Best story 2008 (Sweden)

The Best story 2008 vote was held in Fantomen 2/2009 and the results were presented in Fantomen 11/2009.

288 readers sent in their votes. In a prize draw, voters could receive either hardcover editions of Fantomen Krönika or Sy Barry Söndagsäventyr.

Results

Best new story

Place	Title	Writer	Artist	Votes
1	"The Castaways"	Lundström	Leppänen	32
2	"Secret of the Leech Pond"	Reimerthi	Leppänen	28
3	"The Phantom Army"	Bishop	Velluto	27
4	"Guran Disappears"	DePaul	Boix	25
	"The Mystery at Pendragon House"	Reimerthi	Boix
6	"The Hunt for the Black Carnation"	Lindahl	Lindahl	24
7	"The Jury of Death"	Lindahl	Lindahl	14
8	"The White Elephant"	Reimerthi	Bade	13
	"The Pirate Festival"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
10	"The Emperor's Gift"	Bishop	Spadari	11
	"The Devil of Ravenscar"	Reimerthi	Bade
12	"Secret of Phantom Head Peak"	Bishp	Felmang	9
13	"The Freedom Ship"	DePaul	Felmang	8
14	"The Slave Ship"	Bishop	Felmang	7
15	"The Great Deception, Part 2"	Reimerthi	Spadari	6
	"The Great Deception, Part 1"	Reimerthi	Boix
	"Alter Ego"	Bishop	Spadari
18	"Blood Diamonds"	Bishop	Velluto	5
19	"Dark Justice"	Reimerthi	Bade	4
20	"Woduro's Secret"	Reimerthi	Nolan	3
Total:				277

Best reprint

Place	Title	Writer	Artist	Votes
1	"Kingdom of the Amazons"	Goodall	Felmang, Ferri	98
2	"The Secret of the Golden Snake"	Idi Kharelli, Ed Redno	Leppänen	81
3	"The Snake Goddess"	Falk	Barry	70
4	"Zabadabah"	Falk	Barry	36
Total:				285

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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"