Best Story Sweden

   Best Story is an annual vote among readers of Fantomen to determine the most popular story published in the magazine during the year.

Winners

Year	Title	Writer	Artist
1978 (tie)	"The Avenger from the Sea" "Phantom Wedding"	Norman Worker Lee Falk	Georges Bess Sy Barry
1979	"Devil's Story"	Donne Avenell	Georges Bess
1980	"The Treasure from Rhodes"	Norman Worker	Kari Leppänen
1981	"The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur"	Norman Worker	Jaime Vallvé
1982	"The Stone Carving People"	Donne Avenell	Heiner Bade
1983	"The Water of Life"	Dai Darell, Jörgen Ewers	Hans Lindahl
1984	"The First Phantom"	Michael Tierres	Kari Leppänen
1985	"The Beanstalk"	Donne Avenell	Hans Lindahl
1986	"The Battle on Malta" (new story) "Devil's Story (reprint)	Norman Worker Donne Avenell	Kari Leppänen Georges Bess
1987	"The King is Dead"	Norman Worker	Kari Leppänen
1988	"Eden"	Donne Avenell	Hans Lindahl
1989	"The Last Unicorn"	Norman Worker	Kari Leppänen
1990	"The Cathedral Mystery"	Scott Goodall	Jean-Yves Mitton
1991	"Devil's Story"	Donne Avenell	Georges Bess
1992	"Hoogan's Revenge"	Lennart Moberg	Jean-Yves Mitton
1993	"The Test"	Norman Worker	Kari Leppänen
1994	"The Commander is Dead"	Donne Avenell	Kari Leppänen
1995	"The Set Up, Part 1" & "Part 2"	Lennart Moberg	Hans Lindahl
1996	"The Last Viking"	Norman Worker	Hans Lindahl
1997	"The Ghost Who Died Twice"	Norman Worker	Hans Lindahl
1998	"Return of the Zombies"	Hans Lindahl	Hans Lindahl
1999	"Devil's Story"	Donne Avenell	Georges Bess
2000	"The Phantom vs Singh 2050"	Claes Reimerthi	Hans Lindahl
2001	"The Prodigal Son"	Claes Reimerthi	César Spadari
2002	"The Long Bow of Little John"	David Bishop	Paul Ryan
2003	"My Darling Pirate"	David Bishop	César Spadari
2004	"Son of the Pirate Queen"	David Bishop	César Spadari
2005	"The Battle on Malta"	Norman Worker	Kari Leppänen
2006	"The Singh Brotherhood"	Lee Falk	Ray Moore
2007	"The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" (new story) "The Commander is Dead" (reprint)	Claes Reimerthi Donne Avenell	Kari Leppänen Kari Leppänen
2008	"The Castaways" (new story) "Kingdom of the Amazons" (reprint)	Janne Lundström Scott Goodall	Kari Leppänen Felmang, Germano Ferri
2009	"The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1"	Claes Reimerthi	Kari Leppänen
2010 (tie)	"The Cabin Boy and the Princess" "The Dragon Throne"	Janne Lundström Jens Hansegård	Hans Lindahl Heiner Bade
2011	"The Sons of Captain Walker"	Janne Lundström	Hans Lindahl
2012	"The Pirates' Prisoner"	Janne Lundström	Hans Lindahl
2013	"Year 1349"	Claes Reimerthi	Kari Leppänen
2014	"Death of a Pirate Queen"	David Bishop	César Spadari
2015	"A Plague in Venice"	Janne Lundström	Hans Lindahl
2016	"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana"	Claes Reimerthi	Kari Leppänen
2017	"Farewell to the Deep Woods"	Tony DePaul	Mike Manley
2018	"The Ghost at Gallows' Inn"	Claes Reimerthi	Heiner Bade
2019	"The Devil in Stockholm"	Mikael Sol	Jan Bielecki
2020	"A Reckoning with the Nomad"	Tony DePaul	Mike Manley
2021	"Devil's Story"	Donne Avenell	Georges Bess

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
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" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (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" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"