The Pygmy Ruby

The Pygmy Ruby
Produced for:	Fantomen 11/1972
# of pgs:	8
Writer:	Joe Gill & Janne Lundström
Artist:	Özcan Eralp
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Pygmy Ruby" is a 1972 Team Fantomen story by Janne Lundström and Özcan Eralp. It's a remake of a story by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 19th Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Rachamond (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Marquise de la Nacre
• Butler of Marquise de la Nacre
• Grandfather of Marquise de la Nacre (father's father)
• Colette
• Pierre Lacroix
• Maurice Horn
• Police of Monte Carlo
• Sailor

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
  • Bengalitown (mentioned)
• France
  • Paris
    • Orly Airport
    • Home of Marquise de la Nacre
• Monaco
  • Monte Carlo
    • Grand Plaza Hotel
    • Casino
    • Mario's

Tribes

• Bandar

Objects

• The Bandar Ruby

Behind the scenes

• No writer was credited at publication. According to editorial documents donated to Seriearkivet/The Comics Archive, Janne Lundström wrote the script based on the American story.
• The two thieves are named after real people: the comics historian Maurice Horn and the comics artist Pierre Lacroix
• This story references events in "Return of the Ghost" which was also written by Janne Lundström, but was published later in the same year.

Related stories

Remake of

• "Return of the Ruby" by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette

Refers to

• "Return of the Ghost" by Janne Lundström and Jaime Vallvé

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Finland

• "Merirosvojen aarre", Mustanaamio 4/1973
• "Merirosvojen aarre", Mustanaamio 1973 (2016)

Norway

• "Pygmerubinen", Fantomet 25/1972
• "Pygmerubinen", Fantomets Krønike 4/1992
• "Pygmerubinen", Krønikebok #18 (2004)

Sweden

• "Pygmérubinen", Fantomen 11/1972
• "Pygmérubinen", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1972, Del 2 (2023)
• "Pygmérubinen", Fantomen 10-11/2025

Turkey

• "Çalınan Elmas", Kızılmaske #274 (1978)
• "Çalınan Elmas", Kızılmaske Albüm #85 (197?)
• "Çalınan Elmas", Kızılmaske Albüm #7
• "Çalınan Elmas", Kızılmaske Albüm #82

West Germany

• "Der Rubin der Pygmäen", Topix #11 (ca 1977)