The Viking Fortress Mystery

The Viking Fortress Mystery
Start date:	April 4th, 2004
End date:	September 26th, 2004
# of strips:	26
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	Graham Nolan
Original colorist:	Graham Nolan
Preceded by:	"The Sinbad Stone"
Followed by:	"The Iron Python"

"The Viking Fortress Mystery" is the 160th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Graham Nolan.

It is a remake of "The Viking Castle Mystery", a Team Fantomen story from 1997, also written by DePaul. The reason was that Tony DePaul had been involved in a serious motorcycle accident and reused some of his previous Team Fantomen scripts in order to catch up on deadlines.

Plot synopsis

An ancient Viking fortress rise out of the sea near the village of the Mori tribe.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 22nd Phantom (mentioned)
• Guran
• Old man Mozz
• Joomba
• Devil
• Hero
• President Luaga (mentioned)

One-time characters

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Viking Tomb
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Phantom Crypt (mentioned)
  • Mawitaan
    • University Hospital
    • Point Al? Coastal Guard Base
  • The Mori Coast
  • Keela-Kintaba
  • Mount Zimbanga

Tribes

• Mori
• Ancient Vikings

Organizations

• Coastal Guard of Bangalla

Phantom lore

• The Good Mark

Old jungle sayings

• There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of town like an ordinary man.

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Viking Castle Mystery" by Tony DePaul and César Spadari.

Refers to

• "Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 1: Pirates of the Arctic" by Norman Worker and Kari Leppänen.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Viking Fortress Mystery", The Phantom #1403 (2004)
• "The Viking Fortress Mystery", The Phantom #1962 (2024)

Brazil

• "A Fortaleza Viking", O Fantasma #11 (2021)

Finland

• Seura 36/2005 – 10/2006

Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der Wikingerfestung", Phantom Spezial #4 (2025)

Greece

• "Το Μυστήριο Του Οχυρού Των Βίκινγκ" (romanized as "To Mystirio Tou Ochyrou Ton Vikin'nk"), The Phantom #2 (2025)

India

• "The Viking Fortress Mystery", The Phantom #14 (2021)

Norway

• "Mysteriet med vikingborgen", Fantomet 5-6/2014

South Africa

• Rapport ?, 2004 – March 6, 2005

Sweden

• "Mysteriet med vikingaborgen", Fantomen 2-3/2014

Turkey

• "Viking Kalesi Gizemi", Kızılmaske #36 (2016)

USA

• Republican & Herald April 3, 2004 – September 25, 2004
• The Advocate-Messenger April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• The Birmingham News April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• Chippewa Herald April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• Daytona Beach News-Journal April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• Ledger-Enquirer April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• Reading Eagle April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• Staten Island Advance April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• St. Petersburg Times April 4, 2004 – September 26, 2004
• "The Viking Fortress Mystery", The Graham Nolan Sundays volume two (2005)