The Castaways

The Castaways
Produced for:	Fantomen 10-11/2008
# of pgs:	41
Writer:	Janne Lundström
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Castaways" is a 2008 Team Fantomen story, written by Janne Lundström, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

In 1746 the 10th Phantom and his son Chris are on a sailing ship for France, where Chris will study. Off the coast of Natal the ship springs a leak and the stowage holds are slowly filled with water. There are too few life boats and the captain selects who will be saved, including the Phantom and his son. But the Phantom stays behind to help build a raft while Chris leaves in a life boat.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 10th Phantom
• Chris, the future 11th Phantom
• Marianne

One-time characters

• past chief of the Bandars (unnamed, was the chief in the 10th Phantom's days)
• Lieutenant Bernard Craig
• Colonel John Beazley
• Hector, the colonel's aide-du-camp
• Captain Chapman
• Will Snyder
• Mr. Penn
• Tilde, nanny
• Eve Beazley, colonel Bezley's daughter
• Mrs. Anne Beazly, colonel Bezly's wife
• Father Peter
• Ulysses
• Hung, sailor
• O'Brien, ship's carpenter
• Hafez, Shaw, Chaudery, Tinqui, ship's crew

Locations

• Natal
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave

Tribes

• Bandar
• Zulu

Ships

• The Elephant

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Castaways", The Phantom #1513 (2008)

Finland

• "Haaksirikko", Mustanaamio 10-11/2008

Norway

• "Skipbrudd", Fantomet 9-10/2008

Sweden

• "Skeppsbrott", Fantomen 10-11/2008

Awards

• Best story (Sweden) 2008

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle" | 2023: "Ku Klux Klan" | 2024: "The Singh Raiders"