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Are we getting two more one-shots after 'The Phantom vs. The Sky-Band'?
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!
Scott Waldyn
Mar 5


The story behind the "The Magician's Curse" - The new Phantom & Mandrake crossover story
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,
Kay
Feb 23


The missing week on the "Still Lovely, Still Deadly" Mandrake story from the Frew 2026 Annual (issue #2014)
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

ChronicleChamber Team
Feb 20


EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Morning Cards announce volume 2 of Phantom collectible art cards
SMC has announced volume 2 of their Phantom collectible cards to coincide with the 90th birthday of our Phantom!

ChronicleChamber Team
Feb 19


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

Stephen East
Jan 2


X-Band: Phantom Podcast #324: The Phantom's film & TV rumours, hits & near misses
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

ChronicleChamber Team
Dec 23, 2025


Is Tony DePaul going to rewrite Lee Falk-created lore again?
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.

Jermayn Parker
Dec 22, 2025


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

Stephen East
Dec 19, 2025


Could we get a Phantom arcade machine game by Art of Play Games?
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?

Stephen East
Dec 5, 2025


Exploring the unreleased issues from the Defenders of the Earth comic book series
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.

seuj abir
Dec 2, 2025


What happens to the Phantoms' mothers?
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

ChronicleChamber Team
Nov 28, 2025


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

Jermayn Parker
Nov 24, 2025
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