Lundentoons

I came across this blog post today, which got me thinking about one of my favorite comics growing up, The Phantom by Lee Falk. It is just about the only super hero comic I ever read.

I never read The Phantom comic strip much, but I was addicted to the comic books in the late 80s and early 90s. I’m talking about those great bi-weekly books that were so popular in Scandinavia at the time. I read the Norwegian version, Fantomet, which also had a lot of guest appearances from other comics. For example, it was my first exposure to The Spirit by Will Eisner.

The stories were generally solid, but what really impressed me was the art. There were artists from all over the world working on the various issues, but Scandinavia and South America seemed to be heavily represented.

Some of my favorite artists included Kari Läppänen, Sy Barry, Hans Lindahl and the prolific cover artist Rolf Gohs.

I’d also like to take the chance to mention one of my teachers from The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Joel F. Naprstek, who did some excellent covers for the American edition from Moonstone.

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