The Philosopher's Stone, Part 3: The Lost Library

The Philosopher's Stone, Part 3: The Lost Library
Produced for:	Fantomen 21/2006
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Alex Saviuk & Dick Giordano
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 3: The Lost Library" is a 2006 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Alex Saviuk and Dick Giordano.

Plot synopsis

An acquaintance of the 11th Phantom, Maria Löwitz, is a lady-in-waiting at the Russian court in St Petersburg. She disappears after overhearing a conversation between Grand Duke Paul and the Count of St. Germain. After her disappearance, a previously prepared letter is sent to Bengali where it is received by the 12th Phantom. He travels to St Petersburg where he arrives at the end of 1784 and gets to meet Catherine the Great. Also in St Petersburg is the Phantom's enemy Phoenix, appearing as the French nobleman Count of St. Germain, searching for a secret library.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 12th Phantom
• Phoenix (as the real-life Count of St Germain)
• past chief of the Bandars (unnamed, was the chief in the 12th Phantom's days)
• Maria Löwitz
• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran

One time characters

• Narysjkin
• Mademoiselle Trofimov
• Hippolyte Tarpagnan
• Mischa
• Katarina Ivanovna

Real-life characters

• Catherine II of Russia
• Paul I of Russia (as Grand Duke Paul)
• Grigory Potemkin
• Alexei Orlov
• Grigory Orlov (mentioned only)
• Lev Alexandrovich Naryshkin

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Chronicle Room
• Russia
  • Saint Petersburg
    • Hermitage
    • Winter Palace
      • Gardens of the Winter Palace

Tribes

• Bandar

Related stories

Follows

• "The Philosopher's Stone, Part 1: Phoenix Reborn" by Claes Reimerthi and Hans Lindahl
• "The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2: King of Beggars" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen

Followed by

• "The Philosopher's Stone, Part 4: The Middle of the World" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen

Refers to

• "The False Tsar" by Ken Ikonen, Jens Hansegård, Felmang, and Anthony Benny

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Philosopher's Stone, Part 3: The Lost Library", The Phantom #1457 (2006)

Finland

• "Viisasten kivi, osa 3: Kadonnut kirjasto", Mustanaamio 21/2006

Norway

• "De vises sten, del 3: Det forsvunne biblioteket", Fantomet 20/2006

Sweden

• "De vises sten: Del 3 - Det försvunna biblioteket", Fantomen 21/2006