The Vampire in Carpatia
| The Vampire in Carpatia | |
| Produced for: | Fantomen 1/1976 |
|---|---|
| # of pgs: | 25 |
| Writer: | Ulf Granberg & Jaime Vallvé |
| Artist: | Jaime Vallvé |
| Original colorist: | N/A |
| Producer: | Semic Press |
"The Vampire in Carpatia" is a 1976 Team Fantomen story, written by Ulf Granberg and Jaime Vallvé, with art by Jaime Vallvé.
Plot synopsis
In 1875 the 17th Phantom arrives in Carpatia to visit his school friend from Oxford, Johann Georg Steyrbach, who has just recently become the owner of Vacul castle. Also invited for a hunt is baron von Ducho, the castle's former owner. Also invited is professor Krügenstein who has come from Vienna for a medical examination of three people who have been murdered. During the hunt the professor mysteriously disappears and late at night Johann Georg's wife is attacked in her bedroom by a vampire. The next night, the Phantom decides to visit the cemetary to search for the vampire.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Johann Georg Steyrbach
- Professor Franz Krügenstein
- Baron von Ducho
- Petra von Ronildorf, Johann Georg's wife
- Egon von der Linke, minister of the interior
- Adolf, servant
- Janoz, grave robber
Locations
- Carpatia
- Austria-Hungary
- Vienna
Related stories
Refers to
- "The Things" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
- "Wagon Master" by Ulf Granberg and Janne Lundström, with art by Özcan Eralp
Referenced in
- "Vultures Over Vacul" by John Bull and Jaime Vallvé
- "The Blood Gold" by Anders Eklund and Heiner Bade
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Vampire in Carpatia", The Phantom #1988 (2025)
Denmark
- "Vampyren i Carpatia", Fantomets Krøniker #3 (1986)
Finland
- "Karpaatian vampyyri", Mustanaamio 10/1976
- "Karpaatian vampyyri", Karpaattien vampyyri (2023)
Norway
- "Vampyren i Karpatia", Fantomet 9/1976
- "Vampyren i Karpatia", Fantomets Krønike 2/1992
- "Vampyren i Karpatia", Krønikebok #39 (2007)
Sweden
- "Vampyren i Carpatia", Fantomen 1/1976
- "Vampyren i Carpatia", Fantomen Krönika 3/1999
West Germany
- "Die Nacht der Vampire", Phantom #13