Kari Leppänen

Kari Leppänen

Biographical information
Born:	September 1, 1945
Died:	N/A
Nationality:	Finnish
Occupation:	Artist, Cover Artist, Writer
Website:	Kari T. Leppänen comics artist
Best Story (Sweden) 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" 1984: "The First Phantom" 1986: "The Battle on Malta" 1987: "The King is Dead" 1989: "The Last Unicorn" 1993: "The Test" 1994: "The Commander is Dead" 2005: "The Battle on Malta" 2007 (new story): "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" 2007 (reprint): "The Commander is Dead" 2008 (new story): "The Castaways" 2009: "The Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" 2013: "Year 1349" 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" Best Story (Norway) 1989: "The Last Unicorn" 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" 1994: "The Commander is Dead" 2007 (reprint): "The Commander is Dead" 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" *Best Fantomet* cover** 1985, 1992

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

Team Fantomen stories

#	Title	Writer	Artist
1	"The False Prince"	Worker	Leppänen
2	"The Floating Coffin"	Worker	Leppänen
3	"The Flute of Death"	Avenell	Leppänen
4	"The Treasure from Rhodes"	Worker	Leppänen
5	"The Pirate Inheritance"	Avenell	Leppänen
6	"Fish War"	Worker	Leppänen
7	"The Circus Murderer"	Avenell	Leppänen
8	"The Skull Mark"	Worker	Leppänen
9	"Poisoned Dreams"	Kharelli	Leppänen
10	"Lost on the Phantom Trail"	Th. Pélerin	Leppänen
11	"The White Slave Trade"	Darell	Leppänen
12	"The Ghost Comet"	Kharelli	Leppänen
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	¤
18	"The Temple Treasure"	Granberg	Leppänen	¤
19	"Return of the Scorpia"	Worker	Leppänen
20	"Black Fagin"	Tierres	Leppänen
21	"Duel in Venice"	Worker	Leppänen
22	"The Battle on Malta"	Worker	Leppänen
23	"Pirate Hunt"	Worker	Leppänen
24	"The Cloud Pirates"	Worker	Leppänen
25	"Touganda's Secret"	Worker	Leppänen
26	"The Forest of Horrors"	Worker	Leppänen
27	"The Junky"	Worker	Leppänen	¤
28	"The King is Dead"	Worker	Leppänen
29	"Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 1: Pirates of the Arctic"	Worker	Leppänen
30	"Mystery of the Golden Rune, Part 2: The Garden of Death"	Worker	Leppänen
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
36	"The Test"	Worker	Leppänen
37	"Death of a Patrolman, Part 1"	Avenell	Leppänen
38	"Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers"	Avenell	Leppänen
39	"The Doomsday Weapon"	Worker	Leppänen
40	"Curse of the Granite God, Part 1"	Goodall	Leppänen
41	"Curse of the Granite God, Part 2: The Hawk's Revenge"	Goodall	Leppänen
42	"The Witch Hunt"	Goodall	Leppänen
43	"Mombutu: The Power of Evil"	DePaul	Leppänen
44	"The Ibis Mystery, Part 1: The Evil Paradise"	Worker	Leppänen
45	"The Ibis Mystery, Part 2: Kazcim Master of the Dumb"	Worker	Leppänen
46	"The Ibis Mystery, Part 3: Scarface"	Worker	Leppänen
47	"The Ibis Mystery, Part 4: At the Edge of the Grave"	Worker	Leppänen
48	"The Doomsday Mountain"	Moberg	Leppänen
49	"Hunted"	Moberg	Leppänen
50	"The Commander is Dead"	Avenell	Leppänen
51	"Murder in the Eyes"	DePaul	Leppänen
52	"The Golden Falcon"	Worker	Leppänen
53	"Gullique - The Island of Doom"	Falk, Granberg	Leppänen
54	"Public Enemy Number One"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
55	"The Sea Jackals"	Avenell	Leppänen
56	"The Devil's Library, Part 4: The Secret Chamber"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
57	"The Ghostly Ruins"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
58	"The Ring of Death, Part 1"	Leppänen, Granberg	Leppänen
59	"The Ring of Death, Part 2"	Leppänen, Granberg	Leppänen
60	"The Witches of Bedburg, Part 1: The Water Test"	Moberg	Leppänen
61	"The Witches of Bedburg, Part 2: The Evil One"	Moberg	Leppänen
62	"The Tomb of Tzaka"	Jönsson	Leppänen
63	"The Terrorists"	DePaul	Leppänen
64	"The Boy from San Diablo"	Nolan	Leppänen
65	"The Deadly Masquerade"	Bishop	Leppänen
66	"The Grave Robbers"	Bishop	Leppänen
67	"The Lethal Trap"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
68	"Eye of the Hurricane"	Bishop, Lindahl	Leppänen
69	"The Plague"	Bishop	Leppänen
70	"The Redeemer, Part 1: Healing Hands"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
71	"Jonathon Wild, Part 1: King of Thieves"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
72	"Jonathon Wild, Part 2: Sentenced to Hang"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
73	"The Shadow"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
74	"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2: King of Beggars"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
75	"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 4: The Middle of the World"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
76	"Son of the Jungle"	DePaul	Leppänen
77	"My Swedish Enemy"	Lundström	Leppänen
78	"The Phantom Crusader, Part 1"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
79	"The Phantom Crusader, Part 2"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
80	"The Phantom Crusader, Part 3"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
81	"The Castaways"	Lundström	Leppänen
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	"Black Dagger, Part 1: The Rag Doll"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
109	"Black Dagger, Part 2: The Curse of Black Annis"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
110	"The Dark Chalice, Part 1: The Ghost in Glastonbury"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
111	"The Dark Chalice, Part 2: The Tomb of the Sorceress"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
112	"Blood Rain"	Eriksson	Velluto, Bade, Saviuk, Boix, Leppänen, Pedrazzini, Spadari, Ruiz
113	"The Seventh Icon"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
114	"Jean Lafitte's Treasure"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
115	"The Secret Theatre, Part 1: The Man with the Silver Nose"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
116	"The Secret Theatre, Part 2: Shakespeare in Venice"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
117	"The Secret Theatre, Part 3: The Final Performance"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
118	"The Island"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
119	"A Web of Lies"	Reimerthi	Leppänen
120	"Floating Borders"	Reimerthi	Leppänen	¤
121	"The Phantom Canoe"	Bishop	Leppänen	¤
122	"Loki's Treasure"	Frognes	Leppänen	¤

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.

When the daily stories "The Treasure Hunters", "The Strange Robber", "The Secret City" and "Valley of the Gorillaman" were published in the Scandinavian Phantom magazines in 2003 and 2004, Ulf Granberg had Kari Leppänen re-inking George Olesen's pencil work.