Kari Tapio Leppänen (born September 1, 1945) is a Finnish comics artist who has worked on the Phantom comic since 1979.
Biography
Leppänen has worked for the Swedish comics industry since the 1970's, initially for the comic books Min Häst (My Horse) and Tumac. After that he was given the opportunity to try out for the Phantom. Leppänen has been a vital part of Team Fantomen ever since, primarily as an artist but on a few occasions as a writer aswell.
Leppänen has also created several back-up strips for the Fantomen comic book, including "Achilles Wiggen", "Xellana", "Starstriker" and "Dödsspelet" ("The Death Game").
Five of his Phantom stories have been reprinted in De Bästa Äventyren #1, a pocket book entirely dedicated to Leppänen
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Phantom work by Kari Leppänen
Stories
# |
Title |
Writer |
Artist |
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1 |
"The False Prince" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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2 |
"The Floating Coffin" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
3 |
"The Flute of Death" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
|
4 |
"The Treasure from Rhodes" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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5 |
"The Pirate Inheritance" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
|
6 |
"Fish War" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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|
7 |
"The Circus Murderer" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
|
8 |
"The Skull Mark" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
9 |
"Poisoned Dreams" |
Kharelli |
Leppänen |
|
10 |
"Lost on the Phantom Trail" |
Pélerin |
Leppänen |
|
11 |
"The White Slave Trade" |
Darell |
Leppänen |
|
12 |
"The Ghost Comet" |
Kharelli |
Leppänen |
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13 |
"Hero's Death Sentence" |
Darell |
Leppänen |
|
14 |
"The Message" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
15 |
"The Snake Ring" |
Darell |
Leppänen |
|
16 |
"The First Phantom" |
Tierres |
Leppänen |
|
17 |
"The Secret of the Golden Snake" |
Kharelli, Redno |
Leppänen |
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|
18 |
"The Temple Treasure" |
Granberg |
Leppänen |
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19 |
"Return of the Scorpia" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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20 |
"Black Fagin" |
Tierres |
Leppänen |
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21 |
"Duel in Venice" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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22 |
"The Battle on Malta" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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23 |
"Pirate Hunt" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
24 |
"The Cloud Pirates" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
25 |
"Touganda's Secret" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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26 |
"The Forest of Horrors" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
27 |
"The Junky" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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28 |
"The King is Dead" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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29 |
"Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 1: Pirates of the Arctic" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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30 |
"Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 2: The Garden of Death" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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31 |
"The Raid in Sanloi" |
Tierres |
Leppänen |
|
32 |
"The Secret of the Valley of Wamballa" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
33 |
"The Last Unicorn" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
|
34 |
"Cleopatra's Asp" |
Tierres |
Leppänen |
|
35 |
"Tirangi's Burial Ground" |
Borgnes |
Leppänen |
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36 |
"The Test" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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37 |
"Death of a Patrolman, Part 1" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
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38 |
"Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
|
39 |
"The Doomsday Weapon" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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40 |
"Curse of the Granite God, Part 1" |
Goodall |
Leppänen |
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41 |
"Curse of the Granite God, Part 2: The Hawk's Revenge" |
Goodall |
Leppänen |
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42 |
"The Witch Hunt" |
Goodall |
Leppänen |
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43 |
"Mombutu: The Power of Evil" |
DePaul |
Leppänen |
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44 |
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 1: The Evil Paradise" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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45 |
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 2: Kazcim Master of the Dumb" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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46 |
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 3: Scarface" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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47 |
"The Ibis Mystery, Part 4: At the Edge of the Grave" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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48 |
"The Doomsday Mountain" |
Moberg |
Leppänen |
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49 |
"Hunted" |
Moberg |
Leppänen |
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50 |
"The Commander is Dead" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
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51 |
"Murder in the Eyes" |
DePaul |
Leppänen |
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52 |
"The Golden Falcon" |
Worker |
Leppänen |
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53 |
"Gullique - The Island of Doom" |
Falk, Granberg |
Leppänen |
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54 |
"Public Enemy Number One" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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55 |
"The Sea Jackals" |
Avenell |
Leppänen |
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56 |
"The Devil's Library, Part 4: The Secret Chamber" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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57 |
"The Ghostly Ruins" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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58 |
"The Ring of Death, Part 1" |
Leppänen, Granberg |
Leppänen |
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59 |
"The Ring of Death, Part 2" |
Leppänen, Granberg |
Leppänen |
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60 |
"The Witches of Bedburg, Part 1: The Water Test" |
Moberg |
Leppänen |
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61 |
"The Witches of Bedburg, Part 2: The Evil One" |
Moberg |
Leppänen |
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62 |
"The Tomb of Tzaka" |
Jönsson |
Leppänen |
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63 |
"The Terrorists" |
DePaul |
Leppänen |
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64 |
"The Boy from San Diablo" |
Nolan |
Leppänen |
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65 |
"The Deadly Masquerade" |
Bishop |
Leppänen |
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66 |
"The Grave Robbers" |
Bishop |
Leppänen |
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67 |
"The Lethal Trap" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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68 |
"Eye of the Hurricane" |
Bishop, Lindahl |
Leppänen |
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69 |
"The Plague" |
Bishop |
Leppänen |
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70 |
"The Redeemer, Part 1: Healing Hands" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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71 |
"Jonathon Wild, Part 1: King of Thieves" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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72 |
"Jonathon Wild, Part 2: Sentenced to Hang" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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73 |
"The Shadow" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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74 |
"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2: King of Beggars" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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75 |
"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 4: The Middle of the World" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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76 |
"Son of the Jungle" |
DePaul |
Leppänen |
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77 |
"My Swedish Enemy" |
Lundström |
Leppänen |
|
78 |
"The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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79 |
"The Phantom Crusader, Part 2" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
80 |
"The Phantom Crusader, Part 3" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
81 |
"The Castaways" |
Lundström |
Leppänen |
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82 |
"The Pirate Festival" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
83 |
"Secret of the Leech Pond" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
84 |
"The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
85 |
"The Phantom Gladiator, Part 2" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
86 |
"The Phantom Gladiator, Part 3" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
87 |
"The Promise" |
DePaul |
Leppänen |
|
88 |
"The Governor and Scarface" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
89 |
"The Legend of Rahotep, Part 1" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
90 |
"The Legend of Rahotep, Part 2" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
91 |
"The Legend of Rahotep, Part 3" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
92 |
"The Gulf of Aden Pirates" |
Kajander |
Leppänen |
|
93 |
"Save Jerusalem" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
94 |
"U-118" |
Pellerin |
Leppänen |
|
95 |
"Secret of the Templar Knights" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
96 |
"Year 1349" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
97 |
"The Basilisk" |
Madden |
Leppänen |
|
98 |
"The Black King" |
Hansegård |
Leppänen |
|
99 |
"The Last of the Merovingans" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
100 |
"The New France" |
Frognes |
Leppänen |
|
101 |
"The Secret Weapon" |
Frognes |
Leppänen |
|
102 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 1" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
103 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 2" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
104 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 3" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
105 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 4: A Diabolical Plan" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
106 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 5: Revolt" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
107 |
"Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" |
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
|
108 |
|
Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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109 |
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Reimerthi |
Leppänen |
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- In 1984 Fantomen published "A Secret Life", written by Ulf Granberg (under the pen-name Sprucehill), Idi Kharelli and Th. Pelerin, and with art by Kari Leppänen. This was a parody of the Phantom, lasting six pages.
Covers
Fantomen covers
Original Finnish covers