Hero's Death Sentence

Hero's Death Sentence
Produced for:	Fantomen 20/1983
# of pgs:	23
Writer:	Dai Darell
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Hero's Death Sentence" is a 1983 Team Fantomen story, written by Dai Darell, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

Dr Lenn Jerome, an old friend of Diana's, comes to visit her at The Tree House. When Hero badly injures his leg and The Phantom considers to put an end to Hero's misery, Dr Jerome instead suggests a new form of surgery and performs the operation himself assisted by Guran.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Lenn Jerome
• Hero
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Toma
• Fraka
• Guran
• Devil
• Rex
• Bomba
• Old man Mozz

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Tree House
  • Deep Woods
    • The Waterfall
      • The Skull Cave
        • The Major Treasure Room
        • The Phantom Crypt
        • The Chronicle Room

Tribes

• Bandar

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express

Objects

• The Diamond Cup of Alexander the Great
• The Asp of Cleopatra
• Good Mark necklace
• A ring shaped like a snake, given to Dr Lenn Jerome by the Phantom

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Snake Ring" by Dai Darell and Kari Leppänen
• "The Pit of Doom" by Diane Karlstrom, Magnus Carling, Rafael Ruiz and Coral Martínez

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Hero's Death Sentence", The Phantom #1032 (1993)

Denmark

• "Heros dom", Fantomet #245 (1984)

Finland

• "Heron tuomio", Mustanaamio 3/1984
• "Heron tuomio", Mustanaamio 6/1991

Norway

• "Heros dom", Fantomet 4/1984
• "Heros dom", Fantomets Krønike 3/1993
• "Heros dom", Fantomet Gullalderen #25 (2016)

Serbia and Montenegro

• "Херој и зла коб" (romanized as "Heroj i zla kob"), Politikin Zabavnik #2744 – #2745 (2004)

Sweden

• "Heros dom", Fantomen 20/1983
• "Heros dom", Fantomen 26/1990
• "Heros dom", Fantomen Krönika 5/2002
• "Heros dom", Fantomen Christmas Album 2009 (colored by Reprostugan)
• "Heros dom", Fantomen 22-23/2024 (colored by Reprostugan)