Egmont Imagination India Ltd. (formerly Indian Express Egmont Publication Ltd.), launched a new series (2000-2002) for distribution throughout India. The material came from the Team Fantomen production of Phantom stories. Fantomen editor Ulf Granberg assisted in the selection of stories.
To kick off the series in 2000, a promotional package called Phantom Adventure Kit was produced, that included three comic books (two of which could not be bought elsewhere) and memorabilia.
The first 13 issues were 52 pages in color, with covers from Fantomen and a "Mandrake the Magician" back-up story (edited and colored as when they appeared as back-up stories in Fantomen). The early issues also included "The Phantom Legends", a series of one-page retellings of important parts of the Phantom legend.
From #14 and onwards, the page count was reduced and the page size was increased. The covers were now either locally produced or collages with art taken from the interior stories. This version of the series ended with #21 in 2002.
Atleast twice these were reprinted with different covers. In reprint, only the Phantom stories were printed. In different print the first print story was appeared with same or different number.
Only Followings green coloured the Phantom stories (and all Mandrake) are available so far.
Story Name | Writer | Artist | 1st Print | CS Issue | AAS Issue | AGWW Issue |
DEVIL'S STORY | Donne Avenell | Georges Bess | Jun 2000 | # 1 | # 1 | # 1 |
HOOGAN'S REVENGE | Av Moberg | Mitton | Jul 2000 | # 2 | # 2 | # 6 |
RETURN OF THE GHOST | Janne Lundström | Jaime Vallvé | Jul 2000 | # 3 | # 3 | # 3 |
DEATH IN CENTRAL PARK | Tony De Paul | Joan Boîx | Aug 2000 | # 2 (Book 4) | # 1 | # 1 |
THE GHOST WHO DIED TWICE | Norman Worker | Hans Lindahl | Sep 2000 | # 3 (Book 5) | # 4 | # 4 |
THE CHIEF OF THE STORK PEOPLE | Donne Avenell | Hans Lindahl | Oct 2000 | # 4 | # 4 | # 4 |
ARON | Tony De Paul | Hans Lindahl | Nov 2000 | # 5 | # 2 | # 6 |
ISLAND OF DEATH | Tony De Paul | Cesar Spadari | Dec 2000 | # 6 | # 5 | # 2 |
LORD OF THE JUNGLE | Claes Reimerthi | Heiner Bade & Kjell Johnsen | Jan 2001 | # 7 | # 6 | # 5 |
KU KLUX KLAN | Ulf Granberg | Heiner Bade | Feb 2001 | # 8 | # 3 | # 3 |
TIGER GIRL | Lee Falk | Fermang | Mar 2001 | # 9 | # 6 | # 5 |
THE MONUMENT | Tony De Paul | Joan Boîx | Apr 2001 | # 10 | # 5 | # 2 |
THE TEST | Norman Worker | Kari Leppanen | Apr 2001 | # 11 | # 7 | # 7 |
THE ZOMBIE MAKER | Dag Frognes | Joan Boîx | Jun 2001 | # 12 | # 8 | # 8 |
THE WITCHDOCTOR'S SECRET | Dag Frognes | Heiner Bade & Joan Boîx | Jul 2001 | # 13 | # 8 | # 8 |
THE BARBARY PIRATES | Norman Worker | Carlos Cruz | Sep 2001 | # 14 | # 7 | # 7 |
SPEAR OF DESTINY | Ben Raab | Joan Boîx | Oct 2001 | # 15 | | |
MESSENGER OF EVIL | Tony De Paul | Heiner Bade | Nov 2001 | # 16 | | # 9 |
THE TEMPLE | Ben Raab | Joan Boîx | Dec 2001 | # 17 | | # 10 |
THE FREEDOM TRAIL | Scott Goodall | Felmang | Jan 2002 | # 18 | | # 11 |
LIVE CARGO | Claes Reimerthi | Cesar Spadari | Feb 2002 | # 19 | | # 10 |
THE LETHAL SCIENCE | Claes Reimerthi | Hans Lindahl | Jul 2003 | # 19 | | # 11 |
NAUTILUS | T. Longstreet | Felmang | Apr 2002 | # 20 | | # 12 |
THE HALLOWEEN GANG | Claes Reimerthi | Hans Lindahl | May 2002 | # 21 | | # 9 |
ST. LUCIFER OF THE DARKNESS | Claes Reimerthi | Heiner Bade | Jul 2003 | | | # 12 |
LUBANGA'S REVENGE Part 1 | Tony De Paul | Felmang | Jul 2003 | | | # 13 |
LUBANGA'S REVENGE Part 2 | Tony De Paul | Cesar Spadari | Jul 2003 | | | # 13 |
THE DOOMSDAY SECT | Ben Raab | Cesar Spadari | Jul 2003 | | | # 14 |
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN | Tony De Paul | Cesar Spadari | Jul 2003 | | | # 14 |
THE WELL OF TIME | T. Longstreet | Joan Boîx | Jul 2003 | | | # 15 |
THE CASTLE OF DARKNESS | Claes Reimerthi | Joan Boîx | Jul 2003 | | | # 15 |
Abbreviations used:
Comic Series (1st Edition): CS
Action Adventure Series: AAS
The Adventures of the Ghost Who Walks: AGWW
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Prabhat,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Egmont posts. The new template looks cool too.
comicrazee: Thanks. It's your header make the blog cool. Solve the broken color problem, there was many errors in 10th july post.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prabhat, for all these wonderful scans.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prabhat, for all these wonderful scans.
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