Duel in Cyberspace

Duel in Cyberspace
Produced for:	Fantomen 6/2007
Story #:	3
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Hans Lindahl
Artist:	Hans Lindahl
Original colorist:	Reprostugan
Producer:	Egmont Kärnan
Preceded by:	Lost in Cyberspace
Followed by:	Chaos in Cyberspace

"Duel in Cyberspace" is a 2007 Team Fantomen story, by Hans Lindahl.

Plot synopsis

As ex-President Luaga is trying to convince The Phantom to re-enter Cyberspace they discover that Professor Unduula has breached security to access Professor Protherew's Cyber capsule. When the Phantom enters Cyberspace, he discovers that Professor Pogo Keillor has been made a new Titan and that Blaze Unduula is Timpenni.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Guran (flashback)
• The 1st Phantom (flashback)
• Lamanda Luaga
• The Titans
• Professor Protherew (flashback)
• Blaze Unduula
• Professor Pogo Keillor
• Sabel Q (flashback)
• The Drummer (flashback)
• The Drummer's father
• Daryl, a Titan
• Dogai Singh (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Two unnamed security guards at Ministry of Defence building

Real-life characters

• Virgil (mentioned)
• Dante (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave (flashback)
  • Morristown
    • Ministry of Defence
      • Bunker
        • Cyber capsule
    • Video Arkade
  • Bengali River
    • Near the mouth, Blaze Unduula's house
  • Isle of Timpenni (flashback)
  • Bengete
• Cyberspace
  • Olympus
  • Portal to the game
  • Portal to level II
  • Portal to level III
  • Portal to Exit
• England
  • Oxford
    • Oxford University (mentioned)
• Hell (mentioned)
• Purgatory (mentioned)
• Europe
  • The Alps
• Pangea
• Africa (mentioned)

Software

• Game platform Olympus
• World War III, cyber game

Tribes

• Bandar (flashback}
• Timpenni
• Wambesi (flashback)

Items

• Cyber-helmet
• Great Drum of Timpenni
• Blaze's Programming Module
• Cat skulls
• Lion skull

Organizations

• Bengali News
• Bengali Computer Agency
• Bengali Ministry of Defence

Behind the scenes

• When asked to help new players, Professor Pogo Keillor compares himself to Virgil guiding Dante Alighieri in Dante's Divine Comedy.
• Blaze Unduula refers to the Phantom as "Timpenni's archenemy".

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Drummer of Timpenni" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #1473 (2007)

Finland

• "Kaksintaistelu kyberavaruudessa", Mustanaamio 6/2007

Norway

• "Duell i Cyberspace", Fantomet 5/2007

Sweden

• "Duell i Cyberrymden", Fantomen 6/2007