The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse
Produced for:	Fantomen 15/1976
# of pgs:	35
Writer:	Janne Lundström
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Mummy's Curse" is a 1976 Team Fantomen story, written by Janne Lundström, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot synopsis by Chronicle Chamber

An Egyptian exhibition is doing the rounds of major museums. With Diana in town on business she tags along for a visit to the Manhattan Museum to take some blood samples from the five, or is it six, mummies in the exhibition. However, when they turn up after hours, you can't interrupt the patrons during the day, Dr. Kantara, whom Diana is assisting with the blood samples, get knocked out and a mummy disappears, along with some papyrus scrolls and clay tablets that the museum doesn't seem to think much of. The exhibition then heads to London where more hijinks occur and this time Diana awaits. After all this commotion the exhibit heads back to Cairo. Will Diana, who is now joined by the Phantom, get to the bottom of this mummy mystery? Is it just a spate of opportune robberies, or is there really a curse on the tomb or Ramenhopep II? Can the Phantom rescue Diana before she is beyond the point of no return?

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Devil

One-time Characters

• Dr. Gamal El Kantara
• Director Evans
• Ramenhopep II
• Ramenhopep I (mentioned)
• Manhattan Museum Night Guard
• Dr. Carter
• Canadian Guard
• Professor Wood
• Saunders, British Museum guard
• Totme III (mentioned)
• Ostris (mentioned)
• Professor Wahap ben Yussuf
• Omaris the Architect (mentioned)

Real-life characters

• Garbini (mentioned)
• Tutankhamun (mentioned)

Locations

• USA
  • New York
    • New York City
      • United Nations Headquarters
      • Manhattan Museum
        • Exhibition Hall
          • Coffin of Ramenhopep II
        • Storeroom
    • Police Station
    • Hospital
• Canada (mentioned)
  • Montreal (mentioned)
• England
  • London
    • British Museum
      • Hall with Cairo Exhibition
        • Coffin of Totme III
        • Glass case
    • Hotel
      • Diana's Hotel Room
    • Harbour
    • Restaurant
    • Tower Bridge
  • Heathrow Airport
• Egypt
  • Cairo
    • Cairo Museum, also called Egyptian Museum
      • Dr. Carter's Office
    • Kasbah
      • Gama's House
        • Courtyard with fountain
    • Dr. Carter's Home
  • Giza
    • Ramenhopep's Pyramid, west of Saqqara
      • King's Tomb
      • Queen's tomb
      • Ramenhopep's Real Tomb
        • Air Passage
    • Sphinx
    • Pyramids of Giza
  • Valley of the Kings
    • Tomb of Tutankhamun (mentioned)
• Bengali (mentioned)

Organizations

• United Nations
  • World Health Organisation

Items

• Pieces of clay tablet
  • Montreal's piece bought in 1899 in Cairo of insignificant scientific value
  • New York's piece part of collection since 1901 with catalogue no. 132A
  • London's piece incorrectly filed as a floor-plan by Omaris, the Architect.

Behind the scenes

• Ramenhopep II is the name of an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, referred to as the son or Ramenhopep I. These appear to be fictional names.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Mummy's Curse", The Phantom #1109 (1995)
• "The Mummy's Curse", The Phantom #1988 (2025)

Denmark

• "Mumiens hævn", Fantomet #93 (1978)

Finland

• "Muumion kosto", Mustanaamio 13/1977
• "Muumion kosto", Mustanaamio 21 – 22/1992 (colored by TGS)

Norway

• "Mumiens hevn", Fantomet 24/1976
• "Mumiens hevn", Fantomet 26/1992 (colored by TGS)
• "Mumiens hevn", Fantomets Krønike 3/2005
• "Mumiens hevn", Krønikebok #40 (2008)

Sweden

• "Mumiens hämnd", Fantomen 15/1976
• "Mumiens hämnd", Fantomen 17/1992 (colored by TGS)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der wandelnden Mumie", Phantom #229 (1983)
• "Das Geheimnis der wandelnden Mumie", Phantom Super-band #1064