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The Orient Express, Part 2

Produced for:	Fantomen 26/1980
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Orient Express, Part 2" is a 1980 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot summary

The 17th Phantom is travelling on the Orient Express from Paris to Constantinople to protect the Osman princess Soraya. One of the passengers on train is the orthodox cardinal Gregorio. He is in fact a senior member of the criminal gang The Vultures. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to kidnap the princess but now the cardinal himself will lead the next attempt.

With the train having run out of coal and water in the Hungarian countryside, the passengers leave the train to collect firewood. The princess goes off on her own for cross-country skiing. In a small Hungarian village she is once again saved by the Phantom from an attempt to kidnap her.

After leaving Bucarest the train is stopped by an avalanche in the mountainous area of Transsylvania. Cardinal Gregorio suggest that the passengers spend the night in a nearby castle owned by a friend of his, countess Dragular. The countess is also a member of The Vultures and after having arrived in the castle both the princess and the Phantom is locked up in the basement. The Phantom manage to free the both of them and return to the train in an automobile.

The train continues to Varna at the Black Sea where the passengers will go the rest of the way by ship to Constantinople. The ship is attacked by pirates but the Phantom defeat them and blow up the pirate ship. The princess has grown quite attached to the Phantom and offers her hand in marriage. The Phantom says thank you but no thank you.

Some time later the Phantom go to Morristown to meet the British ambassador to receive a model train as a gift from queen Victoria.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Countess Dragular

Locations

Hungary
Romania
- Bucarest
- Varna
Osman Empire
- Constantinople

Organizations

The Vultures

Vehicles

The Orient Express

Behind the scenes

Heading south, it makes no geographical sense for the train to go to Transsylvania in the south of Hungary after having arrived in Bucarest, the capital of Romania.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Orient Express, Part 2", The Phantom #1890 (2021)

Brazil

"Expresso Oriente, parte 2", Fantasma #343 (1984)

Denmark

"Orient Expressen", Fantomet #177 (1981)

Finland

"Idän pikajuna", Mustanaamio 7/1981

Norway

"Orientekspressen, del 2", Fantomet 8/1981
"Orientekspressen, del 2", Fantomets Krønike 2/1992
"Orientekspressen, del 2", Fantomet Gullalderen #11 (2013)

Spain

"La condesa Dragular", El Hombre Enmascarado #48 (1981)

Sweden

"Orientexpressen del 2", Fantomen 26/1980
"Orientexpressen del 2", Fantomen Krönika 6/1999
"Orientexpressen del 2", Fantomen 10-11/2018

West Germany

"Das Verschwörerschloß", Phantom #218 (1982)
"Das Verschwörerschloß", Phantom Super-band #1058

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 |Artist= [[Jaime Vallvé]]
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 ==Plot summary==
-{{stub}}
+[[The 17th Phantom]] is travelling on the Orient Express from Paris to Constantinople to protect the Osman princess Soraya. One of the passengers on train is the orthodox cardinal Gregorio. He is in fact a senior member of the criminal gang [[The Vultures]]. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to kidnap the princess but now the cardinal himself will lead the next attempt.
-=== Character appearances ===
-'''Recurring Characters'''
+With the train having run out of coal and water in the Hungarian countryside, the passengers leave the train to collect firewood. The princess goes off on her own for cross-country skiing. In a small Hungarian village she is once again saved by the Phantom from an attempt to kidnap her.
+After leaving Bucarest the train is stopped by an avalanche in the mountainous area of Transsylvania. Cardinal Gregorio suggest that the passengers spend the night in a nearby castle owned by a friend of his, countess Dragular. The countess is also a member of The Vultures and after having arrived in the castle both the princess and the Phantom is locked up in the basement. The Phantom manage to free the both of them and return to the train in an automobile.
+The train continues to Varna at the Black Sea where the passengers will go the rest of the way by ship to Constantinople. The ship is attacked by pirates but the Phantom defeat them and blow up the pirate ship. The princess has grown quite attached to the Phantom and offers her hand in marriage. The Phantom says thank you but no thank you.
+Some time later the Phantom go to Morristown to meet the British ambassador to receive a model train as a gift from queen Victoria.
+=== Appearances ===
+<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+'''Recurring characters'''
 *[[The 21st Phantom]]
 *[[Rex]]
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 '''One-time characters'''
 *Countess Dragular
+</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+'''Locations'''
+*[[Hungary (location)|Hungary]]
+*[[Romania (location)|Romania]]
+**Bucarest
+**Varna
+*[[Turkey (location)|Osman Empire]]
+**Constantinople
 '''Organizations'''
 *[[The Vultures]]
+'''Vehicles'''
+*The Orient Express
+</div><br clear="all">
+==Behind the scenes==
+*Heading south, it makes no geographical sense for the train to go to Transsylvania in the south of Hungary after having arrived in Bucarest, the capital of Romania.
 ==Related stories ==
-===Perceded by===
+===Preceded by===
 *"[[The Orient Express, Part 1]]" by Norman Worker and Jaime Vallvé
+===Referenced in===
+*"[[Cloak of Darkness]]" by [[Claes Reimerthi]] and [[Heiner Bade]]
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
-=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif|border]] Brazil ===
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
-*[[Fantasma Magazine (Edição Especial) 343|''Fantasma Magazine'' #343]] (1984)
+*"The Orient Express, Part 2", [[The Phantom 1890 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1890]] (2021)
-=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif|border]] Denmark ===
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
-*[[Fantomet 177|''Fantomet'' #177]] (1981)
+*"Expresso Oriente, parte 2", [[Fantasma 343 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #343]] (1984)
+=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
+*"Orient Expressen", [[Fantomet 177|''Fantomet'' #177]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
-*[[Mustanaamio 7/1981|''Mustanaamio'' 7/1981]]
+*"Idän pikajuna", [[Mustanaamio 7/1981|''Mustanaamio'' 7/1981]]
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
-*[[Fantomet 8/1981|''Fantomet'' 8/1981]]
+*"Orientekspressen, del 2", [[Fantomet 8/1981|''Fantomet'' 8/1981]]
-*[[Fantomets Krønike 2/1992|''Fantomets Krønike'' 2/1992]]
+*"Orientekspressen, del 2", [[Fantomets Krønike 2/1992|''Fantomets Krønike'' 2/1992]]
+*"Orientekspressen, del 2", [[Fantomet Gullalderen 11|''Fantomet Gullalderen'' #11]] (2013)
 === [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
-*[[El Hombre Enmascarado 48 (Valenciana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #48]] (1981)
+*"La condesa Dragular", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 48 (Valenciana)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #48]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
-*[[Fantomen 26/1980|''Fantomen'' 26/1980]]
+*"Orientexpressen del 2", [[Fantomen 26/1980|''Fantomen'' 26/1980]]
-*[[Fantomen Krönika 6/1999|''Fantomen Krönika'' 6/1999]]
+*"Orientexpressen del 2", [[Fantomen Krönika 6/1999|''Fantomen Krönika'' 6/1999]]
+*"Orientexpressen del 2", [[Fantomen 10-11/2018|''Fantomen'' 10-11/2018]]
+=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
+*"Das Verschwörerschloß", [[Phantom 218|'' Phantom'' #218]] (1982)
+*"Das Verschwörerschloß", [[Phantom Super-band 1058|''Phantom Super-band'' #1058]]
 [[Category:Team Fantomen stories|Orient Express, Part 2, The]]
+[[Category:1980 Stories|Orient Express, Part 2, The]]

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