Fantomen Krönika (1993-present)
(The Phantom Chronicle)
In 1993, a second Phantom title was launched, a reprint magazine with only "historical" Phantom stories, ie. stories about the ancestors of the current Phantom. The idea came from Denmark and Norway where such magazines had first appeared in 1986 and 1989, respectively. The difference was that the Swedish edition published all historical adventures, in chronological order (the order in which the stories take place), whereas the Norwegian/Danish versions usually only did one issue per ancestor with a selection of stories in each case.The Swedish Krönika was an immediate success. It attracted older readers who had left the Fantomen magazine when colour was reintroduced in 1991, as well as new fans. From 1993 to 1996, the Krönika was published quarterly, and since 1997 it has been published bimonthly. When all stories about the Phantom generations from 1 to 20 had been published in 2001, they started over again from Nr.6/2001 with historical stories that had been created in the meantime. Occasionally there are also special "Theme" issues, for example an issue with stories about Hero, and one about Diana. The stories are often edited (sometimes down to only a few pages), so they only consist of the actual historical episodes.
The first ten issues also contained specially made short Phantom episodes, telling the story about the 21st Phantom going through the old chronicles and transferring them to computer discs! These short stories are listed in the following table and are identified with the code letters FK.
FK# Story title Writer Artist Pages Fantomen Krönika 1 Ankomsten
The ArrivalUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 2¼ 1/1993 2 Kontakten
The ContactUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 2 2/1993 3 Attacken
The AttackUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 3/1993 4 Bortförklaringen
The ExplanationUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 4/1993 5 Kortslutningen
The Short CircuitUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 1/1994 6 Uppkopplingen
The ReconnectionUlf Granberg Ulf Granberg 1 2/1994 7 Urkopplad
DisconnectedUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl ¼ 3/1994 8 Utbrytningen
The OutbreakUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 4/1994 9 Avslutningen
The FinishUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 1/1995 10 Omstarten
The RestartUlf Granberg Hans Lindahl 1 2/1995 Format: b/w, 170 mm x 260 mm, gold foil on cover logo, square-bound. All covers feature painted art by Hans Lindahl.
Number Issue Pages Stories Period/Theme 1 1/1993 100 S75, S96, F119, F185, FK1 1536-1538 2 2/1993 116 F138, F146, F188, FK2 1541-1565 3 3/1993 116 F298, F299, F371, F372, FK3 1565-1569 4 4/1993 132 F235, F315, F316, F204, FK4 1542-1588 5 1/1994 100 S84, F345, F358, F359, FK5 1591-1604 6 2/1994 116 S122, F360, F211, F244, FK6 1604-1610 7 3/1994 132 F263, F069, F266, F215, FK7 1610-1636 8 4/1994 100 F319, F246, F271, FK8 1636-1662 9 1/1995 100 S64, F272, F247, FK9 1662-1665 10 2/1995 132 S69, S99, F408, F304, F186, FK10 1662-1682 11 3/1995 132 D91, S110, F247, F442, F467, F055, F397 1682-1710 12 4/1995 100 D134, F148, F182, F255 1710-1735 13 1/1996 132 F080, F090, F095, F120, F172, F392 1735-1770 14 2/1996 116 F293, F314, F426 1770-1775 15 3/1996 100 F183, F351, F399, F412 1775-1777 16 4/1996 116 F139, F163, F357, F395, F429 1777-1788 17 1/1997 116 F332, F334, F404, F468, 1788-1793 18 2/1997 132 F143, F205, F381, F450, F509 1793-1804 19 3/1997 100 F274, F336, F504 1804-1807 20 4/1997 156 F348, F349, F350, F351, F352 Golden Rune 21 5/1997 116 S111, S137, F406, F520 1807-1811 22 6/1997 100 F227, F369, F495 1811-1824 23 1/1998 100 F134, F225, F253 1825-1827 24 2/1998 116 F375, F506, F549 1827-1830 25 3/1998 116 S134, F190, F191, F465 1829-1831 26 4/1998 100 F232, F365, F432 1840-1845 27 5/1998 116 S87, F233, F264, F265 1848-1850 28 6/1998 100 F170, F234, F528 1850-1851 29 1/1999 100 F220, F321, F537 1858-1861 30 2/1999 116 D182, F311, F367, F424, 1867-1868 31 3/1999 132 F114, F116, F439, F480D, F551 1866-1881 32 4/1999 100 F285, F286, F324 1884-1885 33 5/1999 124 F325, F326, F335, F593 1885-1887 34 6/1999 156 F087, F100, F112, F193, F194, F564, Ital FA 16/1973 1869-1889 35 1/2000 92 S32, F111, F289, King #24 Julie 36 2/2000 116 D89, F123, F250, F393, F415, F434 1897-1909 37 3/2000 124 F104, F226, F473, F569 1912-1922 38 4/2000 116 F490, F491, F552, F568 1924-1929 39 5/2000 132 F496, F497, F498, F499 1929-1930 40 6/2000 100 F310, F467, F469, F500, F513 1930-1933 41 1/2001 100 S52, S85, Ital. FA 25/1969, F058, F353, F531 1909-1935 42 2/2001 100 F135, F150, F587 1936-1938 43 3/2001 100 D143, S34, F107, F541, F124, F125, Ital FA 11/73 1938-1943 44 4/2001 100 F342, F343, F380, F383, F576 1943-1947 45 5/2001 100 F413, F505, F382, F295, F022A, S37, S53 1947-1959 46 6/2001 100 F267, F536, F580 1516-1566 47 1/2002 100 F514, F545, F611 1567-1575 48 2/2002 100 F258, F260, F261 Devil's Brotherhood 49 3/2002 124 F588, F547, F441, F644 1584-1591 50 4/2002 124 F507, F619, F633, F634 1591-1624 51 5/2002 132 D22, D92, F126, F240 Hero 52 6/2002 108 F529, F598, F600, F623 1631-1632 53 1/2003 100 F419, F483, F601, F654 1650-1656 54 2/2003 116 F063, F098, F482, F503 Diana 55 3/2003 100 F582, F515, F616 1682-1697 56 4/2003 100 F062, F086, F051, F094 70's stories 57 5/20031 132 F595, F559, F545, F456, F457 1767-1773 58 6/2003 116 F565, F485, F627, F676 1697-1707 59 1/2004 100 F667, F533, F575 1700-1758 60 2/2004 100 F621, F581, F608 1757-1793 61 3/2004 132 F635, F640, F653, F656 Spear of Destiny 62 4/2004 124 F568, F570, F572, F574 Golden Fleece 63 5/2004 120 F700, F614, F096, F688 1780-1803 64 6/2004 100 F655, F719, F624 1849-1864 Notes:
1The cover of Nr. 5/2003 was a reprint of the cover of Fantomen Nr. 8/1989.
By public demand, a reprint series started in 1999. A full year of chronicles are compiled in each hardback book.
Number Year Pages Stories Band 1 1999 456 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 1-4/1993 Band 2 2000 448 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 1-4/1994 Band 3 2001 464 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 1-4/1995 Band 4 2002 464 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 1-4/1996 Band 5:1 2003 352 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 1-3/1997 Band 5:2 2003 376 Reprints Fantomen Krönika 4-6/1997
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