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On our 90th anniversary celebration podcast, the creative director of Saturday Morning Cards (SMC) announced in his birthday message that they will be releasing a new volume of cards in 2026. That volume two is still to be released with news to come, but in other exciting news, SMC will be attending San Diego Comic Con in 2026 again with a new celebrational range. San Diego Comic Con is held between July 23-26 2026. As you will notice, the design of the card is using the same

An insight into the current Phantom publishing state in India. Including whats been published in 2026 & what is to come.

This article aims to catch the readers up to the previously uncovered ‘Muthu Comics’ and ‘V Comics’ issues along with the newest ones from Tamil Nadu publisher Prakash Publishers.

"The Fourth Son" is the 137th Phantom Sunday story. It was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry and is one story that many phans (if not the majority) love and hold dear to their memories of reading Phantom comics. Even I liked this story until I created the Phantom Bible, and this story, like a lot of stories created by Lee Falk, had so many holes that I decided to ignore it and strike this story from my (unofficial) Phantom lore that I wrote up in the Phantom Bible. My

The Phantom community was in mourning with Ulf Granberg passing in January 2026, and the new Fantomen issue that is released 29 April 2026 celebrates the impact he had on our community. We released a special podcast, X-Band: Phantom Podcast #327 - Remembering Ulf Granberg which you can watch and/or listen to. This special 100-page magazine goes one step further, remembering and honouring his impact. First up is the great cover by Henrik Salhstrom honouring Ulf Granberg a

The Comic Con Cruise 2026 has ended, and the Phantom, his Defenders of the Earth buddies, and other Comics Kingdom characters were featured in the Newstalgia Lounge. The Comic Con Cruise described it as A fully immersive fan experience inspired by the golden age of comics, designed to feel like you’ve been dropped right into the Sunday Funnies. In between themed events, games, and panels, you’ll love soaking in the playful, nostalgic vibe as you kick back with a comic-stri

Robert J Griffin is a Phantom collector and historian from the USA who had one of the largest Phantom collections in the world. He also was instrumental in his Phantom research, providing information on comics and products produced around the world for the Deepwoods.org website as well as the popular 1990s Friends of the Phantom newsletters. What many phans may not know is that he is one of the key reasons Jim Shepherd and Frew were able to locate the unedited and uncenso

Simon & Schuster's listing for 'The Phantom Vol. 1' reveals that we're getting more than just the Sky Band one-shot from Mad Cave Studios this year!

Spoiler warning! This is a behind-the-scenes account of “ The Magician’s Curse ”, one of the stories in Frew’s 2026 Annual. Make sure you read the comic first as we will be discussing spoilers. I had already illustrated a Phantom two-parter (" The Pinstripe Wizards " published in Frew #1956 and #1957 ) written by Jason Franks and thought it would be exciting to do a Mandrake story as well. In my mind, they always go together! I grew up reading the newspaper strip reprints,

The Frew annual for 2026 is now out in shops throughout Australia, which features several crossover stories featuring the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician, both created by Lee Falk . One of the stories, " Still Lovely, Still Deadly " created by Fred Fredericks has a week missing on how it was originally created in the Frew annual. Attached is the final week of the story, which includes another cameo of the Phantom. No official word on why this week was missed. It could b

SMC has announced volume 2 of their Phantom collectible cards to coincide with the 90th birthday of our Phantom!

During this holiday season, one might find oneself pondering a 'What if?' scenario or two. So what if... Billy Zane was a gamer?

We get nerdy talking about all the past rumours, hits & near misses over the last 70+years of the Phantom from USA, Sweden, India, Turkey & more

We look into Tony DePaul's recent blog post where he promises to "overturn, ignore, [or] neglect" what Lee Falk wrote in a 1975 Sunday Phantom story.

We can announce the theme for the 2026 Frew Annual which will feature crossover stories of Mandrake the Magician.

Can we dream about an arcade machine version of the Phantom video game? We look at the possibility. Would you add it to your collection?

Did you know there was at least two almost completed Defenders of the Earth comics from Marvels 1980's series? We unearth the story behind these including artwork from both stories.

We received a question from a phan in Brazil who asked, " When a Phantom dies, what happens to the widow? ". Now we must admit, we have no idea if this situation has been specifically explained in a Phantom story before. In fact, the team can only think of a few stories and examples where we have seen a Phantom's widow or mother after the previous Phantom has passed the legacy onto the next. When asking Jermayn Parker , he remembers this discussion in the old Phantom phorum d

We have 10x new old jungle sayings to vote for with prizes to be won. Which is your favourite?

XBOX fans, you can now officially preorder The Phantom game, which will launch on December 5th, 2025. Launching on the same day, you can also get your hands on 'The Art of The Phantom' book in both digital and print.