The Boy from the Sea

The Boy from the Sea
Produced for:	Fantomen 3/1991
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Donne Avenell
Artist:	Carlos Cruz
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Boy from the Sea" is a 1991 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell, with art by Carlos Cruz.

Plot synopsis

Devil and the 21st Phantom discover a boy washed ashore in the same place the 1st Phantom washed ashore. The boy seems to have amnesia but the Phantom thinks otherwise and finds a way to see what the boy is hiding. The Phantom discovers that the boy was hiding his father's reluctant involvement in a smuggling operation.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 1st Phantom
• Devil
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Guran

One-time Characters

• Ju Vijay, son of Ram
• Ram, boat owner
• Orville "Mr. Tree" Moody, American smuggler
• Gopal, Indian smuggler

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods (implied)
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Minor Treasure Room
      • The Chronicle Chamber
      • The Phantom Crypt
  • Spyglass
  • Morristown (implied)
    • Morristown Airport
• India (mentioned)
• Indian Ocean (mentioned)
  • Island of Mandalee (mentioned)
• USA (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• Bengali Airlines

Ships

• Coral, Ram's ship

Behind the scenes

• The Phantom is described as "a masked figure in blue-grey".
• The rock where unconscious boy is washed ashore is marked with "1536".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Boy from the Sea", The Phantom #985 (1991)
• "The Boy from the Sea", The Phantom #1652 (2013)

Denmark

• "Drengen fra havet", Fantomet #349 (1993)

Hungary

• "A kis hajótörött", Fantom 3/1992

Norway

• "Gutten fra havet", Fantomet 11/1991

Sweden

• "Pojken från havet", Fantomen 3/1991

United Kingdom

• "The Boy from the Sea", The Phantom #2 (1992)