Granberg was born on 9 May 1945, and became best known as the long-term editor of the Swedish comic book Fantomen.[1]
The first issue with Granberg as an editor was published in 1973.[2] In 1986, Granberg left the editorship to Mats Jönsson, but continued to be responsible for the Swedish production of licensed Phantom stories and assumed the title Gammelredax ("The Old Editor"). [3]
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.[4]
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.[5] Granberg also translated a number of notable comics, mainly for the comic books he worked with. Among his other translation works into Swedish is the album edition of American comic strip Prince Valiant.[6]
In 2015, he was awarded the Mini-Adamson Award which is awarded annually to notable cartoonists and other people working with comics publishing.[7]
Granberg worked at the publishing company Semic Press, that was later purchased by Egmont Publishing. [8]
His son Fredde Granberg is an actor.[8]
Granberg died on 9 January 2026, at the age of 80.[9][10]
