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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

The cover for the 90th birthday softcover album has been released featuring artwork by Henry Johannes & a tribute to an original 1975 cover

What better way to celebrate the Phantom's birthday than with a celebrational story featuring Lee Falk's other hero—Mandrake the Magician? Fantomen 14-15/2026 was released June 24, 2026 and features a double issue with 124 pages of full colour with an amazing cover by Henrik Salhstrom and three (maybe four) stories. The stories are: "Hur det hela började" (part of "The Spark") by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "Intrikata intriger" ("Intricate intrigues") by Pidde Andersson and A

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

We review & discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news from around the world for April 2026

To celebrate the 90th Phantom anniversary, Fantomen will be releasing a reprint of the first two Phantom stories in their 2026 softcover album.

Review of the 5th Phantom comic from Austria from the publisher Art:9, reprinting three classic Ray Moore stories

On the back of the Ray Moore and Lee Falk daily adventures being published by Austrian publisher Art:9 , they have now announced they will be publishing the Sunday stories as well. The first volume will be shipping before the end of April 2026. You can order your copy at their website here The price is €25.00, and the book in landscape format will be 114 pages and printed in black and white in German. " Die Liga der Verlorenen " (" The League of Lost Men ") by Lee Falk and R

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

Review of the fourth Phantom comic from Austria from the publisher Art:9, reprinting three classic Ray Moore stories

We discuss all things Phantom from around the world for December 2025 with the latest Phantom news, reviews of comics and stories to read.

Review of the second Phantom comic from Austria from the publisher Art:9, reprinting two classic Ray Moore stories