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[[Best story 2009 (Sweden)|2009]]: "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1]]"<br> | [[Best story 2009 (Sweden)|2009]]: "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1]]"<br> | ||
[[Best story 2013 (Sweden)|2013]]: "[[Year 1349]]"<br> | [[Best story 2013 (Sweden)|2013]]: "[[Year 1349]]"<br> | ||
[[Best story 2016 (Sweden)|2016]]: "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana]]"<br></small> | [[Best story 2016 (Sweden)|2016]]: "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana]]"<br> | ||
[[Best story 2018 (Sweden)|2018]]: "[[The Ghost at Gallows' Inn]]"<br></small> | |||
[[Image:Winner.jpg|16 px]] '''[[Best Story Norway|Best Story (Norway)]]''' [[Image:Winner.jpg|16 px]]<br><small> | [[Image:Winner.jpg|16 px]] '''[[Best Story Norway|Best Story (Norway)]]''' [[Image:Winner.jpg|16 px]]<br><small> | ||
[[Best story 1998 (Norway)|1998]]: "[[The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle]]"<br> | [[Best story 1998 (Norway)|1998]]: "[[The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle]]"<br> | ||
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'''Claes Reimerthi''' ( | '''Claes Reimerthi''' (1955–2021) was a prolific Swedish comics writer who wrote scripts for [[Team Fantomen]] from 1984 until shortly before his death. He also wrote scripts for the newspaper strip for King Features 2000–2003 and was the main writer for the [[Sunday stories|Phantom Sunday page]] those years. | ||
== Biography== | == Biography== | ||
Reimerthi was an aspiring comics artist who submitted his own comic to ''Svenska Serier'' in the late 1970's, but was turned down by editor [[Ulf Granberg]]. A few years later, Reimerthi met [[Dai Darell]] who by then had begun writing scripts for "The Phantom". Inspired and helped by Darell, Reimerthi began a career as a scriptwriter for comics and by the end of 1984 he was a part of [[Team Fantomen]] (initially under the pseudonym '''Michael Tierres''', an anagram of his own name).<ref>[[Fantomen 16/1986]]</ref> | Reimerthi was an aspiring comics artist who submitted his own comic to ''Svenska Serier'' in the late 1970's, but was turned down by editor [[Ulf Granberg]]. A few years later, Reimerthi met [[Dai Darell]] who by then had begun writing scripts for "The Phantom". Inspired and helped by Darell, Reimerthi began a career as a scriptwriter for comics and by the end of 1984 he was a part of [[Team Fantomen]] (initially under the pseudonym '''Michael Tierres''', an anagram of his own name).<ref>[[Fantomen 16/1986]]</ref> | ||
Over the years, Reimerthi has become the main writer for the Phantom stories produced for the ''[[Fantomen]]'' comic book. He has written more stories than any other Team Fantomen writer, and in later years he | Over the years, Reimerthi has become the main writer for the Phantom stories produced for the ''[[Fantomen]]'' comic book. He has written more stories than any other Team Fantomen writer, and in later years he was responsible for some of the most important story arcs. | ||
As of early 2012, he has written over 200 regular stories on behalf of Team Fantomen. In addition he wrote "[[The Heart of Darkness]]", a serialized story divided into seven chapters and totally covering 50 episodes of over 350 pages in total. | As of early 2012, he has written over 200 regular stories on behalf of Team Fantomen. In addition he wrote "[[The Heart of Darkness]]", a serialized story divided into seven chapters and totally covering 50 episodes of over 350 pages in total. | ||
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After the death of [[Lee Falk]], Reimerthi supplied scripts for the Phantom newspaper strip from 1999 to 2003, in total nine stories, two of which were remakes of earlier Team Fantomen stories. | After the death of [[Lee Falk]], Reimerthi supplied scripts for the Phantom newspaper strip from 1999 to 2003, in total nine stories, two of which were remakes of earlier Team Fantomen stories. | ||
Reimerthi | Reimerthi was one of Sweden's most productive comic creators, and has also written scripts for the licensed versions of "Kerry Drake" and "The Gauntlet of Fate"; the comedy strips "91:an", "Lilla Fridolf" and "Sputnik"; the children's comic "Bamse" and the historical graphic novel series "Gustaf Vasa" about the Swedish king of the same name. | ||
Reimerthi | Reimerthi was also a comics scholar who has written several books, articles and reviews of comics and comics creators. | ||
From 2013 to 2015, Claes Reimerthi and Hans Lindahl were the editors managing the production of new [[Team Fantomen stories]]. | From 2013 to 2015, Claes Reimerthi and Hans Lindahl were the editors managing the production of new [[Team Fantomen stories]]. | ||
== Phantom | Reimerthi retired from writing Phantom scripts in early 2021. He passed away suddenly and unexpected later that year. | ||
== Phantom work by Claes Reimerthi == | |||
=== Stories === | === Stories === | ||
==== [[Team Fantomen stories]] ==== | ==== [[Team Fantomen stories]] ==== | ||
===== # | ===== # 1 – 100 ===== | ||
{| {{table}} | {| {{table}} | ||
!# !!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! | !# !!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! | ||
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|2 || "[[Gold Fever, Part 2]]" || Tierres || [[Jaime Vallvé|Vallvé]] || | |2 || "[[Gold Fever, Part 2]]" || Tierres || [[Jaime Vallvé|Vallvé]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 || "[[The First Phantom (Team Fantomen story)|The First Phantom]]" || Tierres || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] || | |3 || "[[The First Phantom (Team Fantomen story)|The First Phantom]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 1984]] || Tierres || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 || "[[Black Glove, Part 1]]" || Tierres || [[Knut Westad|Westad]] || | |4 || "[[Black Glove, Part 1]]" || Tierres || [[Knut Westad|Westad]] || | ||
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|12 || "[[Black Fagin]]" || Tierres || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] || | |12 || "[[Black Fagin]]" || Tierres || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 || "[[The Moor of Death]]" || Tierres || [[Jaime Vallvé|Vallvé]] || [[Stories not published in English|¤]] | |13 || "[[The Moor of Death]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Finland - 1986]] || Tierres || [[Jaime Vallvé|Vallvé]] || [[Stories not published in English|¤]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14 || "[[Easy Money]]" || Tierres || [[Georges Bess|Bess]] || [[Stories not published in English|¤]] | |14 || "[[Easy Money]]" || Tierres || [[Georges Bess|Bess]] || [[Stories not published in English|¤]] | ||
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| 104 || "[[Revenge of the Harlequin]]" || Reimerthi || [[Carlos Cruz|Cruz]] | | 104 || "[[Revenge of the Harlequin]]" || Reimerthi || [[Carlos Cruz|Cruz]] | ||
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| 105 || "[[The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle]]" || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]] | | 105 || "[[The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 1998]] || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 106 || "[[The Last Phantom, Part 2: The Choice]]" || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]] | | 106 || "[[The Last Phantom, Part 2: The Choice]]" || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]] | ||
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| 121 || "[[Julie and the Witchdoctor]]" || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]], [[Edward Morrik|Morrik]] | | 121 || "[[Julie and the Witchdoctor]]" || Reimerthi || [[Felmang]], [[Edward Morrik|Morrik]] | ||
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| 123 || "[[The Phantom vs Singh 2050]]" || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | | 123 || "[[The Phantom vs Singh 2050]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2000]] [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 2000]] || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | ||
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| 124 || "[[Treasure of St Lucifer]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | | 124 || "[[Treasure of St Lucifer]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 126 || "[[Durham's Curse]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | | 126 || "[[Durham's Curse]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | ||
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| 127 || "[[The Prodigal Son]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | | 127 || "[[The Prodigal Son]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2001]] || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 128 || "[[Night of the Pirates]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | | 128 || "[[Night of the Pirates]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | ||
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| 133 || "[[In A Strange Land, Part 1]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | | 133 || "[[In A Strange Land, Part 1]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | ||
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| 134 || "[[In A Strange Land, Part 2]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | | 134 || "[[In A Strange Land, Part 2]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 2002]] || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | ||
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| 135 || "[[Patrolman Weeks Suspended]]" || Reimerthi || [[Roy Mann|Mann]] | | 135 || "[[Patrolman Weeks Suspended]]" || Reimerthi || [[Roy Mann|Mann]] | ||
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| 175 || "[[Deadly Virus]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | | 175 || "[[Deadly Virus]]" || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | ||
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| 176 || "[[The Phantom Crusader, Part 1]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 176 || "[[The Phantom Crusader, Part 1]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2007]] || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 177 || "[[The Phantom Crusader, Part 2]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 177 || "[[The Phantom Crusader, Part 2]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 178 || "[[Dogai - The Road to Power]]" || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | | 178 || "[[Dogai - The Road to Power]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 2007]] || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | ||
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| 179 || "[[The New President]]" || Reimerthi || [[Sal Velluto|Velluto]] | | 179 || "[[The New President]]" || Reimerthi || [[Sal Velluto|Velluto]] | ||
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| 187 || "[[The Mystery at Pendragon House]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | | 187 || "[[The Mystery at Pendragon House]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | ||
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| 188 || "[[The Devil of Ravenscar]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | | 188 || "[[The Devil of Ravenscar]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 2008]] || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 189 || "[[Secret of the Leech Pond]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 189 || "[[Secret of the Leech Pond]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 190 || "[[The Gandor Sect (story)|The Gandor Sect]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | | 190 || "[[The Gandor Sect (story)|The Gandor Sect]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 191 || "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 191 || "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2009]] || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 192 || "[[Wipe out Bengete]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | | 192 || "[[Wipe out Bengete]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 193 || "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 2]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 193 || "[[The Phantom Gladiator, Part 2]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 194 || "[[Duel at Deadman's Gulch]]" || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | | 194 || "[[Duel at Deadman's Gulch]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Norway - 2009]] || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | ||
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| 195 || "[[Hotspot Barbados]]" || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | | 195 || "[[Hotspot Barbados]]" || Reimerthi || [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] | ||
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===== #201 – | ===== #201 – 280 ===== | ||
{| {{table}} | {| {{table}} | ||
!# !!Title !!Writer !!Artist | !# !!Title !!Writer !!Artist | ||
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| 219 || "[[The Brotherhood of the Ring]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | | 219 || "[[The Brotherhood of the Ring]]" || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 220 || "[[Year 1349]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 220 || "[[Year 1349]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2013]] || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 221 || "[[The Search For Mu]]" || Reimerthi, [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | | 221 || "[[The Search For Mu]]" || Reimerthi, [[Hans Lindahl|Lindahl]] || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] | ||
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| 242 || "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 5: Revolt]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 242 || "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 5: Revolt]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 243 || "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 243 || "[[Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2016]] || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 244 || "[[The 22nd Phantom, Part 1: The Empty Throne]]" || Reimerthi || [[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] | | 244 || "[[The 22nd Phantom, Part 1: The Empty Throne]]" || Reimerthi || [[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] | ||
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| 257 || "[[The Dark Chalice, Part 2: The Tomb of the Sorceress]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | | 257 || "[[The Dark Chalice, Part 2: The Tomb of the Sorceress]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| 258 || "[[Ghost | | 258 || "[[The Ghost at Gallows' Inn]]" [[Image:Winner.jpg|16px|Sweden - 2018]] || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] | ||
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| 259 || "[[The Angel of Retribution]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | | 259 || "[[The Angel of Retribution]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]] | ||
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| 260 || || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | | 260 || "[[The Fight Against Singh, Part 1: Shadows over Singhtown]]" || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | ||
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| 261 || "[[The Fight Against Singh, Part 2: In the Shadow of the Enemy]]" || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | |||
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| 262 || || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] <!-- Den sjunde ikonen --> | |||
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| 263 || || Reimerthi || [[Heiner Bade|Bade]] <!-- Mannen i skuggorna --> | |||
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| 264 || || Reimerthi || [[César Spadari|Spadari]] <!-- Kit och piraterna --> | |||
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| 265 || "[[The Prisoner of the Golden Cage]]" || Reimerthi || [[Joan Boix|Boix]], [[Rafael Ruiz|Ruiz]], [[Coral Martínez|Martínez]] | |||
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| 266 || "[[The Fight Against Singh, Part 3: Gauntlet with Death]]" || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | |||
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| 267 || || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] <!-- Jean LaFittes skatt --> | |||
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| 268 || "[[The Fight Against Singh, Part 4: A Family Affair]]" || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | |||
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| 269 || "[[The Secret Theatre, Part 1: The Man with the Silver Nose]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | |||
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| 270 || "[[The Secret Theatre, Part 2: Shakespeare in Venice]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | |||
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| 271 || "[[The Secret Theatre, Part 3: The Final Performance]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | |||
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| 272 || || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] <!-- Banditernas väg --> | |||
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| 273 || || Reimerthi || [[Anthony Spay|Spay]] <!-- Den falske Jean Lafitte --> | |||
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| | | 274 || || Reimerthi || [[Daniel Müller|Müller]], [[Anthony Spay|Spay]] <!-- Stulna ringar --> | ||
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| | | 275 || || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] <!-- Ön --> | ||
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| | | 276 || || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] <!-- Attack mot djungelsjukhuset --> | ||
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| | | 277 || || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] <!-- I Vråkarnas klor --> | ||
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| | | 278 || "[[A Web of Lies]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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| | | 279 || "[[Nosferatu's Revenge]]" || Reimerthi || [[Janusz Ordon|Ordon]] | ||
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| | | 280 || "[[Floating Borders]]" || Reimerthi || [[Kari Leppänen|Leppänen]] | ||
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|1 || "[[The Halloween Kidnappers]]" || Reimerthi || [[George Olesen|Olesen]]/[[Keith Williams|Williams]] || 21 Oct 1999 || 15 Jan 2000 | |1 || "[[The Halloween Kidnappers]]" || Reimerthi || [[George Olesen|Olesen]]/[[Keith Williams|Williams]] || 21 Oct 1999 || 15 Jan 2000 | ||
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|2 || "[[The Strange Robber]]" || Reimerthi || Olesen/Williams || 8 May 2000 || 5 Aug 2000 | |2 || "[[The Strange Robber]]" || Reimerthi || [[George Olesen|Olesen]]/[[Keith Williams|Williams]] || 8 May 2000 || 5 Aug 2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 || "[[The Connoisseurs]]" || Reimerthi || Olesen/Williams || 1 Sep 2003 || 27 Dec 2003 | |3 || "[[The Connoisseurs]]" || Reimerthi || [[George Olesen|Olesen]]/[[Keith Williams|Williams]] || 1 Sep 2003 || 27 Dec 2003 | ||
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|2 || "[[Woduro's Secret]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 6 Aug 2000 || 4 Mar 2001 | |2 || "[[Woduro's Secret]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 6 Aug 2000 || 4 Mar 2001 | ||
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|3 || "[[The Lion's Head Tamarine]]" || Reimerthi || Nolan || 11 Mar 2001 || 7 Oct 2001 | |3 || "[[The Lion's Head Tamarine]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 11 Mar 2001 || 7 Oct 2001 | ||
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|4 || "[[The War Mongers]]" || Reimerthi || Nolan || 14 Oct 2001 || 7 Apr 2002 | |4 || "[[The War Mongers]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 14 Oct 2001 || 7 Apr 2002 | ||
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|5 || "[[The Briefcase]]" || Reimerthi || Nolan || 14 Apr 2002 || 29 Sep 2002 | |5 || "[[The Briefcase]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 14 Apr 2002 || 29 Sep 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 || "[[The Snake Goddess's Island]]" || Reimerthi || Nolan || 6 Oct 2002 || 30 Mar 2003 | |6 || "[[The Snake Goddess's Island]]" || Reimerthi || [[Graham Nolan|Nolan]] || 6 Oct 2002 || 30 Mar 2003 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 2 December 2021
Claes Reimerthi | |
Biographical information | |
Born: | January 12, 1955 |
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Died: | July 23, 2021 |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Occupation: | Writer |
Website: | N/A |
Best Story (Sweden) 1984: "The First Phantom" | |
Claes Reimerthi (1955–2021) was a prolific Swedish comics writer who wrote scripts for Team Fantomen from 1984 until shortly before his death. He also wrote scripts for the newspaper strip for King Features 2000–2003 and was the main writer for the Phantom Sunday page those years.
Biography
Reimerthi was an aspiring comics artist who submitted his own comic to Svenska Serier in the late 1970's, but was turned down by editor Ulf Granberg. A few years later, Reimerthi met Dai Darell who by then had begun writing scripts for "The Phantom". Inspired and helped by Darell, Reimerthi began a career as a scriptwriter for comics and by the end of 1984 he was a part of Team Fantomen (initially under the pseudonym Michael Tierres, an anagram of his own name).[1]
Over the years, Reimerthi has become the main writer for the Phantom stories produced for the Fantomen comic book. He has written more stories than any other Team Fantomen writer, and in later years he was responsible for some of the most important story arcs.
As of early 2012, he has written over 200 regular stories on behalf of Team Fantomen. In addition he wrote "The Heart of Darkness", a serialized story divided into seven chapters and totally covering 50 episodes of over 350 pages in total.
After the death of Lee Falk, Reimerthi supplied scripts for the Phantom newspaper strip from 1999 to 2003, in total nine stories, two of which were remakes of earlier Team Fantomen stories.
Reimerthi was one of Sweden's most productive comic creators, and has also written scripts for the licensed versions of "Kerry Drake" and "The Gauntlet of Fate"; the comedy strips "91:an", "Lilla Fridolf" and "Sputnik"; the children's comic "Bamse" and the historical graphic novel series "Gustaf Vasa" about the Swedish king of the same name.
Reimerthi was also a comics scholar who has written several books, articles and reviews of comics and comics creators.
From 2013 to 2015, Claes Reimerthi and Hans Lindahl were the editors managing the production of new Team Fantomen stories.
Reimerthi retired from writing Phantom scripts in early 2021. He passed away suddenly and unexpected later that year.
Phantom work by Claes Reimerthi
Stories
Team Fantomen stories
# 1 – 100
#101 – 200
#201 – 280
- Claes Reimerthi and Michael Tierres are the same writer – Tierres was Reimerthi's pen-name until 1993.
- The over 350 pages long story "The Heart of Darkness", published under the header Phantom Legends and spanning over 50 episodes, from 1994 to 1996 and 2009 is not included above.
Daily stories
# | Title | Writer | Artist | Start | End |
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1 | "The Halloween Kidnappers" | Reimerthi | Olesen/Williams | 21 Oct 1999 | 15 Jan 2000 |
2 | "The Strange Robber" | Reimerthi | Olesen/Williams | 8 May 2000 | 5 Aug 2000 |
3 | "The Connoisseurs" | Reimerthi | Olesen/Williams | 1 Sep 2003 | 27 Dec 2003 |
Sunday stories
# | Title | Writer | Artist | Start | End |
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1 | "The Shipwreckers" | Avenell, Reimerthi | Olesen, Fredericks | 2 Jan 2000 | 30 Jul 2000 |
2 | "Woduro's Secret" | Reimerthi | Nolan | 6 Aug 2000 | 4 Mar 2001 |
3 | "The Lion's Head Tamarine" | Reimerthi | Nolan | 11 Mar 2001 | 7 Oct 2001 |
4 | "The War Mongers" | Reimerthi | Nolan | 14 Oct 2001 | 7 Apr 2002 |
5 | "The Briefcase" | Reimerthi | Nolan | 14 Apr 2002 | 29 Sep 2002 |
6 | "The Snake Goddess's Island" | Reimerthi | Nolan | 6 Oct 2002 | 30 Mar 2003 |