Death of a Pirate Queen

Death of a Pirate Queen
Produced for:	Fantomen 13/2014
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	David Bishop
Artist:	César Spadari
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Publishing AB

"Death of a Pirate Queen" is a 2014 Team Fantomen story, written by David Bishop, with art by César Spadari.

Plot summary

While The Phantom and Kit go on a camping trip in the jungle, Heloise is sick and stays in the Skull Cave where Diana reads the final chapter in Kate Somerset's diary.

Kate, the former pirate queen, has become abbess of the monastery on Convent Island. The nuns regularly light beacons to warn ships of the dangerous cliffs around the island. The pirate Blackheart and his men arrive on the island and Kate promises to not light the beacons in exchange for hers and the nuns' lives. When a ship is wrecked on the cliffs there is only one survivor, The 18th Phantom suffering from amnesia. After being nursed back to health, The Phantom helps the nuns to get rid of Blackheart. Some months later when Kate is visiting London, the Singh pirates return and kidnap Kate's best friend, the nun Simone.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 17th Phantom
• The 18th Phantom
• Kit and Heloise
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Tancred
• Hero
• Lady Kate Sommerset
• Blackheart
• Anna Sommerset
• Christopher Sommerset
• Sister Simone

One-time characters

• Stane
• Kurtz

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Phantom Crypt
• Convent Island
• England
  • London

Tribes

• Bandar
• Mori

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood

Related stories

Preceded by

• "The New Abbess" by David Bishop and Cesar Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Death of a Pirate Queen", The Phantom #1711 (2014)

Norway

• "En piratdronnings død", Fantomet 15-16/2014

Sweden

• "En piratdrottnings död", Fantomen 13/2014

Awards

• Best story (Norway) 2014

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"