The Hidden Valley

The Hidden Valley
Produced for:	Fantomen 1/1983
# of pgs:	33
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Heiner Bade
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Hidden Valley" is a 1983 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Heiner Bade.

Plot synopsis

In 1811 Dawn Simpson arrives in Bengali to search for her brother who has disappeared along with Mungo Park's expedition into the jungle. When The Jungle Patrol refuses to give her an escort she and her porters go into the jungle by themselves. The Phantom follows after but he and miss Simpson are captured by descendants of a Roman legion under the leadership of Black Nero. The Phantom must take part in dangerous chariot race to be able to free her.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 14th Phantom
• Colonel Quartermain
• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Unnamed British governor

One-time characters

• Dawn Simpson
• Black Nero
• Gagoola
• Umbola, porter
• Makoola
• Salim Khurad
• Zula

Real-life characters

• Mungo Park

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Vault of Missing Men
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters

Tribes

• The descendants of emperor Augustus

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Vault of Missing Men" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Denmark

• "Den skjulte dal", Fantomet #231 (1984)
• "Den skjulte dal", Fantomet Krønike #3 (1994)

Finland

• "Salainen laakso", Mustanaamio 10/1983

Norway

• "Den glemte koloni", Fantomet 10/1983
• "Den glemte koloni", Fantomets Krønike 1/1995
• "Den glemte koloni", Krønikebok #13 (2003)
• "Den glemte koloni", Fantomet Gullalderen #21 (2015)

Sweden

• "Den gömda dalen", Fantomen 1/1983
• "Den gömda dalen", Fantomen Krönika 6/1997
• "Den gömda dalen", Fantomen Krönika Band 5, del 2 (2003)