Frew chose the incorrect English translation "The White Horseman" when the story was published in Australia.
• The character Seymour Barr is named after Phantom artist Seymour "Sy" Barry.

Related stories

Followed by

• "The White Horseman" by Dai Darell and Hans Lindahl

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Floating Island", The Phantom #850 (1986)
• "The Floating Island", The Phantom #1312 (2002)

Denmark

• "Den flydende ø", Fantomet #262 (1985)

Finland

• "Kelluva saari", Mustanaamio 12/1984
• "Kelluva saari", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 5/2012

Norway

• "Den flytende øya", Fantomet 13/1984
• "Den flytende øya", Fantomet Jubileumskrønike 1936-1996 (1996)

Sweden

• "Den flytande ön", Fantomen 2/1984
• "Den flytande ön", Fantomen Krönika 3/2008