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Explore Defenders of the Earth artwork & character designs from artists Nestor Redondo, Rick Hoberg, Kurt Conner & Alex Nino.

We are joined by David Barry, the son of legendary Phantom artist Sy Barry, as he introduces and talks about the definitive Sy Barry book project.

In this episode, we provide the recordings from the biggest Phantom phan meetup in the world, which was in Sydney in June 2026. It included the LFMBEC charity dinner and a Phantom-related panel held at Supanova Sydney and Supanova Perth. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. If you agree and/or disagree with us, you can either email us; leave your comments at our YouTube channel, and/or leave them at our social media platforms on Facebook

Where is Bangalla (Bengali) The majority of phans accept that the Phantom's world and home in the Skull Cave in the jungles of Bangalla is off the east coast of Africa. Many phans will also know that before the Phantom 'moved' to Africa, his world was located in India. Even now we see the remnants of the Indian influence with tigers, the Singh Pirates being named after a common Indian name, and the name of Bangalla / Bengali being very similar to the location off the coast of

SMC's very limited edition SDCC cards go on sale later this month, with exclusive pre-orders available for Australian phans!

Recently a whale graveyard was found in the Indian Ocean, and some have claimed it to be the largest know graveyard in the world, including fossils of previously unknown whale species. The reason this is interesting from a Phantom's perspective is because in the very first Phantom story "The Singh Brotherhood" created by Lee Falk and Ray Moore, Diana found a whales' graveyard that was being hunted by the Singh Pirates who wanted the ambergris. While ambergris is not used as m

The lamp was first introduced in the 1950s & has gone through several modifications since. Wonder if its still used today with the commander's office renovations?

We go over the results from the best Fantomen adventure for 2025 which included some interesting outcomes. Did your favourite story poll well?

We explore why USA comic readers did not understand the phans outcry over Mad Cave Studios showing the Phantom's eyes.

According to Licensing Source, the European company The Sunflowers Licensing LTD has taken on the role of representing King Features to potential companies in Eastern Europe.

Recently in Frew #2017, the 1987 Team Fantomen story "The Secret of Polymos" was published, and in our X-Band: Phantom Podcast #333 - March 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review, we made mention that the Jungle Patrol Monument shown in the story was when it made its debut in the Phantom's world. The monument has remained consistent in that it memorialises an unknown patrolman; however, the design has changed slightly over the years by different creators and publishers.

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