Hagbard Handfaste

In the late 1970s, Swedish publisher Hemmets Journal introduced readers to the sword-and-sorcery adventures of Hagbard Handfaste, a series that ran for eight issues. Written by Rick Marschall with artwork by Dick Hodgins, this comic offered a brisk, fantasy-flavored romp through a mythic past. Though brief, it stands as a distinctive European take on the genre, capturing a moment when publishers were eager to ride the wave of heroic fantasy popularized by Conan and its ilk.