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X-Band: Phantom Podcast #325 - December 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review


In this episode Jermayn Parker is joined by co-host Stephen East. These podcasts are our attempt to wrap up everything from comic reviews to catching up on the latest newspaper Comics Kingdom stories and related news from around the world. The hardest thing is to try and keep abreast of everything that happens in a month and stay concise - we usually fail. We will admit, the boys did get off-topic and distracted from the runsheet in a few places.


If we do not discuss the Phantom comics from your country, that is because we are still looking for someone to review them for us. Please get in touch with us if that interests you. Otherwise, we love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube channel, and/or leave them at our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram.


If you're one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.


Daily / Sunday Adventures Progress

  • Daily #269 - "The Muckmen of Zumaridi River" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 3 Minutes

  • Sunday #197 - "The Ungraved" by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel: 15 Minutes & 30 Seconds


Australia (Frew Comics)

  • Frew #2011: 23 Minutes

    • "The Heir of Frankenstein" by Joan Boix

    • "Hunter's Prey, Part 2" by Shane Foley

  • Frew #2012: 43 Minutes

    • "Return to the Temple of the Gods" by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel

    • "The Avarice Has Landed" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley


Phantom Comics from around the world

  • ECR 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 126 and 128 (Germany): 1 Hour & 5 Minutes

    • "Prinz Hali und der weiße Hengst" ("Prince Hali and the White Stallion") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Ballermann-Stadt" ("Bullets' Town") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Die Killer" ("The Killer") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Der Seegott" ("The Sea God") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Die Tasche" ("The Satchel") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Die Verbrecherschule" ("The Crime School") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Die Höhlenwelten" ("The Cavelands"") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

    • "Hzzz" ("Hzzz"") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

  • Die Klassiker #2 & #3 (Austria): 1 Hour & 18 Minutes

    • "Die Sky-Band" ("The Sky Band") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

    • "Krieg im Dschungel" ("The Diamond Hunters") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

    • "Kleiner Toma" ("Little Toma") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

    • "Der Gefangene des Himalaya" ("The Prisoner of the Himalayas") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

    • "Abenteuer in Algier" ("Adventure in Algiers") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

  • Zack Edition #2 (Germany): 1 Hour & 28 Minutes

    • "Tödliche Dinosaurier" ("Deadly Dinosaurs") by Bernd Frenz and Carlos Pedrazzini

    • "Dunkler Rauch über Bangalla" ("Dark Smoke over Bengali") by Bernd Frenz and Heiner Bade

  • Mad Cave Studios Phantom Series #3 (USA): 1 Hour & 31 Minutes

    • "The Tempest, Part 3" by Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson

  • Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny Series #1 (USA): 1 Hour & 46 Minutes

    • "Whatever Mongo's Around" by Dan DiDio and Alex Sanchez


Phantom News from around the world

  • Tony DePaul rewriting Lee Falk-lore again (link): 1 Hour & 59 Minutes

  • What if Billy Zane was a gamer? (link): 2 Hours & 4 Minutes

  • Publisher news

    • Frew 2026 annual details (link): 2 Hours & 8 Minutes

    • Fantomen Best Adventure stories poll now open: 2 Hours & 11 Minutes

    • New German comic series on Heiner Bade (link): 2 Hours & 13 Minutes

    • Tasq Force Annual #2 out & sold out (link): 2 Hours & 14 Minutes

  • RIP Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa aka Kabai Sengh (link): 2 Hours & 15 Minutes

  • Prize draws: 2 Hours & 17 Minutes


We can only report and discuss what we have seen or been told by the phans. We may miss something, especially conventions in your corner of the world with Phantom-related guests, so please let us know of them so we can promote them on our website, socials, and podcasts. We are also looking for reviewers who can review comics from India, Sweden, Finland, France, Italy, and some other locations that publish the Phantom. If you would like to join the team with regular reviews, please contact us.


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