Fantomet SUPER-album

Fantomet SUPER-album was published by Interpresse in Denmark in 1972. The album style comic book was the first ‘SUPER-album’ for Fantomet, and was a large, comprehensive release for the time.

The Fantomet SUPER-album comprises a softcover book featuring 144 pages, printed in both color and black and white, and measures 22.5 cm by 30.5 cm. It showcases cover art by George Wilson, which was originally published as part of the Avon Publications novel series in the United States beginning in 1972.

The book contains 5 comic strip stories written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Wilson McCoy:

Afpresserligaen (A Tale of the Good Mark / Conley’s Good Mark)
Mysteriet med frømandspiraterne (The Toad Men)
Det Unge Fantom (The Childhood of The Phantom)
Patruljemysteriet” (The Frame Up)
Fantomets Bælte (The Belt)

It also included additional material such as:

Fantomets Krønike (The Phantom’s Chronicle – text pages)
Det kvindelige Fantom (The Female Phantom – text pages)
Fantomets have (The Phantom’s Garden – text pages)
Vidste du dette om Fantomet? (Did you know this about the Phantom? – three different pages of facts)

This Fantomet SUPER-album stands out as a significant collector’s item and a valuable piece of the Phantom publishing history in Denmark, offering a substantial collection of classic stories and supplemental material.

The Fantomet SUPER-album was also published across other Scandinavian countries, including Sweden, Finland, and Norway, in 1973, and was translated into the respective local languages. Minor changes were applied by the publisher of each country to cater to local readers.