Golem

Golem
Produced for:	Fantomen 13/1988
# of pgs:	26
Writer:	Johan L. Borgnes
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Golem" is a 1988 Team Fantomen story, written by Johan L. Borgnes, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis by Chronicle Chamber

In 1500s Prague antisemitic rhetoric is beginning to plague the once safe-haven of Jewish refugees. As the Phantom arrives he hears the lies of propaganda being spewed out by the hateful bigots. When the Phantom stands up to them they turn to violence but they soon realise that that was a very short and rough road to take. It turns out that the local Emperor and Count Jacob are in the business of trying to create a man-made full-sized adult human being. Their experiments are, of course, leading to nought but rumour has it that there is a secret Jewish spell that can create a golem and Count Jacob won't rest until he can get his hands on it. Is there really a golem or is it some other mysterious figure in the night protecting the refugees?

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 2nd Phantom
• The 21st Phantom

One-time characters

• Gershom Weiner
• Rabbi Loew
• Golem
• Thaddelius, also called Thaddeus
• Sarah
• Von Hügen
• Count Jacob
• Gravedigger
• Abraham
• Adso

Real-life characters

• Rudolf II

Locations

• Bengali
  • Morristown
    • Bengali National Library
    • Hotel Victoria
    • Morristown Airport
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
• Holy Roman Empire
  • Prague
    • Jewish Ghetto
      • Alt-Neu Synagogue
      • Underground tunnels
      • Rabbi Loew's Home
    • The Golden Mule
    • The Emperor's Castle
    • Cathedral
    • Count Jacob's House
  • Graveyard outside Prague
• Jerusalem
  • The Hebrew University
• England (mentioned)

Objects

• Parchment with Kabbalistic invocation
• The Good Mark necklace

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the city like an ordinary man.

Behind the scenes

• The Phantom overhears professor Gershom Weiner request all the information on an earlier Christopher Walker from Bengali. Weiner has a good mark necklace that he was given by his mother, but is unaware of its connection to the Walker family. It is not revealed how the necklace was given to the Weiner family in the first place.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Golem", The Phantom #947 (1990)
• "Golem", The Phantom #1988 (2025)

Denmark

• "Golem", Fantomet #317 (1990)

Finland

• "Golem", Mustanaamio 25/1988
• "Golem", Mustanaamion kronikka 4/1996

Norway

• "Golem", Fantomet 23/1988
• "Golem", Fantomets Krønike 3/1997
• "Golem", Krønikebok #2 (2001)

Sweden

• "Golem", Fantomen 13/1988
• "Golem", Fantomen Krönika 1/1994
• "Golem", Fantomen Krönika Band 2 (2000)
• "Golem", Fantomens historiska äventyr #2 (2026)