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Phantom historian Bob Griffin donates his collection to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
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

Jermayn Parker
Mar 20


Finnish Mustanaamio (Phantom) 'Sormus' TPB out now!
After two years, the third TPB collection is now available to be purchased online for 15,00€ (160 sek/nok, $20US and $25AUD). Click here to buy! These TPB's are published by Egmont Kustannus which is a Finnish magazine publisher and subsidiary of the Danish media house Egmont. Petri Aarnio is the editor of these three books. This volume is printed in black and white, which the stories were originally created for, and the TPB is 104 pages. This volume the stories included ar

Jermayn Parker
Mar 19


Mythos Editora releases a reprint TPB Dynamite 'Kings Watch' collection
Brazilian publisher Mythos Editora has announced a reprint Phantom TPB collection to be released in March 2026.

Jermayn Parker
Mar 14


X-Band: Phantom Podcast #331A - January & February 2026 newspaper stories & news review
We discuss all things Phantom from around the world for January & February 2026 with the latest Phantom news, and Newspaper daily and Sunday stories.

ChronicleChamber Team
Mar 11


Fantomet Magazine cancelled AGAIN!
The poor Norwegians have had no luck in the last 8 years with their Phantom comic, with another Phantom series cancelled after 3 issues in 2025

Jermayn Parker
Mar 8


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


Martin Goldbeck-Löwe presents a Wilson McCoy talk in Borås, Sweden
Martin Goldbeck-Löwe is well known to many Swedish & international phans after his 2016 & 2017 exhibitions celebrating Phantom artist Wilson McCoy 's work . Almost a decade on, Martin Goldbeck-Löwe is still celebrating his work with an event being held on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in Borås, Sweden ( Google map to location ). Click here, to reserve your spot to the event The lecturer will host 600 images from the world of Wilson McCoy , including some fascinating information

Jermayn Parker
Mar 4


Vote for the best 2025 Fantomen cover
Fantomen published 19 different Phantom magazines in 2025 & now you can vote on your favourite cover of the year.

Jermayn Parker
Mar 4


Creators honour the Phantom's 90th birthday
We collect all the articles, videos, and drawings from creators around the world as they celebrate the 90th birthday of the Phantom.

ChronicleChamber Team
Feb 28


KFS celebrates the 90th birthday with a canvas print
It has been great to see many fans and some publishers make a splash for the 90th birthday of the Phantom. Comics Kingdom , an arm of King Features, has released a new product on their online shop, which you can now order from. Click to order your canvas print now The original art is by Sy Barry . The canvas print is crafted from 100% premium cotton canvas and framed with durable poplar wood in your choice of walnut or black finish. It comes in three different sizes (and pri

Jermayn Parker
Feb 20


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


X-Band: Phantom Podcast #329 - Happy 90th Birthday to the Phantom
The Phantom is now 90 years young! We had to put out a special podcast to celebrate. Come join us and let us celebrate together! First of all, we put the call out to our listeners, our phriends, those who follow us on social media and a bunch of creators from around the world if they would like to send out a happy birthday wish video to the Phantom. Thanks to all of those that did so. We have collected them here. If you missed out, send through a comment or post on whatever p

ChronicleChamber Team
Feb 17


The Phantom (& Sy Barry) at Budapest, Hungary Comic Con 2026
In exciting news, The Phantom, the Hungarian comic publisher Bubi Bolt and Sy Barry will be featured at the Budapest (Hungary) Comic Con on March 21-22, 2026. The Hungarian comic publisher Bubi Bolt in August 2024 started to reprint the Sy Barry daily stories in hardcover format and at the Comic Con convention will release volume two, which will cover the stories from 1963 to 1965 created by the dynamite duo Lee Falk and Sy Barry . At the moment, the number of pages inclu

Jermayn Parker
Feb 15


Photos from the Brazilian Phantom's 90th Birthday Party
We all know the Brazilians know how to party, and on Saturday, 7th February 2026, a whole bunch of creators, cosplayers, the team from Mythos and phans gathered to celebrate the Phantom's 90th birthday . Thanks to Chronicle Chamber 's friend Celso Nunes , he was able to photograph some moments from this event and share them with us all. Present at the event was Dedy Edson , a Brazilian Phantom collector who met Lee Falk before he passed in 1999 and has helped several publis


"Where the Phantom's shadow falls, justice shines" New Old Jungle Saying
We have a winner of the New Old Jungle Saying which saw 28% vote for the one created by Martin Blad from Ödåkra.

Jermayn Parker
Feb 6


Aristocrat slot machine promotional limited edition figure
A look at the promotional figurine was released to coincide with the release of the Phantom slot machine

Jermayn Parker
Feb 3


Original Phantom art by Frew artist Wendell Cavalcanti for sale
Frew artist Wendell Cavalcanti's artwork has fast become enjoyed by many a fan. Now is your chance to buy some original art for your collection


'The Phantom' (1996) Gets the Boutique Blu-ray Treatment
Indie art house distributor Kino Lorber is going to release an all-new HD remaster of 'The Phantom' (1996) in April 2026. The film will be available in 2-disc and single disc sets.
Scott Waldyn
Jan 30


X-Band: Phantom Podcast #327 - Remembering Ulf Granberg
Ulf Granberg was a giant in the Phantom community as both a writer and editor but perhaps even more as a historian and Phantom-lore builder who added structure to the loose lore established by Lee Falk . Sadly, he recently passed, and Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker (with a special guest) talked about his legacy and reminisced about our chat with him almost a decade ago. At the end of us talking and remembering a legend, we include some snippets from our 3-hour chat with him

ChronicleChamber Team
Jan 28
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