The Phantom & others receive a mysterious call about an unknown destination

Thanks to the research powers of the guys from PhantomWiki, they have found a lost comic featuring the Phantom, Mandrake, Lothar, and others being invited to the 1982 Balerna Comic Fair.

It was published as the centerfold poster in a special supplement of the Swiss newspaper Corriere del Ticino for the 4th Balerna Comic Fair (dated 15th October to the 23rd in 1982). This comic was titled “L’Appuntamento” (The Appointment). It was drawn by Italian artist Franco Bignotti and is a humorous crossover story in which various Italian-created characters such as Mister No, Tex Willer, Zagor and Martin Mystère appear, but also other American-created heroes such as the Phantom, Mickey Mouse, Prince Valiant, Pluto and others.

They all receive a mysterious call and head towards an unknown destination, which is eventually revealed to be the Balerna Comic Fair.

If you find other odd Phantom-related advertisements or media, please let us know, as we love digging through the archives of history. We have a Phantom preservation project where all the content is out of print/production and is not accessible through any current store (not including eBay or other collectable / second hand-type stores). This includes things such as old Phantom Phan Club newsletters, newspaper articles, videos and music that were released decades ago, and much more. There is a lot of Phantom stuff out there, so this is an ever-growing resource!