Takal's Mask

Takal's Mask
Produced for:	Fantomen 17/1992
# of pgs:	23
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Carlos Cruz
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Semic Press

"Takal's Mask" is a 1992 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Carlos Cruz.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Lamanda Luaga
• Captain Kit Walker
• The 1st Phantom
• Caribo
• Prince Obiju
• Doctor Axel (mentioned)
• Diana Palmer-Walker (only in 2025 version)
• Kit (only in 2025 version)
• Heloise (only in 2025 version)

One-time characters

• Babar
• King Takal (as mummy)
• Enrique Carrasco
• Adolphe
• Señor Valdes, exibition manager
• Don Raoul Carrasco
• Manolito
• Ramon Carrasco
• Jose Llorente
• Ferdinando the Bull

Real-life characters

• Christopher Columbus
• Black king Henri Christophe

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Minor Treasure Room
      • The Radio Control Room
• Haiti
  • Fort Navidad
• Spain
  • Barcelona
    • Olympic Village
• Dominican Republic
  • Santo Domingo

Organizations

• The Singh Brotherhood (mentioned)
• The Summer Olympics

Tribes

• Oongaan
• Bandar
• Maya
• Aztec

Objects

• The Emerald eyes

Related stories

Refers to

• "Walker's Table" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Behind the scenes

• The story explicitly takes place during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
• The original artwork for this story consists of 24 pages, but it was edited down to 23 pages for publication. When the story was reprinted in Fantomen 21/2025, the original art for the edited pages were shown on the editorial pages. One page was restored to its original appearance, which included a panel with Diana, Kit and Heloise. They did not appear elsewhere in the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Takal's Mask", The Phantom #1039 (1993)

Finland

• "Takalin naamio", Mustanaamio 21/1992 (colored by TGS)

Norway

• "Takals maske", Fantomet 22/1992 (colored by TGS)

Sweden

• "Takals mask", Fantomen 17/1992 (colored by TGS)
• "Takals mask", Fantomen 21/2025 (colored by Praico Visuals)