Captured from Above

Captured from Above
Produced for:	Fantomen 13/2023
# of pgs:	22
Writer:	Bernd Frenz
Artist:	Janusz Ordon
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Story House Egmont AB

"Captured from Above" is a 2023 Team Fantomen story written by Bernd Frenz, with art by Janusz Ordon.

Plot synopsis

When top athlete Addae Botemaa goes missing after a BASE jump, Chief Mugana asks the Phantom to investigate. When the Phantom's search turns up nothing, the Phantom and Diana decide to do the same jump and are intercepted by ultralight aircraft. They are held hostage with other skilled BASE jumpers in an abandoned mine and forced to take part in a weapons heist.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Diana
• Colonel Worubu (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Addae Botemaa
• Addae's girlfriend
• Stephen Lloyd
• Joshua Bannister
• Chief Mugana
• Miles
• Lloyd
• Rhodian helicopter pilots

Locations

• The Misty Mountains
  • Elephant's Trunk Mountain Formation
  • Abandoned Mine
  • Baronkhan
• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • Morristown
    • Port
• Rhodia (mentioned)

Tribes

• Bandar (mentioned)

Vehicles

• Ultralight aircraft
• Rhodian helicopters
• Jungle Patrol helicopters

Organizations

• Jungle Patrol

Items

• Lucky Cap

Phantom lore

• The Good Mark

Old jungle sayings

• When the Phantom moves, lightning stands still.

Behind the scenes

• The Phantom and Diana go by the name Mr and Mrs Morgan.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Captured from Above", The Phantom #1998 (2025)

Germany

• "Die verschwundenen Base Jumper", Phantom #1 (2024)

Sweden

• "Infångad från ovan", Fantomen 13/2023