Encounter With Murder

Encounter With Murder
Produced for:	Fantomen 18/2011
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Joan Boix
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"Encounter With Murder" is a 2011 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Joan Boix.

Plot synopsis

President Sandal Singh wakes up from a recurring nightmare — in a thunderstorm she meets her father Dogai Singh who demands to have back what she stole from him. After stopping Darkfire Corporation from making a hostile takeover of Singh Corporation, president Singh has decided to get rid of Singh Corporation board members who are working for Darkfire, including Sanderson. Oddly enough the setup bears the hallmark of her father, whom she believe is dead.

Somewhere in the US, Darkfire Corporation has a board meeting. Not only is Darkfire selling weapons to the Rodian Liberation Army, the company is also negotiating with the Rodian government about hiring mercenary soldiers. A special team will take care of Dogai Singh who is no longer useful to Darkfire. The special team, assassins, is stopped by the automatic rifle in Dogai Singh's wheelchair. Dogai orders that another attempt should be made to kill his daughter, that his mole Sanderson is killed and that criminals in Morristown should again be murdered with a skull mark in their faces.

When the Phantom visits Morristown to ask around, the police receives a tip that the skull murderer has been sighted. The Phantom is drugged by Dogai's assassin Elena. Dogai's assassin Regin breaks into the presidential palace and shoots Sandal's lover Kevin dead before her bodyguard Belim can stop him.

The Phantom is taken to a deserted venue for lasertag games where he meets Dogai Singh and must fight his henchman Leon. When the Morristown police arrives, Dogai Singh manages to disappear.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Dogai Singh
• Sandal Singh
• Belim
• Bomba
• Kevin
• Ilja Lusjin

One-time characters

• Inspector Moses Kakunda
• Constable M'Beye
• Mr Sanderson, Sing Corp, board member
• Elena, assassin
• Regin, assassin
• Leon, Dogai's henchman
• Mr Zarkov of Darkfire Corporation
• Miss Almond, Zarkov's secretary
• Mitch, criminal detective
• Lupo

Locations

• Rodia (mentioned)
  • Marcusburg (mentioned)
• Sotuland
  • Dogai Singh's house
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • Morristown
    • Presidential Palace

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express

Organizations

• Darkfire
• Morristown Police Department

Related stories

Preceded by

• "The Skull Murders" by Claes Reimerthi and Sal Velluto
• "Dangerous Escape" by Claes Reimerthi, Felmang, and Germano Ferri
• "Fateful Meeting" by Claes Reimerthi and Hans Lindahl

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Encounter With Murder", The Phantom #1608 (2011)

Finland

• "Kohtaaminen murhaajan kanssa", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 4/2013

Norway

• "Møte med en morder", Fantomet 17/2011

Sweden

• "Möte med mördare", Fantomen 18/2011