Devil's Adventure

Devil's Adventure
Produced for:	Fantomen 20/1986
# of pgs:	27.5
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	John Stokes
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Devil's Adventure" is a 1986 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by John Stokes.

Plot summary

The Phantom's wolf Devil is acting strange and The Phantom receives complaints that a mountain wolf is attacking cattle. Meanwhile an American businessman har arrived in the jungle intending to catch a rare mountain wolf for his private zoo.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Rex
• Wambatta of Wambesi
• Dr Axel
• Trader Joe
• Tom-Tom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Joomba
• Lamanda Luaga
• Kit and Heloise
• Bomba

One-time characters

• Bandinga of Bandar
• Wambola of Wambesi
• Uhuru
• J.J. Aspinal
• Mandy
• Duane

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
    • The Skull Cave
      • Bedroom
      • The Skull Throne
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Trader Joe's Trading Post
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Morristown Presidential Palace

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express

Phantom Lore

• Talking Drums

Old Jungle Sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Denmark

• "Devils eventyr", Fantomet #304 (1989)

Finland

• "Devilin seikkailu", Mustanaamio 7/1987

Norway

• "Ulv på eventyr", Fantomet 6/1987
• "Ulv på eventyr", Fantomets Krønike 4/1993

Sweden

• "Devils äventyr", Fantomen 20/1986
• "Devils äventyr", Fantomen Krönika 6/2007

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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"