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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.

A whole podcast on Old Jungle Sayings! We go deep and nerdy on the history and meaning behind them

Ever wondered what goes behind a cover creation? Thanks to Boris Kay, he gives us an insight into the creation of Frew #2002

Writer Duncan Munro tells us the story behind "All in a Knights Work" which is drawn by Canadian artist Ken Steacy.

Pattern from the Australian Woman's Mirror Who has a mum, grandma, nanna and or a friend who is handy with the knitting needle? We have the task for them! In the 6 November 1946 Australian Woman's Mirror magazine a Mrs A. E. Fisken from Victoria created a pattern for a knitted Phantom. Thanks to some long time phans in Ron Thomas and Trevor Clark , we have been able to hunt down the magazine to confirm the pattern and share it with you. We look forward to seeing your creatio

For those who came in late... If your new to the Phantom, this article is a must to learn about the importance of the character to the world.

After reading 89 years' worth of Sunday & Daily newspaper stories in a short period of time, this phan details some interesting observations.

The new web comic Phantom 2040 by Comics Kingdom (owned and run by King Features ) is now out and they have recently released a 30...

In Fantomen 18-19/2025, in-between his adventures, the Phantom sees the sights in Gothenburg which are real life places in & around the city.