The Long Bow of Little John

The Long Bow of Little John
Produced for:	Fantomen 15/2002
# of pgs:	31
Writer:	David Bishop
Artist:	Paul Ryan
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"The Long Bow of Little John" is a 2002 Team Fantomen story written by David Bishop, and with art by Paul Ryan.

Plot summary

In 1646 the 5th Phantom was travelling in England on his way to his mother's relatives in Nottingham. In the English civil war, cavalliers loyal to Charles I were fighting the roundheads, loyal to the English parliament. Arriving to the village of Hathersage, the locals treat him with suspicion. When a group of mounted roundheads appear, they demand gold. The Phantom is left temporarily incapacitated before they leave again. Inside the church is a longbow which according to legend belonged to Little John and which only can be used by the righteous.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• The 5th Phantom
• Hero
• Devil

One-time characters

• Molly Cooper
• Robert Cooper
• Captain Butler
• Tom Smith
• Jackson

Fictional characters

• Little John (in flashbacks)
• Robin Hood (in flashbacks)

Real-life characters

• Charles I of England
• Oliver Cromwell (in flashbacks)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
• England
  • Hathersage

Tribes

• Bandar

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Hooded Justice, Part 1" by David Bishop, Sal Velluto, Bob Almond¹, Keith Williams²

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Long Bow of Little John", The Phantom #1329 (2002)

Finland

• "Salaperäinen jousi", Mustanaamio 15/2002

Norway

• "Den mystiske buen", Fantomet 15/2002

Sweden

• "Den mystiska pilbågen", Fantomen 15/2002
• "Den mystiska pilbågen", Fantomen Krönika 3/2007

Footnotes

• 1.The Bob Almond Inkwell: Egmont Comics Credits
• 2.Catskill Comics: Keith Williams Original Art For Sale (archived from October 16, 2009)

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"