Devil's Story
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| Devil's Story | |
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| Produced for: | Fantomen 23/1979 |
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| # of pages: | 32 |
| Writer: | Donne Avenell |
| Artist: | Georges Bessis |
| Producer: | Semic Press |
"Devil's Story", or "The Story of Devil", is a 1979 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell, with art by Georges Bessis.
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Plot summary
"Devil's Story" tells the story of how The Phantom found the mountain wolf Devil while still a cub, and how he trained him to be on of his most trusted allies.
In this story, the Phantom finds Devil under the body of his dead mother, shot down by Colonel Bagshot, a merciless hunter. After his father's death, the Phantom found himself lonely, and takes the cub home, trying to ease his feelings of pain and solitude. He called him initially "Little Devil", since he was heir to the feared mountain wolf Satan.
"Little Devil" went soft, being loved and cared about like a puppy. He was not ready to face wilderness like a genuine wolf. Realising that, the Phantom trains him, teaching him to chase away both beast and man.
Finally, Devil even passes the chance of leading the wild pack of wolves after his father is killed along with Bagshot. It seems he'd rather stay with the Phantom.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Colonel Bagshot
- Satan
- Argo
Trivia
- Since the 21st Phantom first found Devil, when he was feeling depressed after his father's death, it could be concluded that Devil was born around the time the 21st Phantom swore the Oath of the Skull or at most, a couple of months later.
Related stories
Referenced in
- "The Phantom Legend: The Story of Devil" by Knut Westad
- "Devil - The Wolf Who Cannot Die" by Hans Lindahl
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Story of Devil", The Phantom #1013 (1992)
- "Devil's Story", The Phantom #1125 (1996)
Brazil
- "A História de Capeto", Fantasma #340 (1984)
Czech Republic
- Příběh o Ďáblovi", Fantom #6 (1992)
Denmark
- "Sagaen om Devil", Fantomet #152 (1981)
Finland
- "Devilin taru", Mustanaamio 3/1980
- "Devilin taru", Mustanaamio 5/1987
- "Devilin taru", Mustanaamio 4/1992
India
- "Devil's Story", The Phantom #1, Book 1 (2000)
- "Devil's Story", The Phantom Action Adventure Series: Devil's Story / Death in Central Park (2001)
- "Devil's Story", The Phantom #7 (2003)
- "Devil's Story", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #1 (2003)
- "ডেভিলের গল্প" (romanized as "Deviler Golpo"), Chalaman Asariri-er Romanchakar Abbhijan #1 (2003)
- "Devil's Story", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Death in Central Park / Devil's Story (2007)
- "Devil's Story", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Silent Avenger (2007)
Italy
- "La storia di Devil", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (2009)
Norway
- "En saga om Ulv", Fantomet 6/1980
- "En saga om Ulv", Fantomet 6/1987
- "En saga om Ulv", Fantomets Krønike 4/1993
- "Historien om Ulv", Fantomet 24/1999
- "En saga om Ulv", Fantomet Gullalderen #7 (2012)
Poland
- "Opowieść o Devilu", Fantom 6/1992
Slovakia
- Fantóm #6 (1992)
Spain
- "La historia de Satan", El Hombre Enmascarado #18 (1980)
- "La historia de Satan", Album El Hombre Enmascarado #2 (1980)
- "La historia de Satan", Album El Hombre Enmascarado #6 (1981)
Turkey
- "Şeytanın Hikayesi", Yeni Kızılmaske Süper Maceralar #3 (2012)
Sweden
- "Sagan om Devil", Fantomen 23/1979
- "Sagan om Devil", Fantomen 20/1986
- "Sagan om Devil", Fantomen 26/1991
- "Sagan om Devil", Fantomen 24/1999
- "Sagan om Devil", Fantomen Krönika 6/2007
West Germany
- "Der Herr der Höllenhunde", Phantom #166
Awards
- Best story (Sweden) 1979
- Best reprint story (Sweden) 1986
- Best story (Sweden) 1991
- Best story (Sweden) 1999
- Best story (Norway) 1999