The Lethal Trap

The Lethal Trap
Produced for:	Fantomen 22/2004
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Lethal Trap" is a 2004 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

Dave Palmer, police superintendent in Watertown is fighting organized crime but the criminal gangs are always one step ahead and Palmer suspects a leak inside the police. Mob boss Falcone wants to strike back at the police, by kidnapping Dave Palmer's family, his sister Lily and his niece Diana. At the same time, Kit returns to Watertown, trying to make amends with Diana.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 20th Phantom (in flashback)
• Guran (in flashback)
• Diana Palmer
• Lily Palmer
• Dave Palmer
• Guido Falcone

One-time characters

• Chief Brannigan
• Stone
• Stone's brother (mentioned)

Real-life characters

• Elvis Presley (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali (in flashback)
  • Deep Woods (in flashback)
    • The Waterfall (in flashback)
      • The Skull Cave (in flashback)
• USA
  • Watertown
    • The Palmer Home
    • Watertown police headquarters
    • Orinoco bar
    • home of police chief Brannigan
    • Airport
  • Lake Pontiac
  • Howard Johnson's motor lodge

Newspapers

• Watertown Herald

Tribes

• Bandar (in flashback)

Objects

• The Skull Ring (in flashback)

Behind the scenes

• The song on the jukebox is Elvis Presley's "I Got Stung", released in October 1958.

Related stories

Refers to

• "Johnny Hotwire Rides Again" by Tony DePaul and Hans Lindahl
• "The 21st Phantom" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan
• "The Childhood of the Phantom" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Lethal Trap", The Phantom #1396 (2004)

Finland

• "Fellen", Mustanaamio 22/2004

Norway

• "Ansa", Fantomet 22/2004

Sweden

• "Fällan", Fantomen 22/2004