X-Band: Phantom Podcast

Because so much has happened in the Phantom world within the last 4-6 weeks, we have split our June review podcast into two. Join Stephen East, Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser, Mikael Lyck, Seuj Abir and Christian Moller as together we review 12 Phantom comics from from Australia, Sweden, India and Germany.

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

Frew #1971: 3 Minutes & 30 Seconds
- "High Seas Highjacker" part 3 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy
- "High Seas Highjacker" part 2 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy
- "High Seas Highjacker" part 1 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy
- "The Spy Gang" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Frew #1972: 7 Minutes
- "The Maharajah's Daughter" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy
- "Royal Hero" by Pidde Andersson and Shane Foley
- "Of Man and Beast, Part 3" by Andrew Constant and Jason Paulos
- "The Fence" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Frew #1973: 46 Minutes
- “The Devil in Stockholm” By Mikael Sol and Jan Bielecki
- “Bad Blood in Bangalla, Part 5" by Shane Foley

Giant Size #29: 1 Hour, 1 Minute and 30 Seconds
- “The Childhood of the Phantom” by Lee Falk and Mozart Couto
- “The Grateful Lion” by unknown creator and Adir Teixeira
- “Peter Chapman” by Walmir Amaral
- “Red Death in White Belt” by unknown creator and Walmir Amaral

Sweden Phantom Comics: 1 Hour and 12 Minutes
Fantomen 8/2024
- "Demonens avbild" ("The Demon's Image") by Tony DePaul and Heiner Bade

Fantomen 9/2024
- "Farligt vatten" ("Dangerous Waters") by Bernd Frenz and Janusz Ordon
- "Krigshundarna" ("The War Mongers") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan

Fantomen 10-11/2024
- "Mannen som inte kunde dö" ("The Man Who Could Not Die") by Idi Kharelli and Georges Bess
- "Fantomens masker" ("Masks of the Phantom") by Arild Wærness, Mike Collins and Knut Robert Knutsen
- "Utbrytningen" ("The Breakout") by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley

Fantomen 12/2024
- "Byrackorna" ("The Mongrels") by Jacob Habinc and Kasia Nie

Fantomen 13/2024
- "Fantomens märke" ("The Mark of the Phantom") by Mikael Bergkvist and Gerardo Canelo

German Phantom Comics: 1 Hour, 12 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Wick #7
- "Der Gefangene" ("The Prisoner") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla
- "Der Zyklop" ("Black Day for Diamond Sharks") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

Zauberstern #13
- "Das Spukschloss" ("The Haunted Castle") by Felmang
- "Hass, Teil 2" ("Hate, Part 2") by Mark Verheiden and Luke McDonnell
- "Müll" ("Waste") by Mark Verheiden and Luke McDonnell

Indian Phantom Comics: 1 Hour and 27 Minutes
Regal #36
- "How The Phantom Saved The Earth" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

V Comics #13
- "வீரனுக்கு மரணமில்லை" (romanized as "Veeranukku maranamillai"; "The Ghost Wall") by Tony DePaul, Keith Williams and George Olesen

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- Are you one of the phans who enjoy the Frew Replica series?
- What do you think of Frew's 2000th issue?
- Do you agree we should be comparing the 2000th issue against the 972 number or the 75th Anniversary special instead?
- Do you like sequel stories tied with classic Lee Falk stories or would you prefer your own stand alone stories?
- Do you like seeing reprint classic Lee Falk stories reprinted in colour?
- Would you like to pay money to be featured in a Frew created story?
- Did you enjoy "Of Man and Beast, Part 3" by Andrew Constant and Jason Paulos?
- Is Frew #330 released in the 2019 Annual Special issue mean Frew #1971 is the real 2000th issue?
- Did you like “The Devil in Stockholm” By Mikael Sol and Jan Bielecki? Did you like it dealing with the problem of depression and suicide? Would you like to see more of it?
- Are you enjoying all the Lee Falk threads that Shane Foley is tying together?
- What would you write into Frew and say or comment on? His email is [email protected]
- Have you managed to buy any of the Wick comics?
- Do you collect and read Phantom comics published from another country than the one you live in?

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