The Phantom publications in Sweden
The Phantom has been featured in several publications in Sweden.
Overview
The Phantom ("Fantomen" in Swedish) was introduced in Sweden in 1940, when the weekly magazine Vecko-Revyn started to include dailies and Sunday stories. Beginning in 1944, material from Vecko-Revyn was collected in annual "Christmas Albums", the first Swedish publications to focus on The Phantom. The Christmas Albums continues to be published, with its 72nd issue released for Christmas 2015, but the connection to Vecko-Revyn is long gone.
In 1950, the first issue of the fortnightly comic book Fantomen was published, and by the end of 2015, the 1583th issue was released. Since 1963 Phantom stories have been produced directly for Fantomen, and, as of 2015, over 900 stories have been created by the so-called "Team Fantomen".
Being one of Sweden's most profilic comic books, "Fantomen" has spawned several one-shots and periodicals (Fantomen Krönika enjoying the longest run, 1993-2010) and Phantom comics have also appeared in other comic books and in anthologies. Since 2002, the earliest Fantomen issues are reprinted in chronological hard cover volumes, Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången, which, as of 2015, has reached the year of 1965.
Comics syndicate Bulls Press is the longtime rightsholder of The Phantom in Sweden, while the main publisher of the comic books has been Semic Press until 1997, and Egmont Publishing thereafter.
Serialized "The Phantom" titles
Title | Year(s) | Issues |
---|---|---|
Fantomen Christmas Album | 1944–present | 73* |
Fantomen | 1950-present | 1602* |
Serie-pocket | 1972–1985 | 14 |
Fantomenböckerna | 1973 | 4 |
Fantomen (Avon reprint) | 1978 | 4 |
Samlade Serierariteter | 1986–1987 | 6 |
Fantomen Krönika | 1993–2010 | 100 |
Den vandrande vålnaden | 1996 | 9 |
Fantomen Krönika Band | 1999–2003 | 6 |
Sy Barry Söndagsäventyr | 2001–2003 | 3 |
Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången | 2002–present | 54* |
De bästa äventyren | 2004 | 4 |
Fantomen Softcover Books | 2015–present | 2* |
*As of the turn of 2016/2017.
"The Phantom" one-shots
Title | Year |
---|---|
Fantomens stora presentbok | 1970 |
Den förste Fantomen - Fången i Himalaya | 1971 |
Stora Fantomenboken | 1973 |
Stora jubileumsboken | 1975 |
SOS-boken | 1977 |
Piratbruden Flame | 1980 |
Fantomen | 1984 |
Comics '85 | 1985 |
Fantomendagen på Grönan | 1986 |
Krönika över en vandrande vålnad | 1990 |
Sy Barry - en jubileumskrönika 1961-1991 | 1991 |
Djungelsnö | 1992 |
Betapocket | 1993 |
En odödlig legend | 1996 |
Lee Falk - mannen som skapade Fantomen | 1999 |
Wilson McCoy - de opublicerade äventyren | 2000 |
Parken Zoo Extra | 2008 |
Anthology appearances
Title | Year |
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Comics - Den stora serieboken 1 | 1970 |
Comics - Den stora serieboken 2 | 1971 |
Comics - Den stora serieboken 3 | 1972 |
Seriepressen | 1983 |
Serieboken | 1986 |
Serietidningen (8 issues) | 1987 |
Cheese Comics | 1991 |
Comics - Serierna 100 år | 1996 |
As backup title
Title | Issue(s) |
---|---|
Mandrake | 1-2/1967 (2 in total) |
Blixt Gordon | 2-3/1967 (2 in total) |
Mannen från U.N.C.L.E. | 14 (1 in total) |
(Agent) X9 | 1/1969-3/1971 & 10/1994 (25 in total) |
In newspapers
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Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
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Arbetet | Sundays | ?–1994 | |
Aurora | dailies | ?–? | |
Barometern | dailies | ?–present | |
Blekinge läns tidning | dailies | ?–2000 | |
Bohusläningen | dailies | ?–2014, 2017-present | |
Borlänge Tidning | dailies | ?–2007 | |
Bärgslagsbladet | dailies | ?–1993 | |
Eesti Päevaleht | dailies | 1975–1994 | in Estonian |
Elfsborgs Läns Allehanda | dailies | ?–1991 | |
Eskilstuna-Kuriren | dailies | ?–1996 | |
Expressen | dailies | ?–? | |
Falu-Kuriren | dailies | ?–2007 | |
Folkbladet | dailies | ?-1985, 1986–present | |
Gefle Dagblad | dailies | ?–2009 | |
Gotlands Tidningar | dailies | ?–2000 | |
Hallandsposten | dailies | ?–20??, 2017-present | |
Helsingborgs Dagblad | dailies | ?–2001 | |
Jönköpingsposten | dailies | ?–present | |
Karlskoga-Kuriren | dailies | ?–2003 | |
Katrineholmskuriren | dailies | ?–199? | |
Kristiandstadsbladet | dailies | ?–2002 | |
LK. | dailies | ?–2015 | The newspaper is two newspapers in one - Linköpings tidning and Kindaposten |
Motala Tidning | dailies | ?–1986–? | |
Nerikes Allehanda | dailies | 1943–1988 | as "Fantomen Dragos" until 1948; as "Dragos" until 1988 |
Norra Västerbotten | dailies | 1944–2006 | as "Dragos" until 2003 |
Norrbottens-Kuriren | dailies | ?–2009 | |
Norrköpings Tidningar | dailies | ?–2008 | |
Norrtelje Tidning | dailies | ?–2003 | |
Nya Wermlands-Tidningen | dailies | ?–2006 | |
Sala Allehanda | dailies | ?–1993 | |
Skaraborgs Läns Tidning | dailies | ?–present | |
Skånska Dagbladet | dailies | ?–2009 | |
Skövde Nyheter | dailies | ?–1996 | |
Smålands-Tidningen | dailies | ?–present | |
Smålandsposten | dailies | ?–present | |
Smålänningen | Sundays | ?–present | |
Sundsvalls Tidning | dailies | ?–2001 | |
Svenska Dagbladet | dailies | 1942–present | as "Dragos" until 1980 |
Tidningen Ångermanland | dailies | 200?–2014 | |
Trelleborgs Allehanda | dailies | ?–2001 | |
Ulricehamns Tidning | dailies | ?–2003 | |
Upsala Nya Tidning | dailies | ?–2003 | |
Vadstena Tidning | dailies | ?–1986–? | |
Vimmerby Tidning | dailies | ?–2015 | |
Västernorrlands Allehanda | dailies | ?–2000 | |
Västerviks-Posten | dailies | ?–2015 | |
Västgöta Tidningar | dailies | ?–present | |
Ystads Allehanda | dailies | ?–1997 | |
Örnsköldsviks Allehanda | dailies | ?–2014 | |
Östersunds-Posten | dailies | 194?–1996 | as "Dragos" |
Östgöten | dailies | ?-1985, 1986–1997 | The newspaper was an edition of Folkbladet. |
In magazines
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Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
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Hemmets Veckotidning | Sundays | 1978-198? | color |
Lektyr | Sundays | 198?–? | b/w |
Vecko-Revyn | various | 1940–197? | b/w/r, color |
This article, in the version of 12:02, 11 April 2008 (CEST), includes information from Seriewikin: Fantomen#Svensk_dags-_och_veckopresspublicering. |
Reference publications
Title | Year |
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Serier i Sverige - Seriekatalogen 1982-83 | 1983 |
Splasch Magazine | 1995 1997 |
Bild & Bubbla 3/2000 | 2000 |
Från lila vålnad till blågul hjälte | 2010 |
Lee Falk – Berättaren | 2011 |
Lee Falk – Storyteller | 2011 |
Skörvnöpparn | 2013 |