The Castle of Darkness

The Castle of Darkness
Produced for:	Fantomen 17/1999
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Joan Boix
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"The Castle of Darkness" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Joan Boix.

Plot summary

The 4th Phantom and Suran is travelling through Germany in 1632. Chasing a rabbit, the Phantom knocks his head when falling and wakes up near an enchanted village, where the villagers live in fear of a local prince, who feeds off the villager's souls.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 4th Phantom
• Suran
• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Katarina Ulrikasdotter van Wallenbach (mentioned only)

One-time characters

• Ilse
• Ilse's father the inn keeper
• Frieda, Ilse's sister
• unnamed prince

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
• Germany

Behind the scenes

The village's name Geisterstadt is German for "ghost town".

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Ring of Death, Part 2" by Kari Leppänen and Ulf Granberg

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Castle of Darkness", The Phantom #1241 (1999)

India

• "The Castle of Darkness", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #15 (2003)
• "The Castle of Darkness", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: The Well of Time / The Castle of Darkness (2007)
• "The Castle of Darkness", Champion of Justice (2007)
• "The Castle of Darkness", The Well of Time and The Castle of Darkness (2010)
• "The Castle of Darkness", Champion of Justice (2010)

Norway

• "Ondskapens borg", Fantomet 17/1999
• "Ondskapens borg", Krønikebok #4 (2001)

Sweden

• "Ondskans borg", Fantomen 17/1999
• "Ondskans borg", Fantomen Krönika 6/2002