Tuesday, July 08, 2008

The Phantom - Egmont India (Collection)

 Egmont Imagination India Ltd. (formerly Indian Express Egmont Publication Ltd.), launched a new series (2000-2002) for distribution throughout IndiaThe 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 NameWriterArtist1st PrintCS IssueAAS IssueAGWW Issue
DEVIL'S STORYDonne AvenellGeorges BessJun 2000# 1# 1# 1
HOOGAN'S REVENGEAv MobergMittonJul 2000# 2# 2# 6
RETURN OF THE GHOSTJanne LundströmJaime VallvéJul 2000# 3# 3# 3
DEATH IN CENTRAL PARKTony De PaulJoan BoîxAug 2000# 2 (Book 4)# 1# 1
THE GHOST WHO DIED TWICENorman WorkerHans LindahlSep 2000# 3 (Book 5)# 4# 4
THE CHIEF OF THE STORK PEOPLEDonne AvenellHans LindahlOct 2000# 4# 4# 4
ARONTony De PaulHans LindahlNov 2000# 5# 2# 6
ISLAND OF DEATHTony De PaulCesar SpadariDec 2000# 6# 5# 2
LORD OF THE JUNGLEClaes ReimerthiHeiner Bade & Kjell JohnsenJan 2001# 7# 6# 5
KU KLUX KLANUlf GranbergHeiner BadeFeb 2001# 8# 3# 3
TIGER GIRLLee FalkFermangMar 2001# 9# 6# 5
THE MONUMENTTony De PaulJoan BoîxApr 2001# 10# 5# 2
THE TESTNorman WorkerKari LeppanenApr 2001# 11# 7# 7
THE ZOMBIE MAKERDag FrognesJoan BoîxJun 2001# 12# 8# 8
THE WITCHDOCTOR'S SECRETDag FrognesHeiner Bade & Joan BoîxJul 2001# 13# 8# 8
THE BARBARY PIRATESNorman WorkerCarlos CruzSep 2001# 14# 7# 7
SPEAR OF DESTINYBen RaabJoan BoîxOct 2001# 15
MESSENGER OF EVILTony De PaulHeiner BadeNov 2001# 16# 9
THE TEMPLEBen RaabJoan BoîxDec 2001# 17# 10
THE FREEDOM TRAILScott GoodallFelmangJan 2002# 18# 11
LIVE CARGOClaes ReimerthiCesar SpadariFeb 2002# 19# 10
THE LETHAL SCIENCEClaes ReimerthiHans LindahlJul 2003# 19# 11
NAUTILUST. LongstreetFelmangApr 2002# 20# 12
THE HALLOWEEN GANGClaes ReimerthiHans LindahlMay 2002# 21# 9
ST. LUCIFER OF THE DARKNESSClaes ReimerthiHeiner BadeJul 2003# 12
LUBANGA'S REVENGE Part 1Tony De PaulFelmangJul 2003# 13
LUBANGA'S REVENGE Part 2Tony De PaulCesar SpadariJul 2003# 13
THE DOOMSDAY SECTBen RaabCesar SpadariJul 2003# 14
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLNTony De PaulCesar SpadariJul 2003# 14
THE WELL OF TIMET. LongstreetJoan BoîxJul 2003# 15
THE CASTLE OF DARKNESSClaes ReimerthiJoan BoîxJul 2003# 15

Abbreviations used:
Comic Series (1st Edition): CS
Action Adventure Series: AAS
The Adventures of the Ghost Who Walks: AGWW

Can check more details by Aman King: HERE

Read Offline (Old Scan)

Read Offline (re-Scans -
1st series)

All credits go to original uploaders.

4 comments:

  1. Prabhat,
    Thanks for the Egmont posts. The new template looks cool too.

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  2. comicrazee: Thanks. It's your header make the blog cool. Solve the broken color problem, there was many errors in 10th july post.

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  3. Thanks, Prabhat, for all these wonderful scans.

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  4. Thanks, Prabhat, for all these wonderful scans.

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