Cleopatra's Asp
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Produced for: | Fantomen 25/1989 |
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# of pgs: | 32 |
Writer: | Michael Tierres |
Artist: | Kari Leppänen |
Original colorist: | N/A |
Producer: | Semic Press |
"Cleopatra's Asp" is a 1989 Team Fantomen story, written by Michael Tierres, with art by Kari Leppänen.
Plot synopsis
While travelling through France in 1798, The Phantom is forced into the French army, about to invade Egypt. While disembarking he saves the life of a French officer who wants to search for Cleopatra's treasure.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Emile
- Marcel
- Professor De Beauharnais
- Sekhmet
- Achilles Tardieu
Real-life characters
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Paul de Barras
- Cleopatra
- Mark Antony (in flashback)
- Octavianus (in flashback)
Behind the scenes
- Diana only appears in five panels while listening to The Phantom telling the story, but still have three different types of tops: a dress shirt with a collar, a tube top and finally an off-shoulder single strap dress.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Cleopatra's Asp", The Phantom #964 (1990)
- "Cleopatra's Asp", The Phantom #1125 (1996)
- "Cleopatra's Asp", The Phantom #1665 (2013)
Denmark
- "Kleopatras slange", Fantomet #328 (1991)
Finland
- "Kleopatran käärme", Mustanaamio 9/1990
Norway
- "Cleopatras slange", Fantomet 10/1990
- "Cleopatras slange", Fantomets Krønike 1/1999
- "Cleopatras slange", Krønikebok #13 (2003)
Sweden
- "Cleopatras orm", Fantomen 25/1989
- "Cleopatras orm", Fantomen Krönika 2/1997
- "Cleopatras orm", Fantomen Krönika Band 5, del 1 (2003)