Quabar's Secret

Quabar's Secret
Produced for:	Fantomen 6/1986
# of pgs:	26
Writer:	Dai Darell
Artist:	Özcan Eralp
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Quabar's Secret" is a 1986 Team Fantomen story, written by Dai Darell, with art by Özcan Eralp.

Plot synopsis

Contains origin story. The Phantom receives an anonymous letter from Zamur, only containing a sword tip. Consulting his father's chronicles, he comes to the conclusion that it must be from a sword that Sultan Ibn Narud gave to The 20th Phantom after saving the sultan and members of his court. The Phantom travels to Zamur to discover why he was sent the sword tip only to learn that the old sultan has passed away and that crown princess Aramud has been kidnapped, by prince Quabar.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 20th Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Tji Tji

One-time characters

• Crown Princess Aramud of Zamur
• Sultan Ibn Narud
• Ephrahim, Zamur's Minister of Finance
• Quabar, prince and nephew of Sultan

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Large Treasure Hall
      • The Chronicle Room
• Zamur
  • Zamur Airport
  • The Desert Fort at the North-Eastern Border
    • Dungeons
  • Oasis near The Desert Fort

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• The Singh Brotherhood

Items

• The sword of Sultan Ibn Narud
• Juliet's Wig

Behind the scenes

• According to Fantomen Krönika 5/2001, the historic part with The 20th Phantom takes place in 1950.
• Early in the story the Phantom is shown with the skull ring on his ring finger, but later it is seen on his index finger.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Quabar's Secret", The Phantom #894 (1987)

Finland

• "Quabarin salaisuus", Mustanaamio 19/1986

Norway

• "Quabars hemmelighet", Fantomet 17/1986
• "Quabars hemmelighet", Fantomets Krønike 5/2000

Sweden

• "Quabars hemlighet", Fantomen 6/1986
• "Quabars hemlighet", Fantomen Krönika 5/2001 (part only)
• "Quabars hemlighet", Fantomen 9/2025