Patrolman Aurora

Patrolman Aurora
Produced for:	Fantomen 14/2010
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Sal Velluto, Bob Almond1
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"Patrolman Aurora" is a 2010 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Sal Velluto (assisted by Bob Almond).

Plot synopsis

The story begins in 1667. While Natala of Navarre stays in Navarre with her son, her husband the 6th Phantoms travels back and forth between Navarre and Bengali. The queen's lady-in-waiting Aurora falls in love with the queen's mysterious husband. Aurora follows him to Bengali, joins the Jungle Patrol disguised as a man and eventually becomes the commander's aide-de-camp. She plots with the Singh brotherhood to have queen Natala murdered when she comes for a visit.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 6th Phantom aka The duke of Castillo-Leonese
• Natala of Navarre
• The 7th Phantom (aged 3)
• Redbeard
• Crusher
• Big Bart
• past chief of the Bandars (unnamed, was the chief in the days of the 6th Phantom)
• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Hero
• Venus

One-time characters

• Bernal Los Vélez
• Rodrigo Los Vélez (Bernal's son)
• Aurora Los Vélez, also known as Auro (Bernal's daughter)
• Bernal's wife (unnamed)
• Miguel
• Patrolman Pirou
• Kadar Singh

Locations

• Kingdom of Navarre
• Bengali
  • Moribar
  • Aurora's Island

Tribes

• Bandar
• Mori
• Touganda (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Singh Brotherhood

Phantom Lore

• Talking drums

Behind the Scenes

• Bob Almond was an uncredited assistant for Sal Velluto, and inked 11 pages of the story.¹ The story pages inked by Almond were pages 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, and 26.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Founding of the Jungle Patrol" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "The Message" by Norman Worker and Kari Leppänen

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Patrolman Aurora", The Phantom #1572 (2010)

Finland

• "Partiomies Auro", Mustanaamio 14/2010

Norway

• "Patruljemann Auro", Fantomet 13/2010

Sweden

• "Patrullman Auro", Fantomen 14/2010