The Black Death

The Black Death
Produced for:	Fantomen 22/1990
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Scott Goodall
Artist:	Carlos Cruz
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Black Death" is a 1990 Team Fantomen story, written by Scott Goodall, with art by Carlos Cruz.

Plot synopsis

When Mori fishermen help the Phantom try to save the crew of the Eastern Star during a hurricane, this leads to the discovery of a deadly cargo and a second ship, the Eastern Dawn, which survived the storm.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 18th Phantom (flashback)
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Baldy
• Colonel Worubu
• Dr Axel
• Cheng a.k.a. He-Who-Never-Sleeps
• Huang Cheng

One-time characters

• Kao-Tsung, Captain of Eastern Star
• Two unnamed Malay seamen
• Two unnamed pilots
• Unnamed guide

Locations

• Bengali
  • Eden
  • Mori Town
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Radio Control Room
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Morristown
  • Sanloi
  • Timpennis Island (mentioned)
  • Albatross Tower (mentioned)
  • Uru Airstrip
    • Hanger 1
• Singapore (mentioned)
• Ivory-Lana
  • Largo
    • Largo Port Authorities
      • Harbourmaster's Office
• Turkey
  • Istanbul (mentioned)

Tribes

• Mori
• Bandar

Ships

• Eastern Star
• Lifeboat of the Eastern Star
• Jungle Patrol Helicopter 05
• Small aeroplane 37H
• Eastern Dawn
• Anatov, spraying plane

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Brotherhood of the Steel Fist

Old Jungle Sayings

• What the Phantom wants .... the Phantom gets.

Behind the scenes

• The Phantom mentions that the Jungle Patrol Headquarters is an hour away from Morristown.
• Mori Town is shown east of Eden, which is shown north of the Jade House and Keela-Wee. Mori Town is shown north of Albatross Island, west of Timpennis Island, and southwest of Sanloi.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Man Who Never Slept" by Scott Goodall and Carlos Cruz

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Black Death", The Phantom #980 (1991)
• "The Black Death", The Phantom #1649 (2012)

Finland

• "Musta kuolema", Mustanaamio 6/1991

Norway

• "Rottepest!", Fantomet 4/1991
• "Rottepest!", Fantomets Krønike 6/1999

Sweden

• "Den svarta döden", Fantomen 23/1990