The Boy Detectives
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The Boy Detectives | |
Produced for: | Fantomen 20/1982 |
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# of pgs: | 32 |
Writer: | Donne Avenell |
Artist: | Georges Bess |
Original colorist: | N/A |
Producer: | Semic Press |
"The Boy Detectives" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell, with art by Georges Bess.
Plot synopsis
Rex and his friends are reading Sherlock Holmes detective novels and wish to help Uncle Walker to investigate crimes. Meanwhile, the Phantom is on the trail of two men who have been stealing from jungle villages to sell their loot to The Pascha, a fence in Morristown.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- The 21st Phantom
- Rex
- Tom-Tom
- Guran
- Hero
- Devil
- Colonel Worubu (voice only)
One-time characters
- Croc, thief
- Inky, thief
- The Pascha
- Wobo, Bandar warrior
- Rikki, Bandar child
- Bongo, Bandar child
- Morristown Police Commissioner
Fictional characters
Locations
- Bengali
- Deep Woods
- Morristown
- Barbershop, a front for the thieves with a basement that opens onto the harbour
- Museum, exhibiting folk art items.
- Boomsby (mentioned)
Tribes
Organizations
Vehicles
- Ship "Moukistan" marked "JA CC 768"
Items
- King Solomon's ring
- Deerstalker hat
- Meerschaum pipe
- Magnifying glass
- Native clay pots, wood carvings, and other folk art items
Behind the scenes
- There is no Sherlock Holmes story where the protagonist says "Elementary, my dear Watson".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Boy Detectives", The Phantom #1968 (2024)
Brazil
- "A Volta de Sherlock Holmes", Fantasma #369 (1986)
Denmark
- "Detektivlegen", Fantomet #224 (1983)
Finland
- "Nuoret etsivät", Mustanaamio 3/1983
Norway
- "Guttedetektivene", Fantomet 3/1983
- "Guttedetektivene", Fantomet Gullalderen #20 (2015)
- "Guttedetektivene", Fantomet 12/2018 (colored by Reprostugan)
Sweden
- "Pojkdetektiverna", Fantomen 20/1982
- "Pojkdetektiverna", Fantomen 22-23/2018 (colored by Reprostugan)
West Germany
- "Der Fluch des Löwen", Phantom #225 (1983)
- "Der Fluch des Löwen", Phantom Super-band #1062