The Wedding Gifts

The Wedding Gifts
Produced for:	Fantomen 12/1995
# of pgs:	33
Writer:	Donne Avenell
Artist:	Felmang, Germano Ferri, & Anthony Benny
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Wedding Gifts" is a 1995 Team Fantomen story written by Donne Avenell, with art by Felmang, Germano Ferri, and Anthony Benny.

Plot synopsis

At the wedding of a young couple Old Moz tells a story about wedding gifts the Phantom had long ago.

Appearances

Recurring Characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 7th Phantom
• Heloise of Hanta
• Old man Mozz
• Guran
• Zuran
• Emperor Joonkar (mentioned)
• Joonkar's wife (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Prince Zhog
• Sheikh Ahmed
• Raja Tippoo
• Chan

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
      • The Phantom's Bedchamber
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Minor Treasure Room
  • Keela-Wee
    • The Jade Hut
• The Highlands
  • Prince Zhog's Palace

Tribes

• Bandar

Items

• Wedding gift of flowering tree from Sheikh Ahmed
• Wedding gift of Indian vase from Raja Tippoo
• Wedding gift from Prince Zhog

Behind the scenes

• In the Australian reprint, Heloise is referred to as "The Hantavirus Witch" instead of "The Hanta Witch". An apparent translation error caused by a mixup with the Hantavirus which occasionally appeared in news at the time of the reprint.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Wedding Gifts", The Phantom #1775 (2017)

Finland

• "Häälahjat", Mustanaamio 12/1995

Norway

• "Bryllupsgavene", Fantomet 18/1995
• "Bryllupsgavene", Fantomets Krønike 1/2005

Sweden

• "Bröllopsgåvorna", Fantomen 12/1995
• "Bröllopsgåvorna", Fantomen Krönika 3/2003