The Royal Palace Fire

The Royal Palace Fire
Produced for:	Fantomen 26/1997
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Royal Palace Fire" is a 1997 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot summary

Sailing from Riga to Stockholm at the end of April 1697, the Phantom shares a cabin with the Livonian count von Pöken. Arriving in Stockholm the Phantom returns a forgotten pistol to the tavern where the count lives and gets involved in a conspiracy to kill the crown prince.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 7th Phantom
• The 21st Phantom
• Kit and Heloise
• Diana Palmer-Walker

One-time characters

• Count von Pöken
• Johann, the count's "servant"
• Mr Polus, tutor
• Lars Ekerot
• Pentti, conspirator
• Gustav, man who duels the Phantom in a nightshirt

Real-life characters

• Charles XI of Sweden (mentioned only)
• Sven Lindberg
• Johann Patkul (mentioned only)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Eden
• Sweden
  • Stockholm
    • Royal castle
    • House of nobility
    • Tavern "Hamburg"
• Livonia
  • Riga

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Royal Palace Fire", The Phantom #1196 (1998)

Finland

• "Kolmen kruunun tulipalo", Mustanaamio 3/1998

Norway

• "Slottsbrannen", Fantomet 26/1997
• "Slottsbrannen", Krønikebok #7 (2002)

Sweden

• "Tre Kronor brinner", Fantomen 26/1997
• "Tre Kronor brinner", Fantomen Krönika 3/2003