1943, Part 1

1943, Part 1
Produced for:	Fantomen 16/2015
# of pgs:	22
Writer:	John Rassy
Artist:	Alex Saviuk
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Publishing AB

"1943, Part 1" is a 2015 Team Fantomen story, written by John Rassy, with art by Alex Saviuk.

Plot synopsis

The 20th Phantom arrives in Nimes, France, in 1943 to help his wife's brother Johnny Thorne leave France and travel to Bengali. The Phantom learns that a civil servant at the US embassy in Paris is colluding with a SS officer to sell stolen paintings. The French Resistance is also active and believes that the Phantom is a Gestapo agent.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 20th Phantom
• Maude Thorne McPatrick
• Johnny Thorne, Maude's brother
• Giuseppe, captain of a ship
• Clay Dupree/ John E. Ritter
• Von Doll, officer of the Waffen-SS
• Celeste, hotel receptionist, member of the resistance
• Degrille, member of the resistance
• Cevert, member of the resistance

One-time characters

• Zacharias, member of the resistance
• Dr. Jasper Jackson (mentioned)

Locations

• France
  • Marseille
  • Nimes

Organizations

• Gestapo
• SS

Vehicles

Newspapers

• Le Parisien

Related stories

Followed by

• "1943, Part 2" by John Rassy and Alex Saviuk

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "1943, Part 1", The Phantom #1747 (2016)

Brazil

• "1943, Parte 1", O Fantasma #4 (2019)

Norway

• "1943, del 1", Fantomet 10/2015

Sweden

• "1943, del 1", Fantomen 16/2015