Death in Cyberspace

Death in Cyberspace
Produced for:	Fantomen 7/2006
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Hans Lindahl
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan
Preceded by:	none
Followed by:	Lost in Cyberspace

"Death in Cyberspace" is a 2006 Team Fantomen story, by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

The Phantom reads in Bengali Times how Professor Protherew can use computer technology to create "virtual reality" to investigate and recreate history. The Phantom wants to use this to solve a mystery involving the 10th Phantom. However, the professor is murdered and when the Phantom visit the computer labs he meets The Titans, a group who lives in the virtual reality in the form of gods.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 10th Phantom (flashback)
• The 1st Phantom (mentioned)
• Lamanda Luaga
• Devil (mentioned)
• Guran (flashback
• Professor Protherew
• Sabel Q
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Kizim (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Aveiro, notorious slave trader
• Unnamed police Constable
• Frank, cyberplatform saboteur
• Bollak, cyberplatform saboteur

Real-life characters

• Einstein (mentioned)
• Newton (mentioned)

Fictional characters

• Dr Frankenstein (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Chronicle Chamber
      • The Phantom Crypt
  • Morristown
    • Morristown Computer Laboratories
    • Bengete
      • Bengete Scrapyard
• England
  • London (flashback)
• Cyberspace
  • Olympus
• Atlantis (mentioned)

Organisations

• Bengali Times
• Internet Committee
• The Titans

Objects

• Cyberspace device
• Cyber-helmet

Phantom lore

• The Oath of the Skull

Behind the scenes

• In the Phantom Crypt the dates shown are "-6 - 1566" and "-48 - 1604".
• Without mentioning that it is an Old Jungle Saying, there is a comment "Suddenly... a voice that freezes the blood".
• The Phantom shares that he is known by many names, including "The Nemesis of Evil", "Guardian of the Eastern Dark", "The Phantom", and "The Ghost who Walks".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #1442 (2006)

Finland

• "Kuolema kyberavaruudessa", Mustanaamio 7/2006

Norway

• "Døden i cyberspace", Fantomet 6/2006

Sweden

• "Döden i Cyberrymden", Fantomen 7/2006