The Skull Mark (story)

The Skull Mark
Produced for:	Fantomen 7/1982
# of pgs:	34
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Skull Mark" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot summary

A new hotel is built at Cape Paradise on the Bengali coastline but the hotel management makes sure that the building inspector who warns of an impending building collapse disappears.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Lamanda Luaga

One-time characters

• Mr.Salinger, hotel manager
• Mr.Fraser, hotel inspector
• Maxie, shoeshine boy
• Mr.Loader, Salinger's assistant
• Miss Tracy, Mr Lonro's daughter
• Dan Bulumba
• Harvey, fisherman
• Roscoe, Salinger's goon
• Mr.Lonro, hotel owner
• Jumbo, Salinger's goon

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Cave
  • Keela-Wee
  • Morristown
  • Boomsby Prison
  • Cape Paradise
    • Paradise Hotel

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol (mentioned only)

Objects

• Good Mark necklace

Old jungle sayings

• The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Skull Mark", The Phantom #1450 (2006)

Brazil

• "O Homem Marcado", Fantasma #363 (1986)

Denmark

• "Den kraniemærkede", Fantomet #212 (1983)

Finland

• "Pääkallomerkki", Mustanaamio 16/1982
• "Pääkallomerkki", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 2/2011

Norway

• "Den hodeskallemerkede", Fantomet 16/1982
• "Den hodeskallemerkede", Fantomets Krønike 7/2007
• "Den hodeskallemerkede", Fantomet Gullalderen #18 (2014)

Sweden

• "Den dödskallemärkte", Fantomen 7/1982
• "Den dödskallemärkte", Fantomen Krönika 5/2010

West Germany

• "Letzte Stunde für das Satansduo", Phantom #216 (1982)
• "Letzte Stunde für das Satansduo", Phantom Super-band #1057