The Barbary Pirates

The Barbary Pirates
Produced for:	Fantomen 21/1999
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Carlos Cruz
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"The Barbary Pirates" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story written by Norman Worker, with art by Carlos Cruz.

Plot summary

The 8th Phantom travel to Algiers where his wife's brother Johann is kept prisoner for ransom by a pirate.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 8th Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Ingrid of Holstein

One-time characters

• Juan de Homades (mentioned only)
• Francois
• Johann Mehler
• Hisan
• Deyen
• Quassi

Real-life characters

• Charles XII of Sweden (mentioned only)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Major Treasure Room
• Egypt
  • Alexandria
• Algeria
  • Algiers
• Malta

Tribes

• Bandar

Objects

• Sami hunting knife

Behind the scenes

• In some reference articles, the story is said to have been set in 1700, but the story merely refers to the 8th Phantom's and Ingrid's marriage in 1700. Ingrid is said to have maintained contact with her family and then an unknown amount of time after the marriage, this story starts.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Barbary Pirates", The Phantom #1245 (1999)

Finland

• "Barbaari-merirosvot", Mustanaamio 11/1999

India

• "The Barbary Pirates", The Phantom Action Adventure Series: The Test / Barbary Pirates (2001)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Phantom #14 (2001)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Phantom #9 (2003)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #7 (2003)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: The Test / Barbary Pirates (2007)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Guardian of Truth (2007)
• "The Barbary Pirates", The Test and Barbary Pirates (2010)
• "The Barbary Pirates", Guardian of Truth (2010)

Norway

• "Barbaresk-piratene", Fantomet 21/1999
• "Barbaresk-piratene", Krønikebok #8 (2002)

Sweden

• "Barbareskpiraterna", Fantomen 21/1999
• "Barbareskpiraterna", Fantomen Krönika 6/2003