Fantomen 1950
In the year 1950, the Swedish comic book Fantomen was launched and a total of 7 issues were published.
Overview
This year was the starting year of Fantomen. The first issue was released in October, with each issue on sale for two weeks. All issues were 36 pages in color. The long-running fan club Fantomenklubben was introduced in Fantomen 3, with the first members presented in Fantomen 5.
All the issues of the year were later reprinted in facsimile in Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1950. The first issue has also been reprinted in facsimile in Fantomen 20/1990.
Promotion
In-house ad
Covers
Cover gallery
All seven covers were created by George Camitz, although he was not officially credited. Two of the covers did not feature the Phantom at all, but instead the back-up comic "Hoplaong Cassidy".
The famous Fantomen logo, that is still being used today (although updated) was designed by the first editor, Rolf Janson.
Contents
Phantom stories
The only Phantom story printed during 1950 was the daily story "The Maharajah's Daughter", by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy. The story was serialised with a few pages in each issue and didn't end until the following year.
Newspaper stories
| Issue | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Maharajah's Daughter" | Falk | McCoy |
Other comics
- "Curly Kayoe" by Sam Leff (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- "Hopalong Cassidy" by ? (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- "King of the Royal Mounted" by Zane Grey and Jim Gary (issues 4, 5, 6, 7)
- "Louie" by Harry Hanan (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- "Nancy" by Ernie Bushmiller (issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Supplements
"The Phantom's ice racing game" was included in Fantomen 6/1950.