Death in the Sky

Death in the Sky
Produced for:	Fantomen 26/1976
# of pgs:	33
Writer:	Ulf Granberg
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Death in the Sky" is a 1976 Team Fantomen story, written by Ulf Granberg, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot synopsis

Caleb and Oona Kagoda are running an air freight company outside Morristown but their company Kagoda Air is not doing well. With only two planes they are struggling but their prospects will look better if they win the bid to transport diamonds for a mining company. But the competition is tough and the pirate-run Air Unlimited will do anything to win the bid.

Appearances

Recurring Characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Caleb Kagoda
• Oona Kagoda
• Dogai Singh
• Dr Axel
• Lamanda Luaga

One-time Characters

• Mr Benson
• Jibo Takawe, mechanic
• Amos, airport crew at Bengalitown
• Morton, airport crew at Mucar
• Jago Phaksee, president of Air Unlimited
• Jibo's cousin

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
  • Phantom Head Peak
  • Dr. Axel's Jungle Hospital
  • Morristown
    • Morristown Presidential Palace
  • Bengalitown
    • Bengalitown airport
  • Stevens mine
  • Mucar

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood
• Kagoda Air & Service
• Air Unlimited

Tribes

• Wambesi

Vechicles

• Ford Trimotor, Kagoda Air's first airplane
• de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Kagoda Air's second airplane
• Piper Cub, president Phaksee's airplane
• Mustang fighter airplane (P-51 Mustang?)

Old Jungle Sayings

• When the Phantom asks questions people answer.

Related stories

Refers to

• "Secret of the Swamp" by Janne Lundström and Jaime Vallvé

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Death in the Sky", The Phantom #1295 (2001)

Denmark

• "Døden i skyerne", Fantomet #95 (1978)

Finland

• "Tuho taivaalta", Mustanaamio 6/1977
• "Uhka taivaalta", Mustanaamio 13/2001 (colored by TGS)
• "Tuho taivaalta", Mustanaamio Spesiaali 4/2012

Norway

• "Flypiratene", Fantomet 8/1977
• "Flypiratene", Fantomet 13/2001 (colored by TGS)
• "Døden i skyene", Fantomet 2/2016 (colored by Reprostugan)

Sweden

• "Döden i skyn", Fantomen 26/1976
• "Döden i skyn", Fantomen 13/2001 (colored by TGS)
• "Döden i skyn", Fantomen Krönika 2/2008
• "Döden i skyn", Fantomen 2-3/2016 (colored by Reprostugan)
• "Döden i skyn", På förbjuden mark (2025)

West Germany

• "Notruf von der Dschungelpiste", Phantom #14