Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 1: The Skull Necklace

Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 1: The Skull Necklace
Produced for:	Fantomen 13/2005
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	David Bishop
Artist:	César Spadari
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 1: The Skull Necklace" is a 2005 Team Fantomen story, written by David Bishop, with art by César Spadari.

Plot synopsis

In November 1889 in Morristown the murderous followers of the Kali sect have caught Karim Ranjay whom they believe stole a skull necklace from a Kali temple. When the Phantom has rescued Ranjay by knocking down the sect members, Ranjay knocks down the Phantom and gets on a ship to England, bringing with him the necklace. Also on the ship are the Phantom's half-brother Chris and his nurse Anna.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 18th Phantom
• Chris Sommerset
• Anna Sommerset
• Chris Sommerset's Doctor
• Inspector Cooper (unnamed)

One-time characters

• Karim Ranjay

Real-life characters

• Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom (mentioned only)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
• England
  • London
    • Sommerset residence, Kensington

Organizations

• Thuggees
• The Singh Brotherhood (mentioned)

Objects

• The Skull Necklace

Vehicles

• Prince Albert, ship

Behind the scenes

• The Australian reprint of this story refers to a past encounter with the Thuggees in The Phantom #807 – 808. Those issues feature the story "The Thuggees", but the actual story that should be referred to is "The Kali Sect" (where the Thuggees were called Thuger in the Australian reprint).

Related stories

Followed by

• "Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 2: The Royal Target" by David Bishop and Joan Boix
• "Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 3: The Goddess of Death" by David Bishop and César Spadari

Refers to

• "The Kali Sect" by Norman Worker and Jaime Vallvé
• "Of the Same Blood" by David Bishop and César Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Son of the Pirate Queen, Part 1: The Skull Necklace", The Phantom #1422 (2005)

Finland

• "Merirosvokuningattaren poika 1: Pääkallokaulanauha", Mustanaamio 13/2005

Norway

• "Piratdronningens sønn, del 1: Hodeskallehalsbåndet", Fantomet 13/2005

Sweden

• "Piratdrottningens son 1: Dödskallehalsbandet", Fantomen 13/2005
• "Piratdrottningens son 1: Dödskallehalsbandet", Älskade pirat (2024)