Pyton

The monthly publication had no constant features, nevertheless several new features were created almost monthly. Some of the most popular features were: • Dølle Døck, created by Dick Kolby and Tommy Sydsæter • Rhesus Minus og Tommy Tusj, created by Rolf Håndstad and Tommy Sydsæter • Pervo-Kris, created by Kristian B.Walters • Hellitern og Halvlitern, created by Bjørn Ousland • Lucky Duck, created by Bjørn Ousland • Bottolf Nerd, created by Arnold Milten • Deep Shit Junkies, created by Frode Øverli • Wunder-Bjarne, created by Tom Ostad • Førerhunden Adolf, created by Erik Nordgård • Skateboard-Fantomet, created by Erik Nordgård • Bøffert Fusk, created by Mikael Grahn ==Foreign editions==

In 1990, a foreign edition was launched in Sweden, also named Pyton. Apart from publishing older Norwegian material, this spinoff edition also showcased Swedish artists such as Joakim Lindengren, Mikael Grahn and Alf Woxnerud etc. This soon led to much international collaboration between the two editions with many cartoonists, both Norwegian and Swedish, producing work published in both editions. The Swedish edition folded in 1998. In 1992, the Swedish spinoff Mega-Pyton appeared, in the beginning it was mostly a thicker version of the original magazine, but after a while it evolved into a more alternative/underground-oriented magazine featuring artists such as Ivan Brunetti, Mike Diana and Sam Henderson, as well as local Swedish artists including David Liljemark. This edition folded in 2001. In 1994, after the success of the Swedish launch, there was an attempt to release a Danish edition under the same name. For some reason, this edition wasn't as successful as the other Scandinavian editions, and the magazine was cancelled after only seven issues in 1995. The longest lasting of these editions was in Finland, where the magazine was launched in 1989, titled Myrkky (Finnish for "poison" or "venom"), published by the Finnish branch of the Nordic publisher Egmont. Originally, the magazine featured mostly translated Swedish and Norwegian material, but after these editions folded, the magazine published more and more native material, as well as material imported from other sources. The most popular character in Myrkky was Pera Pervo (Pervo-Kris). This edition didn't fold until November 5, 2008, with a final summer special appearing in 2009. Regular strips in Myrkky included Myyntimies Mynttinen, Pera Pervo (Pervo-Kris) and Firkin the Cat. Perhaps the most famous cartoonist whose work appeared in Myrkky is the British Hunt Emerson. However, most of the strips - particularly after the other editions had folded - were drawn by Finnish cartoonists. Regular Finnish cartoonists included Santtu Liima, Armas Salakka and Samson. ==See also==