Fantomens Samlarserie (which translates to The Phantom Collector’s Series) was released by Serieförlaget in Sweden in 1951. Found throughout select Fantomen comics, usually printed on the back cover of the comic book, a series of cut-out pages of Swedish sports heroes illustrated by Åke Skiöld. Each sheet has a caricature on the front and a photo and text about each athlete on the back, with a total of 100 pages found in the series.
Fantomens Samlarserie pages were first released with Fantomen comic book number 8, published in 1951. The front cover of this edition shows a promotion for Fantomens Samlarserie.
This first edition came with the first 4 Fantomens Samlarserie pages from the series, with 2 located at the front of the comic and 2 at the back of the comic book, between the comics covers and body of the comic. The front and back of these Fantomens Samlarserie pages in this first edition can be seen below, with 2 athletes printed per page.
Fantomens Samlarserie are usually printed on the back cover of the comic book. Fantomen edition number 26, published in 1951 can be seen below.
The front of the Fantomens Samlarserie pages are printed in color, with black and white printed on the back, designed to be cut out of the comic book. Each page contains a number with all illustration signed by Åke SkiöldAn on the front and a short biography alongside a photo picture on the back, of the Swedish sports player featured.
An album to house the 100 Fantomens Samlarserie pages was released by Serieförlaget named ‘Fantomens Serietidningen Samlarserie’, which translates to ‘The Phantoms Comic Book Collector’s Series’. After the Fantomens Samlarserie pages are removed from the Fantomen comic book, they’re to be hole-punched and inserted into the album via 2 metal screws in the spine, capable of housing all 100 pages.
These albums were advertised in several Fantomen comic books in conjunction with a contest. Below we see an advertisement in Fantomen edition number 19, published in 1951 on the inside front cover. A small payment was required to be posted to the publisher, before an album was provided.
Translated to English, the text reads:
Collect the collector’s series in the collector’s folder.
You have both benefit and pleasure from saving the images in the Fantomen collector’s series. For those who do, both stage competitions and eventually also a big competition will be announced. Cash prizes are awarded in the stage competitions and in the big competition you have a chance to win one of the following prizes: a bicycle, radio, tent, camera, sleeping bag, binoculars, etc.
For those who want all the pictures collected in one place, the collector’s folder is ideal. It is stylish and pleasant, is made of premium material and has a practical screw system, which holds the pictures.
Send for the binder today! It helps you keep your pictures organized. It costs only 2:50. Write to Samlarpärmen Box 3317, Stockholm 3 and order it. The payment can be included in the stamp. ATTENTION! Write name and address clearly. If you are missing any previous issues of Serietidningen Fantomen, you can send them from Serieforlaget, Box 3317. Stockholm 3. Enclose the payment in stamps.
The final Fantomens Samlarserie pages were published in Fantomen edition number 9, published in 1953, containing pages 99 and 100.
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