The King is Dead

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The King is Dead
Produced for:	Fantomen 26/1987
# of pages:	45
Writer:	Norman Worker
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Producer:	Semic Press

"The King is Dead" is a 1987 Team Fantomen story, written by Norman Worker, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Character appearances 2 Reprints 2.1 Australia 2.2 Denmark 2.3 Finland 2.4 Norway 2.5 Sweden

Plot summary

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Character appearances

Recurring Characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• The 12th Phantom
• Marion Trelawney
• Doctor Swedeborg
• Lord Charles Trelawney
• Colonel Ruda
• Mr Townsend
• Comissioner Lilliensparre
• Countess Katrina Reutersköld
• General Gustaf Adolf von Mansdorf

Real-life Characters

• King Gustaf III of Sweden
• Carl von Linne
• Captain Jacob Anckarström

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #1032 (1993)

Denmark

• "Kongen er død", Fantomet #300 (1988)

Finland

• "Kuningas on kuollut!", Mustanaamio 13/1988

Norway

• "Kongen er død!", Fantomet 14/1988
• "Kongen er død!", Fantomets Krønike 6/1994
• "Kongen er død!", Krønikebok #12 (2003)

Sweden

• "Kungen är död!", Fantomen 26/1987
• "Kungen är död", Fantomen Krönika 1/1997
• "Kungen är död", Fantomen Krönika Band 5, del 1 (2003)
• "Kungen är död!", Fantomen Christmas Album 2007

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