The 21st Phantom (story)

The 21st Phantom
Produced for:	Fantomen 17/2004
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Paul Ryan
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The 21st Phantom" is a 2004 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Paul Ryan. It marked the start of "The Phantom Year One" concept, in which the 21st Phantom is badly wounded and starts to recollect what happened to him when he was new as the Phantom.

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Captain Worubu
• Colonel Weeks
• Old man Mozz
• Dr Axel
• The 20th Phantom
• Thunder
• Redbeard (in flashbacks only)
• Maude Thornton Walker (mentioned only)

One-time characters

• unnamed sister in the Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
• Woyzek the Pole
• Jake
• Ugambu
• Akabus
• Djinner

Locations

• Bengali
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Phantom Crypt
  • The Whispering Grove
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Bengali River
  • Mucar (mentioned only)
    • The Slave Market of Mucar (mentioned only)
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters

Organizations

• The Moogoo Cult (in flashbacks only)
• The Jungle Patrol
• The Slave Traders from Mucar

Tribes

• Bandar
• Tutuku

Objects

• The Skull Ring
• The Skull

Old Jungle Sayings

• Never take aim at the Phantom.

Related stories

Refers to

• "Curse of the Medicine Men" by Janne Lundström and Özcan Eralp
• "The Childhood of the Phantom" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Referenced in

• "Molok" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The 21st Phantom", The Phantom #1390 (2004)

Finland

• "21. Mustanaamio", Mustanaamio 17/2004

Norway

• "Det 21. Fantomet", Fantomet 17/2004

Sweden

• "Den 21:e Fantomen", Fantomen 17/2004