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 80th issue released for Christmas 2023, but the connection to Vecko-Revyn is long gone.
In 1950, the first issue of the fortnightly comic book Fantomen was published, and by mid 2023, the 1726th issue was released. Since 1963 Phantom stories have been produced directly for Fantomen, with its 1000th story published in 2021 and, as of 2023, over 1000 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.
Beginning in 2002, the earliest Fantomen issues was reprinted in chronological hard cover volumes, Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången. The series lasted for 85 issues, ending with 1973:2 in 2024 (last re-printed issue was 11/1973 of Fantomen).
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 | 82* |
| Fantomen | 1950–present | 1773* |
| 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 | 2002–2024 | 85 |
| De bästa äventyren | 2004 | 4 |
| Fantomen Softcover Books | 2015–present | 11* |
| Fantomen Omnibus | 2022–present | 4* |
| Fantomens Skattkammare | 2025–present | 10* |
| Fantomens historiska äventyr | 2025–present | 1* |
*As of the turn of 2025/2026.
"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 |
| Fantomen Kids: Kit och Heloise på äventyr | 2019 |
| Den vandrande vålnaden | 2024 |
Anthology appearances
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Egmont Publishing Comics | 2018 |
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 & 12/2024 (26 in total) |
In newspapers
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| Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbetet | Sundays | 1969–1971 | |
| Aurora | dailies | ?–? | |
| Barometern | dailies | ?–2019 2019 |
sample strips |
| Blekinge läns tidning | dailies | ?–2000 2019 |
sample strips |
| Bohusläningen | dailies | ?–2014, 2017-2025 | |
| Borlänge Tidning | dailies | ?–2007 | |
| Borås Tidning | dailies | 2019 | sample strips |
| Bärgslagsbladet | dailies | ?–1993 | |
| Eesti Päevaleht | dailies | 1975–1994 | in Estonian |
| Elfsborgs Läns Allehanda | dailies | ?–1991 | |
| Eskilstuna-Kuriren | dailies | ?–1996 | |
| Expressen | dailies | ?–? | |
| Falköpings Tidning | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Falu-Kuriren | dailies | ?–2007 | |
| Folkbladet | dailies | ?-1985, 1986–2018 | |
| Gefle Dagblad | dailies | ?–2009 | |
| Gotlands Folkblad | dailies | ?–1952–? | |
| Gotlands Tidningar | dailies | ?–2000 | |
| Göteborgs Morgonpost | dailies | 1950s | Also known as only "Morgonposten". |
| Göteborgs-Posten | dailies | 1983, 1989–1990, 1992-1993 | |
| Göteborgs-Tidningen | dailies | 1957–1989 | |
| Halland | dailies | 1942–1951 | |
| Hallandsposten | dailies | ?–20??, 2017-present | |
| Helsingborgs Dagblad | dailies | ?–2001 | |
| Jönköpings-Posten | dailies | ?–2024 | |
| Karlshamns Allehanda | dailies | 2019 | sample strips |
| Karlskoga-Kuriren | dailies | ?–2003 | |
| Katrineholmskuriren | dailies | ?–199? | |
| Kristiandstadsbladet | dailies | ?–2002 2019 |
sample strips |
| 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 | |
| Norrländska Socialdemokraten | dailies | 1950s | |
| Norrtelje Tidning | dailies | 1982–2002 | |
| Nya Wermlands-Tidningen | dailies | ?–2006 | |
| Oskarshamns-Tidningen | dailies | 2019 | sample strips |
| Piteå-Tidningen | dailies | ?–1969–? | |
| Ronneby-Posten | dailies | 1950s | |
| Sala Allehanda | dailies | ?–1993 | |
| Skaraborgs Läns Tidning | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Skånska Dagbladet | dailies | ?–2009 | |
| Skövde Nyheter | dailies | ?–1996 | |
| Smålands Dagblad | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Smålands-Tidningen | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Smålandsposten | dailies | ?–2019 2019 |
sample strips |
| Smålänningen | Sundays dailies |
?-2021? 2021?–2023 |
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| Sundsvalls Tidning | dailies | ?–2001 | |
| Svenska Dagbladet | dailies | 1942–present | as "Dragos" until 1980 |
| Sölvesborgstidningen | dailies | 2019 | sample strips |
| Tidningen Ångermanland | dailies | 200?–2014 | |
| Tierps-Posten | dailies | 1943-1963 | |
| Tranås Tidning | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Trelleborgs Allehanda | dailies | ?–2001 2019 |
sample strips |
| Ulricehamns Tidning | dailies | ?–2003 | |
| Upsala Nya Tidning | dailies | ?–2003 | |
| Vadstena Tidning | dailies | ?–1986–? | |
| Vetlanda-Posten | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Vimmerby Tidning | dailies | ?–2015 | |
| Värnamo Nyheter | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Västernorrlands Allehanda | dailies | ?–2000 | |
| Västmanlands Folkblad | dailies | ?-? | The title changed to Folkbladet för Västmanland in 1959. The January 2, 1960 newspaper contains the November 5 strip from The Crown Jewels of Corba. |
| Västerviks-Posten | dailies | ?–2015 | |
| Västgöta-Bladet | dailies | ?–2023 | |
| Ystads Allehanda | dailies | ?–1997 2019 |
as "Dragos" until 19?? sample strips |
| Örnsköldsviks Allehanda | dailies | ?–2014 | |
| Östersunds-Posten | dailies | 194?–1996 | as "Dragos" |
| Östgöten | dailies | ?-1985, 1986–1997 | The newspaper was an edition of Folkbladet. |
| Östhammars Tidning | dailies | 1943–1966 |
In magazines
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| Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemmets Veckotidning | Sundays | 1978-1987 | color |
| Lektyr | Sundays | 1985–1987 | b/w |
| Vecko-Revyn | various | 1940–1976 | b/w/r, color |
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Reference publications
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Thud #17 | 1972 |
| Bild & Bubbla 4/1982 | 1982 |
| 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 |
| Rolf Gohs – Ett tecknarliv | 2017 |
| Bild & Bubbla 1/2020 | 2020 |
| När Fantomen blev svensk | 2022 |
| Bild & Bubbla 243 | 2025 |
| Claes Reimerthi – En lågmäld hjälte | 2025 |
