Mina Braun

Mina Braun
First appearance:	"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery"
Created by:	Tony DePaul, George Olesen, & Keith Williams

Mina Braun is a German scientist who crossed path with The Phantom when she was on her way to find an ancient science of creating God-like superhuman beings on an Egyptian temple hidden somewhere on Eden. The Phantom saved Mina's life from some of her greedy colleagues and together they found out that even deadlier threats can be found underground in the secret temple complex.

Fictional Character Biography

Mina was born in Germany. From a tender age her great uncle read to her the details of the mission that his brother had confided to him before leaving for Eden from where he never returned. This was how Mina developed a strong interest in Egyptian hieroglyphics and symbols from a young age. The mission was to find a secret science of creating a race of superior humans, which was practiced somewhere on a hidden temple on Eden. The German army planned on using this lost science for their benefit.

Mina lead a team of scientists to find the wreckage of the submarine her grandfather travelled in. The map lead to the location of the forgotten temple. Mina's comrades were overcome by greed when they saw the temple full of riches. The Phantom saved her life when they attacked and attempted to murder her which made Mina believe that the Phantom was one of the 'Gods' created on Eden. After he handed her colleagues to the Jungle Patrol, Mina and the Phantom went back to the temple to uncover its mystery.

As they went further into the temple, Braun started to feel nervous as a result of reappearing 'symbols of evil' inside the temple. They found a huge number of mummified dead bodies that have heads of animals and bodies of humans. Further underground the temple, the Phantom found these same creatures alive and returned without event. Mina's dream of finding a lost science turned into a nightmare and she was heartbroken. Guran then gave her his amnesia drug and the Phantom took her back to Germany to return her to her parents. Mina did not remember anything after that.

The Phantom stole her great uncle's diary to protect the temple (and Eden). As he left her sleeping he said to himself 'A woman of her great spirit and raw courage has many adventures ahead in life.'

Appearances

This list of appearances is considered to be complete, with reservations for the possibility of mistakes.

Daily/Sunday stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery"	DePaul	Olesen, Williams, Ryan
"Temple of the Gods, Part 2: Return to Eden"	DePaul	Ryan
"Return to the Temple of the Gods"	DePaul	Weigel

Team Fantomen stories

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"Temple of the Gods, Part 3: The Secret Sect"	DePaul	Ryan	in flashbacks only