Devil's Story

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Devil's Story
Produced for:	Fantomen 23/1979
# 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.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Related stories 2.1 Referenced in 3 Reprints 3.1 Australia 3.2 Brazil 3.3 Czech Republic 3.4 Denmark 3.5 Finland 3.6 India 3.7 Italy 3.8 Norway 3.9 Poland 3.10 Slovakia 3.11 Spain 3.12 Turkey 3.13 Sweden 3.14 West Germany 4 Awards

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

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

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Best Story Winners
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"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "The Wedding of the Phantom" (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" |  2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner"