Lost on the Phantom Trail

Lost on the Phantom Trail
Produced for:	Fantomen 24/1982
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Th. Pélerin
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Lost on the Phantom Trail" is a 1982 Team Fantomen story, written by Th. Pélerin, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

In 1916 a group of German soldiers under the command of lieutenant von Axmann are on their way to the Bengali coast to be picked up by a German submarine. The group is bringing with them valuable diamonds. The submarine is attacked by the British Navy and the Germans must instead head west through the jungle to be picked up by an airship. To find their way through the unexplored jungle they bring with them two bandars. The bandars, Moz and Llanga, lead the Germans on to the Phantom Trail where they soon are lost.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 19th Phantom
• Turan
• Old man Mozz
• The 21st Phantom
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Hero

One-time characters

• Llanga
• Lieutenant von Axmann
• Sergeant Hirsch
• Mbele
• Tommy, British prisoner
• Jimmy, British prisoner

Real-life characters

• Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
    • Phantom Trail

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Referenced in

• "The Phantom Legend: The Phantom Trail" by Knut Westad

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Lost on the Phantom Trail", The Phantom #838 (1985)
• "Lost on the Phantom Trail", The Phantom #1310 (2001)
• "Lost on the Phantom Trail", The Phantom #1830 (2019)

Brazil

• "Diamantes Fatais", Fantasma #360 (1985)
• "Diamantes Fatais", Gibi apresenta: Fantasma #46 (1992)

Denmark

• "Dødens diamanter", Fantomet #230 (1984)
• "Dødens diamanter", Fantomet Krønike #4 (1995)

Finland

• "Tuhon timantit", Mustanaamio 6 – 7/1987

Norway

• "Dødens diamanter", Fantomet 6/1983
• "Dødens diamanter", Fantomets Krønike 1/1993
• "Dødens diamanter", Krønikebok #18 (2004)
• "Dødens diamanter", Fantomet Gullalderen #20 (2015)

Sweden

• "Dödens diamanter", Fantomen 24/1982
• "Dödens diamanter", Fantomen 24/1986
• "Dödens diamanter", Fantomen Krönika 3/2000

West Germany

• "Die Todesgondel", Phantom #232 (1983)