CREATOR

Name: Semic Press (subsidiary of the worldwide Egmont Group).
Personal dates: Founded in Sweden in 1950 as a comic book subdivision of the publishing company Bonnier AB and has since then changed name several times (the most well known older name is probably Serieförlaget). Sold to Egmont in 1997.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Semic in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's name is a contraction of Series and Comics. The Semic pages in this site contain  examples from the Swedish and the Norwegian main branches.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1979. Stopped the same year after 6 issues.

This Norwegian series tells the story about the Western anti-hero from Wyoming, Ken Parker, who is nicknamed Long Rifle, a reference to his old, inherited gun. Parker moves all over the USA territories and helps people in need.
The series is unusual in several ways; Parker ages through the albums, he is not interested in shooting, and heavy themes such as ecology, homosexuality, and religion are vital parts of the stories.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Ken Parker

 

 

GALLERY

#1 - 1979
#2 - 1979
#3 - 1979

#4 - 1979
#5 - 1979
#6 - 1979

 

 

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