The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 1: The Red Staff

The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 1: The Red Staff
Produced for:	Fantomen 17/1984
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Idi Kharelli
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 1: The Red Staff" is a 1984 Team Fantomen story, written by Idi Kharelli, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring Characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Fraka
• Guran
• Hero
• Mai Chan
• Chou Chan
• Chi-Chi
• Hung Chung (mentioned)
• 21 (mentioned)
• The Red Staff
• Fung Hung

One-time Characters

• Chiang

Real-life characters

• Emperor (mentioned)
• Sun Yat-Seu (mentioned)
• Lai Chosan (mentioned)

Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • The Blue Lotus
  • Bias Bay (mentioned)
  • Mao's Mausoleum
  • Tien an men
  • Hongkong (mentioned)
• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• Indonesia (mentioned)
  • Jakarta (mentioned)
• Japan (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail
• The Triads (mentioned)
• Wo Singh Wo
• Sicilian Mafia (mentioned)
• The Macao Pirates (mentioned)

Old Jungle Sayings

• "There are nights when the Phantom leaves the jungle... and walks the streets of the city like an ordinary man."
• "When the Phantom asks – one answers."

Related stories

Followed by

• "The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 2: Tiger General" by Idi Kharelli and Hans Lindahl
• "The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 3: The Final Battle" by Idi Kharelli and Hans Lindahl

Behind the scenes

• The restaurant named Blue Lotus can be a reference to the Tintin album of the same name, and the Blue Dragon bar in Morristown.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 1: The Red Staff", The Phantom #867A (1986)
• "The Devil's Brotherhood, Part 1: The Red Staff", The Phantom #2001 (2025)

Denmark

• "Djævlens broderskab del 1: Den røda stav", Fantomet #256 (1985)

Finland

• "Paholaisen veljeskunta, osa 1: Punainen seiväs", Mustanaamio 3/1985
• "Paholaisen veljeskunta, osa 1: Punainen seiväs", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 3/2011

Italy

• "La confraternita del diavolo - La canna rossa", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #4 (2009)

Norway

• "Det hemmelige brorskap, del 1: Den røde stokk", Fantomet 17/1984
• "Det hemmelige brorskap, del 1: Den røde stokk", De beste historiene (1993)
• "Det hemmelige brorskap, del 1: Den røde stokk", Fantomets Krønike 1/2003

Sweden

• "Djävulens broderskap, del 1: Den röda staven", Fantomen 17/1984
• "Djävulens broderskap, del 1: Den röda staven", Fantomen Krönika 2/2002