Niels Søndergaard — comics creator

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Known forJeremiah

Issues credited143

Active1978–2021

Primary rolewriter

Niels Søndergaard was born on 12 October 1947 in Denmark. He is best known as a prolific translator of science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels, bringing major English-language works into Danish, including *Dune*, the Narnia saga, the Foundation series, the Earthsea trilogy, and Doris Lessing’s *Shikasta*. In comics, he translated *Calvin and Hobbes* and produced new translations of *Tintin*. As a writer, he created the original graphic novel *Superman: A Tale of Five Cities*, drawn and colored by Teddy Kristiansen; it was the first and only Superman story originally produced outside the United States. He also wrote the graphic novel series *Dimensionsdetektiven*, illustrated by Ole Comoll Christensen. Søndergaard and Christensen received the 1993 Pingprisen, a Danish award for graphic novels and comics. Over a career spanning from 1978 to 2021, he contributed to 143 issues as a letterer and writer, with notable credits including *Jeremiah*, *Lucky Luke*, *Franka*, *Tårnene i Maury-skoven*, *John Carter*, and *XIII*. His work remains significant for bridging Danish and international comics and literature.

Full bibliography · 45 series

Jeremiah (1980) · 23

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26

Lucky Luke (1991) · 13

#63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 #72

Franka (1979) · 9

#3 #4 #5 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #15

John Carter (1978) · 8

#4 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Tårnene i Maury-skoven (1985) · 8

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

XIII (1996) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Jon Cartland (1978) · 6

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Peter Pan (1992) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Jessica Blandy (1988) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Billy the Cat (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Anders And & Co. (1949) · 4

#6/1993 #29/1993 #25/1995 #25/2004

Edderkoppen (1978) · 3

#2 #1 #2

Simon (1979) · 3

#1 #2 #3

De uforgængelige (1985) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Lille Nic (1988) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Stjernernes fange (1984) · 2

#1 #2

Jonathan (1982) · 2

#10 #11

Rejsen til Italien (1989) · 2

#1 #2

Konkubinens flugt (1990) · 2

#1 #2

Dimensionsdetektiven (1991) · 2

#1 #2

Largo Winch (1994) · 2

#1 #2

Donald Duck & Co (1948) · 2

#50/1996 #29/2021

Tårnene i Maury-skoven slægtskrønike (1998) · 2

#1 #2

I dødens skygge (1979) · 1

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Ka-Zar (1979) · 1

Verdens herre (1980) · 1

Kelly Green (1983) · 1

Freak Show (1984) · 1

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Serietidningen (1984) · 1

#1/1984

C & K (1985) · 1

Bob Marone (1986) · 1

Dødens engle (1987) · 1

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Kaptajn Condor (1987) · 1

Piraterne fra Lagos (1987) · 1

Sam Pezzo (1987) · 1

Troldungen Trøfle (1989) · 1

Orchidea (1992) · 1

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Saigon-Hanoi (1993) · 1

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Dimensjonsdetektiven (1993) · 1

Lucky Kid (1995) · 1

Glædelig jul, May! (1996) · 1

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Yoko Tsuno (1991) · 1

#20

Wild Bill er død (1999) · 1

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Blodets bånd (2000) · 1

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Manhattan Beach 1957 (2002) · 1

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