Ulf Granberg

Ulf Leo Granberg was a Swedish comics creator and editor. Best known for his work with the Swedish comic strip Fantomen, Granberg was the editor and publisher of many other comic books as well.

Life and career

Granberg was born on 9 May 1945, and became best known as the long-term editor of the Swedish comic strip Fantomen.
The first issue with Granberg as an editor was published in 1973. In 1986, Granberg left the editorship to Mats Jönsson, but continued to be responsible for the Phantom production and assumed the title Gammelredax.
At the turn of the year 2003 he again became the editor of Fantomen, a position he held until 2012 when he was succeeded by editor Mikael Sol.
Over the years, Granberg was also the editor and publisher of many other comic books. Among other things, he was the driving force behind the magazine Svenska Serier. Granberg also translated a number of notable comics, mainly for the newspapers he worked with. Among his other translation works into Swedish is the album edition of American comic strip Prince Valiant.
In 2015, he was awarded the Mini-Adamson Award which is awarded to notable cartoonists annually.
Granberg also worked at the publishing company Semic Press, later known as Egmont Publishing.
His son Fredde Granberg is an actor.
Granberg died on 9 January 2026, at the age of 80.