Nautilus

Nautilus
Produced for:	Fantomen 14/1999
# of pgs:	30
Writer:	Terrence Longstreet
Artist:	Felmang
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"Nautilus" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story written by Terrence Longstreet, with art by Felmang.

Plot synopsis

Guran goes to hear a talk by Arne Gunnarson who believes the Nautilus of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is on an island off the coast of Bengali and contains the secret location of Atlantis. After the talk the map is stolen and the Phantom reluctantly goes in search of the Nautilus with Arne Gunnarson.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Kaleb

One-time characters

• Bunda
• Arne Gunnarson
• Mr Argos
• Dr Luguber Zombaga, also known as Z. G'Urbreul
• Mr Lukas, a Swedish Publisher

Real-life characters

• Jules Verne (mentioned)
• Alexandre Dumas (mentioned)

Fictional characters

• Cyrus Smith (mentioned)
• Captain Nemo

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Computer Room
  • Morristown
    • Bengali Explorers' Club
      • Dining Room
    • Devil's Reef
    • Morristown Harbour
• Sweden (mentioned)
• Atlantis (mentioned)
• France (mentioned)
• Nautilus
  • Engine Room
  • Saloon
    • Pipe Organ
• India

Tribes

• Bandar

Organizations

• Bengali Explorers' Club
• Shady Shipping
• Kadoga Marine
• Zombaga's Gang

Newspapers

• The Telegraph
• Bengali Times

Ships

• Nautilus
• Barracuda
• Montserrat

Items

• Jules Verne's Secret Diary (mentioned)
• Map of Nautilus's resting place
• Piece of paper with Barracuda written on it

Behind the scenes

• Mr Argos' name is perhaps a reference to Jason and the Argonauts.
• The Nautilus is named after an earlier Nautilus and shares
• The Barracuda shares its name with submarines and a fish that resides near the top of the water and relies on bursts of speed.
• The Montserrat is named after be named after a mountain and a type of ship that is not meant to go underwater.
• Both Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne are mentioned in the story.
• Although the Old Jungle Saying is not mentioned, a comment is made that "Guran can also be rough on roughnecks!!"
• At the end of the story Guran mentions that he is sick of Jules Verne, having just finished reading The Mysterious Island and asks The Phantom if he has read The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas - even though the usual spelling is "Alexandre".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Nautilus", The Phantom #1238 (1999)

Finland

• "Nautilus", Mustanaamio 8/1999

India

• "Nautilus", The Phantom #20 (2002)
• "Nautilus", The Phantom #18 (2003)
• "নটিলাস" (romanized as "Nautilus"), Chalaman Asariri-er Romanchakar Abbhijan #4 (2003)
• "Nautilus", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #12 (2003)
• "Nautilus", Nautilus / St. Lucifer of the Darkness (2007)
• "Nautilus", Mighty Warrior (2007)
• "Nautilus", St. Lucifer of the Darkness and Nautilus (2010)
• "Nautilus", Mighty Warrior (2010)

Norway

• "Nautilus", Fantomet 14/1999

Sweden

• "Nautilus", Fantomen 14/1999