91:an (comic strip)

91:an
91:an
	91:an cover, Christmas, 2005, drawn by Gert Lozell. Illustrated are Mandel Karlsson (in the blue uniform), Colonel Hector Gyllenskalp (the thin officer), Adéle Charlotte Gyllenskalp (his wife), Major Hampus Morgonkröök (the fat officer), and the Colonel's grandson.
Author(s)	Rudolf Petersson
Current status/schedule	Current weekly strip
Launch date	1932; 92 years ago
Genre(s)	Military humor, satire
Preceded by	En beväringsmans upplevelser och äventyr

91:an (

women's magazine Året Runt

.

The principal character in the strip is

first name

), or simply 91:an.

Several of the officers are based on real people Rudolf Petersson met during his

rural

Sweden loosely based on places in Halland.

Originally all the characters wore the blue uniform with brass buttons (possibly a late 19th-century model), but when it was replaced by a more modern uniform in 1939 the new uniform was applied to all characters but 91:an, who kept the outdated version. Since then the uniform of the Swedish army has been changed in 1959 and 1990, but has not resulted in any changes in the uniforms used in the comic strip.

91:an cartoonists

Rudolf Petersson (creator)
Jonas Darnell
Nils Egerbrandt
Jan Gissberg
Gösta Gummesson
Görgen Kronberg
Gert Lozell
Olle Nilsson
Jonny Nordlund
Patrik Norrman
Ola Nyberg
Gunnar Persson
Krister Petersson
Tobias Sjölund
Tommy Strindholt
Bertil Wilhelmsson

Principal cartoon characters in the strip

Conscripts

91:an Karlsson
: Mandel Karlsson (principal character)
87:an Axelsson: Lars Fjodor Axelsson (the sidekick) (now has his own comic book of republished 91:an strips)
52:an Johansson
55:an "Bamsefar"
57:an Kvist
63:an Gustavsson
64:an
68:an Andersson
72:an Pettersson
89:an Olofsson
106:an Anderberg
110:an Jyckenberg
Rosmarie Nilsson

Officers

Klackamo Regiment

bald
head)
Major Hampus Morgonkröök (Major Morgonkröök: surname roughly translates as morning bend, bend being vernacular expression for alcohol, fr. verb 'Att Kröka' To Bend,)
Doktor Karl Arne Krank (
Regimental doctor
, with the rank of Major)
Captain
)
1st Lieutenant
)
2nd Lieutenant
)
Warrant Officer
)
Staff Sergeant
)
Sergeant Livén (disappeared from the strip in the 1930s)
Furir Rickard Revär (Sergeant, frequently the fall guy)
Furir Konrad Mild
Korpral Krevad (Corporal, disappeared from the strip in the 1930s)

Others

General
Rufus Bäävenhielm
General Fredrik Bäävenhielm (no longer in the strip)
General Jävelberg
General Knakenplast
General Herved Pölsen
Överste Klaage

Civilians

Elvira Olsson, occasionally named "Johansson", Kapten Berån's
love interest
Jenny Andersson, occasionally named "Jonsson", Elvira's cousin, has worked in the Regimental office
Bottina Axelsson, 87:an's mother, regularly works as a cleaner at the Regimental offices
Monika Beatrix Berån (Kapten Berån's wife)
Platina von Blomsterlöök,
mother-in-law
of Colonel Hector Gyllenskalp
Doris von Bäävenhielm, wife of Rufus Bäävenhielm
Tilda Fransson, Mandel's first girlfriend
Kommunalråd Bertram Fjälkespjut, local councillor
Harry Gnuthagen, Editor of the Klackamoposten, local newspaper
Fröken (miss) Grandin, Colonel Hector Gyllenskalp's secretary
Husmor Greta Gustavsson, the Regimental matron
Adéle Charlotte Gyllenskalp, wife of Colonel Hector Gyllenskalp
Johan Karlsson, Mandel's father
Mandolina Karlsson, Mandel's mother
Janne Tosesson, TV-reporter for "Uppdrag Förvanskning"
"Gamle Mäster", works in the Regimental stores
Hulda, Elvira's aunt
Ulrika "Ulle", the
Canteen
girl
hot-rod
Tomteligan, another local band of criminals, slightly more dangerous than Toftaligan

Films based on the comic strip

91:an Karlsson. "Hela Sveriges lilla beväringsman" (1946)
91:an Karlssons permis
(1947)
91 Karlssons bravader (1951)
Alla tiders 91 Karlsson (1953)
91 Karlsson rycker in (1955)
91:an Karlsson slår knock out (1957)
91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han) (1959)
91:an och generalernas fnatt (1977)

External links

Note: links are in the Swedish language.