The Mysterious Murders
| The Mysterious Murders | |
| Produced for: | Fantomen 12/1980 |
|---|---|
| # of pgs: | 32 |
| Writer: | Donne Avenell |
| Artist: | Özcan Eralp |
| Original colorist: | N/A |
| Producer: | Semic |
"The Mysterious Murders" is a 1980 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell, with art by Özcan Eralp.
Plot synopsis
In The Misty Mountains lies a small country, Sirocco, ruled by a dictator, the sultan of Sirocco. There is political unrest and attempts have been made on the ruler's life. He sends for his nephew, prince Hassan who is spending a gap year in Bengali at Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital. When the prince returns to Sirocco he is introduced to the top brass of Sirocco who are all pretenders to the throne. When making a toast for the prince, the sultan falls down dead, murdered with a poisonous drink.
One by one the pretenders are murdered by a mysterious assassin. The prince sends for the Phantom. Finally the only survivor is the prince himself. The Phantom manages to reveal a sinister plot hatched by somebody who wants to rule as dictator.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Prince Hassan
- The sultan of Sirocco
- General Sabre
- Muzafir Khan
- Mr Chatterjee
- Al Diabolo
- Fatah the calif
- Ali Kasim
- Captain Lal
Trivia
There are no women in Sirocco; at least there are none in Özcan Eralp's drawings.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Assassino Misterioso", Fantasma #333 (1983)
Denmark
- "De gådefulde mord", Fantomet #175 (1981)
Finland
- "Vaara vaanii vuorilla", Mustanaamio 18/1980
Norway
- "De gåtefulle mordene", Fantomet 21/1980
- "De gåtefulle mordene", Fantomets Krønike 4/2004
- "De gåtefulle mordene", Fantomet Gullalderen #9 (2012)
Spain
- "Los asesinatos jeriglificos", El Hombre Enmascarado #36 (1981)
Sweden
- "De gåtfulla morden", Fantomen 12/1980
Turkey
- "Cinayet Zinciri", Kızılmaske Albüm #14
- "Cinayet Zinciri", Kızılmaske Albüm #91 – #92
West Germany
- "Angriff auf den Dschungel-Prinzen", Phantom #176 (1981)
- "Angriff auf den Dschungel-Prinzen", Phantom Super-band #44