The Great Race (1978 story)

The Great Race
Produced for:	Fantomen 11/1978
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Bertil Wilhelmsson & Özcan Eralp
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Great Race" is a 1978 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Bertil Wilhelmsson and Özcan Eralp.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Guran
• Devil
• Prince Grigor (mentioned)
• Princess Laurann (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Makara
• Jagger
• Tanaka Sakamoto
• Wolfgang von Reich
• Gino Umberto
• Mario
• Dolgo
• Klaus
• Doctor Axel
• The Great Khan
• The Khan's four daughters
• Baron von Reich
• Kio Sakamoto
• Count Umberto
• Tika
• Tamara

Locations

• Bengali
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Phantom Head Peak
• The Misty Mountains
  • Trondelay
  • The Great Desert
  • The Marrakar Oasis
  • The Giant's Mouth
  • The Slave Road
  • The Fang Valley
  • The Fang Mountains
  • The Golden Kingdom
• Prussia (mentioned)
• Italy (mentioned)
• Japan (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar

Behind the Scenes

• This story introduces Prince Grigor's son Jagger, despite the fact that a major plot point of "The Pampered Princess" is that Grigor's only child is his daughter Princess Laurann.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Great Race", The Phantom #880 (1987)
• "The Great Race", The Phantom #1699 (2014)

Finland

• "Suuri kilpajuoksu", Mustanaamio 19/1978

Norway

• "Det store kappløpet", Fantomet 21/1978
• "Det store kappløpet", Fantomets Krønike 2/2004
• "Det store kappløpet", Krønikebok #44 (2008)

Spain

• "La gran carrera", El Hombre Enmascarado #2 (1980)

Sweden

• "Den stora kapplöpningen", Fantomen 11/1978

Turkey

• "Büyük Yarış", Kızılmaske #254 – #255 (1978)
• "Büyük Yarış", Kızılmaske Albüm #78 – #79 (197?)
• "Büyük Yarış", Kızılmaske Albüm #10
• "Büyük Yarış", Kızılmaske Albüm #91

West Germany

• "In der Sandhölle von Turfan", Phantom #138 (1979)