The Pirates' Prisoner

The Pirates' Prisoner
Produced for:	Fantomen 8/2012
# of pgs:	35
Writer:	Janne Lundström
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan

"The Pirates' Prisoner" is a 2012 Team Fantomen story, written by Janne Lundström, with art by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

In 1729 Chris, the future 10th Phantom, travels with his mother and little sister Heloise to Jamaica. But the ship they are travelling on is attacked by pirates and while their mother disappears overboard, the children are taken prisoners by pirate captain Sorrow and his men.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 9th Phantom
• Flame Walker
• Chris Walker (future 10th Phantom)
• Heloise Walker
• Sir James Stanbury
• The 21st Phantom
• Heloise
• Guran

One-time characters

• Captain Kestle
• Pierre Lasalle, pirate captain
• Captain John Sorrow, pirate captain
• Sonny Boy
• Benjamin Brady, first mate of "Sybille"
• Captain Matt Mulligan
• "Three-Fingers"
• Crowley
• Captain El Mozo

Locations

• Jamaica
  • Kingston
• Cuba
  • Roca Negra
  • Isthmus
  • The Isle of Coco
• Bengali
  • The Skull Cave
    • The Chronicle Room
    • The Skull Throne

Vehicles

• "Sybille", sailing ship
• "The Arrow", pirate ship
• "L'Amitie", pirate ship
• "The Eagle", sailing yacht

Objects

• Good Mark necklace

Phantom Lore

• The Monkey Mail

Related stories

Refers to

• "Flame" by Norman Worker and Georges Bess

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Pirates' Prisoner", The Phantom #1630 (2012)

Norway

• "Piratenes fange", Fantomet 7/2012

Sweden

• "Piraternas fånge", Fantomen 8/2012

Awards

• Best story (Norway) 2012
• Best story (Sweden) 2012

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"