The Ghost Pirates (Team Fantomen story)

The Ghost Pirates
Produced for:	Fantomen 15/1977
# of pgs:	29
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Jaime Vallvé
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Ghost Pirates" is a 1977 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Jaime Vallvé.

Plot synopsis

In 1785 Kit, the future 13th Phantom is staying with his grandfather Lord Charles Trelawney at Pendragon House on the coast of Cornwall. Nearby a criminal gang led by the mysterious Scarecrow are tricking ships into wrecking on the shore and kill all survivors.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 12th Phantom
• the future 13th Phantom
• Lord Charles Trelawney
• Marion Trelawney
• Ben Oakes
• The 21st Phantom
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Guran

One-time characters

• Black Gull
• Liza the maid
• Jenkins, servant
• Scully
• Mr Blackmore
• Mr Polder
• Mr Lawrence

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Major Treasure Room
      • The Chronicle Room
• England
  • Cornwall
    • Portcullen
      • Pendragon House
    • Fanghorn rock

Objects

• The bottle ship

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Revenge of the Shipwreckers" by Claes Reimerthi and Dick Giordano
• "The Racist Cult" by Claes Reimerthi and Heiner Bade
• "The Delta Pirates" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry (only in edited Fantomen version from 1978)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Ghost Pirates", The Phantom #765 (1983)

Brazil

• "Naufrágios Criminosos", Fantasma #367 (1986)

Denmark

• "Vragplyndrerne", Fantomet #111 (1979)
• "Vragplyndrerne", Fantomet Krønike #1 (1994)

Finland

• "Hylyn ryöstö", Mustanaamio 24/1977
• "Hylyn ryöstäjät", Mustanaamio 2/1987

Greece

• "Πειρατης ναυαγειων" (romanized as "Peirates nauageion"), Hriso Agori #3 (1987?)
• "Πειρατης ναυαγειων" (romanized as "Peirates nauageion"), Fantomas #1 (1996?)

Norway

• "Vrakplyndrerne", Fantomet 24/1977
• "Vrakplyndrerne", Fantomet 20/1986
• "Vrakplyndrerne", Fantomets Krønike 4/1998

Sweden

• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomen 15/1977
• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomen 22/1986
• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomen Krönika 4/1996
• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomen Krönika Band 4 (2002)
• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomen 1/2020 (colored by Reprostugan)
• "Vrakplundraren", Fantomens Skattkammare #1 (2025, colored by Reprostugan)

West Germany

• "Die Geisterbande von Cornwall", Phantom #118 (1978)
• "Die Geisterbande von Cornwall", Phantom Super-band #19