Fantomen 2000

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In the year 2000, a total of 26 issues of Swedish comic book Fantomen were published.

Overview

This year was the 50th anniversary year of Fantomen. There were 19 regular issues of 76 pages, 6 expanded issues of 108 pages, and one 50th anniversary special issue of 204 pages – the biggest Fantomen issue ever published.

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Covers

Rolf Gohs was the main cover artist of the year with 11 covers. Other cover artists included Hans Lindahl (3 covers), Joan Boix (3 covers), Felmang & Rudy Walk (3 covers), Felmang & Germano Ferri (2 covers), César Spadari (1 cover), and Alexander Klingspor (1 cover). Two covers were created by Peter Friman of the editorial staff using artwork by Joan Boix and Felmang & Rudy Walk, respectively.

A symbol indicating that Fantomen celebrated its 50th anniversary this year was placed by the logo on every cover.

Cover gallery

Contents

Phantom stories

All 26 issues featured new Team Fantomen stories. Daily and Sunday stories by Lee Falk and Sy Barry were published as back-up stories throughout the year. One daily story by Falk & Wilson McCoy was published in the 50th anniversary issue.

Previously unpublished Team Fantomen stories

Issue Title Writer Artist
1
 "Tiger Girl" Falk, Granberg Felmang, Ferri
2
 "St Lucifer of the Darkness" Reimerthi Bade
3
 "The Witches of Bedburg, Part 1: The Water Test" Moberg Leppänen
4
 "The Witches of Bedburg, Part 2: The Evil One" Moberg Leppänen
5
 "The Spear of Destiny, Part 1" Raab Boix
6
 "Revenge of Lubanga, Part 1: The Double" DePaul Felmang, Benny
7
 "Revenge of Lubanga, Part 2: Double Game" DePaul Spadari
8
 "The Gold Monkey" Longstreet Cruz
9
 "Queen Pera the Perfect" Falk, Granberg Felmang, Ferri
10
 "The Spear of Destiny, Part 2" Raab Boix
11
 "Viva Las Vegas" DePaul Spadari
12
 "Fight Evil, Part 1" Reimerthi Bade
13
 "Fight Evil, Part 2" Reimerthi Felmang, Morrik
14
 "The Black Queen" Longstreet Felmang, Benny
15
 "The 22nd Phantom, Part 1" Lindahl Lindahl
16
 "The 22nd Phantom, Part 2" Lindahl Lindahl
17
 "Julie and the Witchdoctor" Reimerthi Felmang, Morrik
18
 "The Tomb of Tzaka" Jönsson Leppänen
19
 "The Zombie Maker" Frognes Boix
20
 "The Witchdoctor's Secret" Frognes Bade
21
 "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" Reimerthi Lindahl
22
 "A Deadly Choice" Moberg Cruz
23
 "The Spear of Destiny, Part 3" Raab Boix
24
 "The Sword of Atan Singh" Jönsson Spadari
25
 "The Baltimore Mystery" DePaul Spadari
26
 "The Spear of Destiny, Part 4" Raab Boix

Previously published newspaper stories

Issue Title Writer Artist
(25, 26), 1, 2
 "The Giant Bird of Gandor" Falk Barry
2
 "Luaga's Undercover Tour" Falk Barry
3, 4, 5, 6
 "The Founding of the Jungle Patrol" Falk Barry
6
 "The Mission" Falk Barry
10
 "Yes" Falk Barry
14
 "The Fence" Falk Barry
18
 "The Mysterious Passenger" Falk Barry
21
 "The Maharajah's Daughter" Falk McCoy
22, 23
 "The Great Web of Spidera" Falk Barry
24, 25, 26, (1)
 "Mystery of Wamba Falls Inn" Falk Barry
26
 "The Vultures" Falk Barry

Other comics

  • "Bacon & Ägg" by Patrik Norrman (issue 21) *
  • "Camelot 3000" by Mike W. Barr, Brian Bolland, and Bruce Patterson (issues 14, 15, 16, 17, and 20),
    by Mike W. Barr, Brian Bolland, and Terry Austin (issues 22, 23, 25, and 26), and
    by Mike W. Barr, Brian Bolland, Bruce Patterson, and Dick Giordano (issue 21)
  • "Chief Sly Fox" by Stan Lynde (issues 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 24, and 26)
  • "Det Okända" by Ruben Moreira (issue 10)
  • "Dödsspelet" by Tony DePaul and Kari Leppänen (issue 1)
  • "Ghost Breaker" by Leonard Starr (issues 1 and 21)
  • "Herman Hedning" by Jonas Darnell (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26)
  • "Herman Storm" by Eirik Ildahl and Enrique Villagrán (issues 5, 6, and 7)
  • "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (issue 21) *
  • "Jonathan Struppy" by Joan Boix (issue 4)
  • "King of the Royal Mounted" by Jim Gary (issue 21) *
  • "Mandrake the Magician" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis (issues 2, 9, 10, 13, 18, and 21)
  • "Rick O'Shay" by Stan Lynde (issue 21) *
  • "Stig & Grieg" by Alf Woxnerud (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26)
  • "Tarzan" by Russ Manning (issues 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21)
  • "The Gauntlet of Fate" by ? (issue 21) *
  • "Thorgal" by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosiński (issues 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 18, and 19)
  • "Tybalt" by Mats Jönsson and Ian Kennedy (issues 8 and 24)

Note that several of the comics only appeared in #21, which was the 50th anniversary special and included a selection of back-up comics from the history of Fantomen.

Supplements

Supplements during the year were stickers in Fantomen 5, a mouse pad in Fantomen 13, sun glasses and a best cover poster in Fantomen 15.

See also

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