The Well of Time

The Well of Time
Produced for:	Fantomen 1/1999
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Terrence Longstreet
Artist:	Joan Boix
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"The Well of Time" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story written by Terrence Longstreet, with art by Joan Boix.

Plot summary

Bettie Murray, a young American archaeologist has disappeared in the jungles of Mexico and The Phantom travels there in order to save her. Before disappearing she believed that she had found clues to a large Mayan treasure. Her expedition is attacked by shady arts dealer Slim Gonzales and his men who intends to keep the treasure to themselves.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Bettie Murray
• Malcolm Murray (only mentioned)
• Devil

One-time characters

• Carl Harrison, Bettie's fiancee
• Slim Gonzales, art dealer
• Ernesto
• Mike
• Scotty Brennan, pilot
• Ivan Alvarez, dealer in antiquities
• Professor of archaeology
• Constanze
• Rodriguez
• Juan
• Raimundo

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
    • Morristown Airport
• Mexico
  • Merida

Vehicles

• Old Clementine, a seaplane

Items

• Good Mark necklace

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom moves, lightning stands still.

Related stories

Preceded by

• "The Temple of Seven Dolls" by Jens Hansegård, Kim McLaughlin, and César Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Well of Time", The Phantom #1222 (1999)

India

• "The Well of Time", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #15 (2003)
• "The Well of Time", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: The Well of Time / The Castle of Darkness (2007)
• "The Well of Time", Champion of Justice (2007)
• "The Well of Time", The Well of Time and The Castle of Darkness (2010)
• "The Well of Time", Champion of Justice (2010)

Norway

• "Tidens kilde", Fantomet 1/1999

Sweden

• "Tidens källa", Fantomen 1/1999