The Demon

The Demon
Produced for:	Fantomen 6/1989
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Demon" is a 1989 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot synopsis

The Singh Brotherhood hires a contract killer, The Demon, to get rid of The Phantom once and for all.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Dogai Singh
• Trader Joe
• Bomba
• Dr Axel
• Guran
• Colonel Worubu
• Llionto
• Hero
• Devil
• The 10th Phantom (mentioned)
• The 15th Phantom (mentioned)
• The 17th Phantom (mentioned)
• Julie (mentioned)
• Akuma, aka The Demon

One-time characters

• Dogra, Dogai Singh's nephew
• Shende, sailor
• Wang
• Kurt
• Bonsai
• Sadie
• Slipy
• Corky the parrot
• Llodo of the Llongo, Llionto's nephew
• Llionto's grandson
• Llula, mother of Llionto's grandson
• Pasha Singh (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Bengalitown
  • Morristown
  • Trader Joe's Trading Post
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Witchmen's Peak
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Radio Control Room
• Igaido, island in the Pacific Ocean

Tribes

• Bandar
• Llongo

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood

Phantom Lore

• Talking drums

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom moves, lightning stands still.

Behind the Scenes

• Dr Axel is drawn as an African in this story.
• The one-panel reference to The 17th Phantom and Julie fighting Singh slave raiders was the inspiration for the story "The Singh Raiders".

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Demon's Lantern" by Andreas Eriksson and Kasia Nie

Refers to

• "The Singh Raiders" by Andreas Eriksson and Ivan Rodriguez

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Demon", The Phantom #1871 (2020)

Denmark

• "Dæmonen", Fantomet #335 (1991)

Estonia

• "Saatan", Fantoom 2/1994

Finland

• "Paholainen", Mustanaamio 18/1989
• "Paholainen", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 4/2012

Norway

• "Demonen", Fantomet 17/1989
• "Demonen", Fantomets Krønike 8/2009

Sweden

• "Demonen", Fantomen 6/1989
• "Demonen", Fantomen Krönika 2/2008
• "Demonen", Fantomen 24/2024 (colored by Praico Visuals)