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The General to Suzie: “Remember, the only one who can help any of my employees to quit is the undertaker.” One of the most dramatic scenes in a Phantom story as the Governor shoots to kill the Phantom, Suzie runs between them and is shot. With Suzie gasping for life on the floor, the Phantom is filled with fury – he swings hard – and the Governor cheats the hangman after all. The saddest sequence Lee Falk ever wrote for a Phantom story, even more compelling than the fate of ‘Queen Asta of Trondelay.’ Commencing on 19 February 1944 Suzie’s request , once read, never forgotten, as she lies dying in a hospital bed. “You’re the first man I’ve ever really loved...yet I’ve never seen your face...will you...let me see...what you really...look like?” And the Phantom unmasks for Suzie on 22 February 1944! Suzie: “You look... As I imagined... You’d look.” This story was published complete by Jim Shepherd in Frew No. 1184 which has one of the finest covers you will ever see. 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The General to Suzie: “Remember, the only one who can help any of my employees to quit is the undertaker.” One of the most dramatic scenes in a Phantom story as the Governor shoots to kill the Phantom, Suzie runs between them and is shot. With Suzie gasping for life on the floor, the Phantom is filled with fury – he swings hard – and the Governor cheats the hangman after all. The saddest sequence Lee Falk ever wrote for a Phantom story, even more compelling than the fate of ‘Queen Asta of Trondelay.’ Commencing on 19 February 1944 Suzie’s request , once read, never forgotten, as she lies dying in a hospital bed. “You’re the first man I’ve ever really loved...yet I’ve never seen your face...will you...let me see...what you really...look like?” And the Phantom unmasks for Suzie on 22 February 1944! Suzie: “You look... As I imagined... You’d look.” This story was published complete by Jim Shepherd in Frew No. 1184 which has one of the finest covers you will ever see. 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You might consider it a Christmas Special with\u003cbr\u003ejust a little bit of added special! The stories contained within have been\u003cbr\u003erunning as either Sunday or daily stories in U.S.A and were produced as\u003cbr\u003enewspaper strips throughout 2015 and 2016.\u003cbr\u003eHere at Frew we wait patiently for the plots to unfold and complete\u003cbr\u003ethemselves before we dare to venture down the road of publication.\u003cbr\u003eNormally we collect and collate each episode in black and white. This\u003cbr\u003eChristmas we put a request in for the colour files. Following the reception\u003cbr\u003ethat you gave to our Paul Ryan tribute and also to the 80th Anniversary\u003cbr\u003ewe are feeling that the readership have a desire and or tolerance for\u003cbr\u003ecolour from time to time in moderation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first story The Battlements of the Nomad\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Sunday story in which\u003cbr\u003ewe find the Phantom hot on the trail of Eric Sahara otherwise known as\u003cbr\u003ethe Nomad! The Nomad is an old enemy of the Phantom. The Nomad\u003cbr\u003eagain appears to be up to no good in the middle of a desert but the\u003cbr\u003ePhantom is keeping a close eye on him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur second story is a daily, The Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Futures in which the children are\u003cbr\u003egrowing up and consideration must be given to their future education in\u003cbr\u003epreparation for the life ahead whatever it may throw at them! So on the\u003cbr\u003eoccasion of their 15th birthdays the decisions need to be made. This is\u003cbr\u003ean interesting story for two reasons. One, it is an another opportunity to\u003cbr\u003eappreciate and savour the work of Paul Ryan. Secondly, as it may very\u003cbr\u003ewell signpost a new direction for the Phantom. Up until now it has been\u003cbr\u003eunclear what was going to occur with the children. If indeed they would\u003cbr\u003egrow and when they do who would fulfill the destiny that belongs to a\u003cbr\u003emodern Phantom?\u003cbr\u003eFather to Son would on face value be the logical succession but this is a\u003cbr\u003enew era and Heloise has all the skill and intellect of her sibling. We live in\u003cbr\u003ean era where we like to think woman have earned equal rights! I wonder if\u003cbr\u003ethat will flow on into a Phantom’s future?\u003cbr\u003eIs this is just a window into the domestic humdrum of parenting decisions.\u003cbr\u003eI see more in it than that! I strongly feel that it may signal a turning point\u003cbr\u003efor the twins and their roles within the Phantom universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the following story Farewell to the Deep Woods,\u003c\/strong\u003e the twins embark on\u003cbr\u003etheir new chapter. Heloise is off to Briarson School in New York and Kit is\u003cbr\u003eeducated in the Himalayas. To add to the complications Heloise becomes\u003cbr\u003eroommates with the daughter of Eric Sahara (The Nomad). Diana is\u003cbr\u003estruggling as it is with the separation and her fierce protective mother\u003cbr\u003einstinct brings some friction and doubt to the relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur final story is a classic little Phantom story called SOS Phantom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this our hero is back to his crocodile wrestling best. This first appeared\u003cbr\u003ein Mandrake the Magician #1 for King Comics in 1966. 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This is a journey that commenced with Lee Falk’s story, The Female Phantom which originally ran as a newspaper strip from July 20th 1952 until October 12th 1952. The wonderful art of Wilson McCoy has been masterfully coloured by Norway’s renowned Phantom authority, Ivan Pederson. He has used a beautiful and tastefully authentic palette to allow this fine Lee Falk\/McCoy classic to spring into a new lease on life. Since this original 1952 story, Julie Walker and her twin brother Kit have been referred to as the children of th 17th Phantom and on another occasion as the children of the 16th Phantom. This only adds to the mystique and promise of this character who has all the training and the skills to be the Phantom in her own right but is invariably brought back to domesticity, by love and worldly feminine stereotyping that was prevalent in the era of her creation. The Female Phantom lit a fire that has been burning and smouldering throughout Phantom folklore ever since. Julie Walker is a much loved and deeply cherished character who has generated her own story within the Phantom across many different publications such as Fantomen, Moonstone, Gold Key, King, Charlton and many reprints by Frew. The immortal line from The Female Phantom when the Phantom sets out to matchmake and resolve Julie’s romantic life, “My sister is in love with you. What are you going to do about that?”, uttered shortly after she saved him and then the missionary. This was the 1950’s after all and the fact that a woman might be depicted as strong and capable in a heroic mold was new and uncharted territory. Of course as the story goes she married, produced 4 children living happily ever after! In the hands of Team Fantomen, her husband died, she studied with Louis Pasteur became a doctor helping the jungle tribes and spent her remaining days at the Skull Cave. Moonstone took a completely new tack with her. She was married to Bradley and lived in America. They had twin daughters together and spent time in London during the period when Jack the Ripper was wreaking havoc. In the Gold Key\/King\/Charlton series Julie popped up to fill in for her brother complete with pet leopard Fury and horse named Flash. I would like to thank publisher Dan Herman of Hermes Press who very generously shared his archives, allowing Frew to bring you some of these stories in colour for the first time. Once again thanks to Andreas Erikkson who helped us with the Swedish art work. 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Julie Walker is a much loved and deeply cherished character who has generated her own story within the Phantom across many different publications such as Fantomen, Moonstone, Gold Key, King, Charlton and many reprints by Frew. The immortal line from The Female Phantom when the Phantom sets out to matchmake and resolve Julie’s romantic life, “My sister is in love with you. What are you going to do about that?”, uttered shortly after she saved him and then the missionary. This was the 1950’s after all and the fact that a woman might be depicted as strong and capable in a heroic mold was new and uncharted territory. Of course as the story goes she married, produced 4 children living happily ever after! In the hands of Team Fantomen, her husband died, she studied with Louis Pasteur became a doctor helping the jungle tribes and spent her remaining days at the Skull Cave. Moonstone took a completely new tack with her. She was married to Bradley and lived in America. 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The Phantom has flown in to mount a search for the missing men who are were last sighted heading into deep jungle. The area of the search just happens to be home to a tribe of head hunters! The rest of the plot I will leave for your discovery and I do hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCollectible!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28945253201,"sku":"1771SS","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1771-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1485150296"},{"product_id":"issue-1775-fortnightly-2017","title":"Issue 1775 - Fortnightly, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Wedding Gifts\" - story by Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Romano Felmang.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory: The Wedding Gifts, was written by British writer Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri. The cover as you can see is Felmang’s. The original cover shown as an inset below was created by Swedish artist Rolf Gohs. The original Swedish version of this Phantom story was published by Semic Press back in June 1995. It has never been printed by Frew previously. I should warn that there are images of the female form on various pages depicted in scanty attire and shock horror, dare I say, outright nudity! So hang on to your pacemakers as you take on The Wedding Gifts uncut!. My personal view is that it is all quite sweet and innocent really but I feel sure there may be some of you that view it differently. Please jump on your computers and let me know if you have an opinion one way or the other. Perhaps I should have asked Glenn to draw in some big girl pants or bikinis but I didn’t want to take away from the naive frolicking artistry in its original form. Who are we to be placing black censorship boxes all over a piece of Phantom history drawn by the likes of Felmang and Ferri? I suspect that it may have been this very question that has caused the delay in publication here in Australia. At it’s heart this story from the pen of Donne Avenell is essentially a fable in its structure. A fable being a short tale to impart a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. This story displays similar characteristics to LLongo’s Amulet by the same author which we published last year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! For copyright security the link is valid for 2 downloads and will expire in 7 days after purchase, downloads are limited to 2 IP addresses only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paper Comic","offer_id":40484417208407,"sku":"1775","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Comic","offer_id":40484418551895,"sku":"Issue 1775 Digital","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1775-front-cover-Phantom-Comic.jpg?v=1485897438"},{"product_id":"issue-1775-kiwi-cover-2017","title":"Issue 1775 - Kiwi Cover, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The Wedding Gifts\" - story by Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Romano Felmang.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: The Wedding Gifts, was written by British writer Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri. The cover as you can see is Felmang’s. The original cover shown as an inset below was created by Swedish artist Rolf Gohs. The original Swedish version of this Phantom story was published by Semic Press back in June 1995. It has never been printed by Frew previously. I should warn that there are images of the female form on various pages depicted in scanty attire and shock horror, dare I say, outright nudity! So hang on to your pacemakers as you take on The Wedding Gifts uncut!. My personal view is that it is all quite sweet and innocent really but I feel sure there may be some of you that view it differently. Please jump on your computers and let me know if you have an opinion one way or the other. Perhaps I should have asked Glenn to draw in some big girl pants or bikinis but I didn’t want to take away from the naive frolicking artistry in its original form. Who are we to be placing black censorship boxes all over a piece of Phantom history drawn by the likes of Felmang and Ferri? I suspect that it may have been this very question that has caused the delay in publication here in Australia. At it’s heart this story from the pen of Donne Avenell is essentially a fable in its structure. A fable being a short tale to impart a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. 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The story and art work were both the creation of Lou Manna whose previous work for Moonstone include The Hunt and Valley of the Golden Men. Over its many years of publishing Frew’s forays into the arena of original work have been few and far between. Most notable were the works written by Jim Shepherd with the art of Keith Chatto and our own Glenn Ford. Last year we had Expedition into the Jungle parts 1 \u0026amp; 2 by Ferri and Felmang. Now feast your eyes on Lou Manna’s art for the very first time in at Frew! We believe that this was originally slated for Moonstone but was not taken up which is how it came to our door. Luckily for Lou, it was at a time in Frew’s development under new management when we were hungry to try new approaches and keen to get our hands on original previously unpublished material. The first thing that strikes the reader of this story is the strength of the art work. Yes it is a two part story which I understand some of you find a source of irritation! I am publishing them in very quick succession, so that you will not have to wait weeks for the next part. It will be out in exactly a week’s time. It is in full colour which raises an interesting question. Prior to the publication of the Paul Ryan tribute edition Frew had not produced any colour comics. When that came out it was extremely well received. Many of the readers had been suggesting for years that Frew should consider publishing some colour issues. 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The story and art work were both the creation of Lou Manna whose previous work for Moonstone include The Hunt and Valley of the Golden Men. Over its many years of publishing Frew’s forays into the arena of original work have been few and far between. Most notable were the works written by Jim Shepherd with the art of Keith Chatto and our own Glenn Ford. Last year we had Expedition into the Jungle parts 1 \u0026amp; 2 by Ferri and Felmang. Now feast your eyes on Lou Manna’s art for the very first time in at Frew! We believe that this was originally slated for Moonstone but was not taken up which is how it came to our door. Luckily for Lou, it was at a time in Frew’s development under new management when we were hungry to try new approaches and keen to get our hands on original previously unpublished material. The first thing that strikes the reader of this story is the strength of the art work. Yes it is a two part story which I understand some of you find a source of irritation! I am publishing them in very quick succession, so that you will not have to wait weeks for the next part. It will be out in exactly a week’s time. It is in full colour which raises an interesting question. Prior to the publication of the Paul Ryan tribute edition Frew had not produced any colour comics. When that came out it was extremely well received. Many of the readers had been suggesting for years that Frew should consider publishing some colour issues. Now that we have embraced the idea of producing the occasional colour comic and colouring sections of the Annual Special etc I am starting to get feed back that indicates a reluctance to embrace colour.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29963030929,"sku":"1776","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1776-Front-Kiwi_cover.jpg?v=1487576033"},{"product_id":"issue-1777-fortnightly-2017","title":"Issue 1777 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Full Circle\" - story by and art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: Full Circle part 2, with art and story created by Lou Manna delivers the dramatic and cathartic final conclusion to our first exclusive story in 2017. We do hope you enjoy this generational journey. The strength and dynamic nature of the art speaks for itself. From front cover to back Lou Manna delivers with a style and personality that is uniquely his own. Last time we saw our Ghost Who Walks, he was free falling without a parachute from the wing of an aeroplane. How was that for a cliffhanger? Feast your eyes on the gorgeous double page spread of Hero at full stretch, clearly revelling in a little light gallop through the jungle midst pouring rain, as he carries the Phantom on an urgent rescue mission. The story tells a tale of two very different paternal lineages. Fathers and sons pitted against one another over two generations. We get to see the mechanics of good and evil play out against one another set against a backdrop of variant family values. Sons often seek to follow their father and to gain that warm glow of approval for the effort. In some instances it is on the darker side of human existence and others, like the Phantom are well and truly in the light! Lou Manna does well to find and explore these deeper themes in this otherwise rollicking action packed Phantom adventure.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30003529425,"sku":"1777Sign","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1777-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1492055507"},{"product_id":"issue-1777-kiwi-cover-2017","title":"Issue 1777 - Kiwi cover, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Full Circle\" - story by and art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: Full Circle part 2, with art and story created by Lou Manna delivers the dramatic and cathartic final conclusion to our first exclusive story in 2017. We do hope you enjoy this generational journey. The strength and dynamic nature of the art speaks for itself. From front cover to back Lou Manna delivers with a style and personality that is uniquely his own. Last time we saw our Ghost Who Walks, he was free falling without a parachute from the wing of an aeroplane. How was that for a cliffhanger? Feast your eyes on the gorgeous double page spread of Hero at full stretch, clearly revelling in a little light gallop through the jungle midst pouring rain, as he carries the Phantom on an urgent rescue mission. The story tells a tale of two very different paternal lineages. Fathers and sons pitted against one another over two generations. We get to see the mechanics of good and evil play out against one another set against a backdrop of variant family values. Sons often seek to follow their father and to gain that warm glow of approval for the effort. In some instances it is on the darker side of human existence and others, like the Phantom are well and truly in the light! Lou Manna does well to find and explore these deeper themes in this otherwise rollicking action packed Phantom adventure.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30003644113,"sku":"1777","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1777-Front-Kiwi_cover.jpg?v=1487645663"},{"product_id":"issue-1775-signature-series-2017","title":"Issue 1775 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The Wedding Gifts\" - story by Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Romano Felmang.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: The Wedding Gifts, was written by British writer Donne Avenell with art by Romano Felmang and Germano Ferri. The cover as you can see is Felmang’s. The original cover shown as an inset below was created by Swedish artist Rolf Gohs. The original Swedish version of this Phantom story was published by Semic Press back in June 1995. It has never been printed by Frew previously. I should warn that there are images of the female form on various pages depicted in scanty attire and shock horror, dare I say, outright nudity! So hang on to your pacemakers as you take on The Wedding Gifts uncut!. My personal view is that it is all quite sweet and innocent really but I feel sure there may be some of you that view it differently. Please jump on your computers and let me know if you have an opinion one way or the other. Perhaps I should have asked Glenn to draw in some big girl pants or bikinis but I didn’t want to take away from the naive frolicking artistry in its original form. Who are we to be placing black censorship boxes all over a piece of Phantom history drawn by the likes of Felmang and Ferri? I suspect that it may have been this very question that has caused the delay in publication here in Australia. At it’s heart this story from the pen of Donne Avenell is essentially a fable in its structure. A fable being a short tale to impart a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. 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This one was written by Tony DePaul with art by Paul Ryan. It’s a fairly classic story in which Kipawa, who is the son of Guran’s old friend Babudan, challenges Guran for leadership. He is quite within his rights to do so, since Guran had disinherited his wayward son Timo and altered the tribal Chief selection to a democratic process. A system of election in which the candidates must undergo a series of tests. The outcomes of these tests both physical and mental are keenly observed by the tribe who will ultimately cast their vote having been swayed by a candidates success or failure in the challenge. The Phantom would never interfere in this process no matter his allegiance but it does provide opportunity for the young Kit and Heloise to learn from the wisdom that can only come with life experience. Because it is a 27 page story I will take the opportunity to fill out the book to 44 pages with two episodes of Heart of Darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! 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No. 172 contains the first publication of the 1954\/55 Sunday story ‘Alexander’s Diamond Cup’ and the first publication of the 1955 Sunday story ‘The Gibs Brothers’. Both feature art by Wilson McCoy. ‘Alexander’s Diamond Cup’ is the first story to name an ancient artifact, the three thousand year old Alexander’s Diamond Cup, which would eventually end up in the ‘Major Treasure Room.’ Though Lee Falk would not invent the ‘Major Treasure Room’ until he wrote the 1962 Sunday story ‘Treasure of the Skull Cave’ complete in issue No. 1,000. Each year on this night (24 October) the Phantom enters the vault and retrieves a cup and by eerie firelight, watched by silent pygmies, he drinks a toast to his valiant forebears. Phantom “To the first Phantom and all who followed – good rest.” This story was published complete in No. 1219. ‘The Gibs Brothers’ is an incredibly short (5 weeks) Sunday story which Lee Falk seems to have had a lot of fun with. For the first time in a Sunday story “There are nights,” the natives say, “when the Phantom comes out of the Deep Woods – and walks in the town like an ordinary man.” This is one of those nights. This is also the first story in which the Phantom does not appear in his costume. Previously in the 1944 daily story ‘The Spy Gang’ complete in No. 1008 and 1498, the Phantom appeared in his costume only at the end of that story. Phantom to bar man “A bowl of water for my dog and a glass of milk for me, please.” Patron “Well, slap my wrist and call me Chauncey!” The first Sunday old jungle saying (so far located) ‘When the Phantom’s voice grows cold, it is enough to freeze the blood’ – old jungle saying. Phantom “Who are these brothers?” Patron “The meanest and toughest guys on the coast…” The Gibs Brothers are the 18th and 19th giants to face the Phantom! Patron “Wow! Who was that guy! He comes in – orders milk like a mama’s boy – then he mops up the floor with the two toughest guys on the coast! – and makes them mop, in the bargain!” This story was published complete in No. 1167. No. 171 features the second publication of the 1953\/54 daily story ‘The Super Apes’ with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 89 and 90 back in 1956. In this story the well sign reads ‘Poison water do not use Com J.P.’ Colonel Weeks returns in this story but he is not named and referred to only as ‘The Colonel.’ In the 1952 daily story ‘The Jungle Patrol’ complete in No. 1123, Col. Weeks was named as Colonel James! A new legend spreads through the jungle ‘In Llongo land, the Super-Apes tried to destroy him (the Phantom) in a burning place – but they could not.’ This story was published complete in No. 1219. No. 170 features the second publication of the 1953 daily story ‘The Matchmaker’ with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 88 back in 1955. Introducing Aunt Elsie – sister of Lily and Dave Palmer. For the first time (I have not found an earlier reference yet) – Diana keeps a guest room for the Phantom – with two straw mats on the floor (one for Devil) and the window and door are always kept open. Baron Cole joins a long list of suitors for Diana’s hand in marriage. Diana says to Baron Cole “Aunt Elsie’s got all the money – we’re the poor relatives.” The Baron holds Diana to ransom for a million dollars! As the Cap points his gun at the Phantom – the Phantom’s hand moves like lightning – then the iron fist. This story was published complete in No. 1185.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! For copyright security the link is valid for 2 downloads and will expire in 7 days after purchase, downloads are limited to 2 IP addresses only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollectible!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paper Comic","offer_id":40484393451607,"sku":"1779","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Comic","offer_id":40484395745367,"sku":"Issue 1779 Digital","price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1779-Replica-cover-Phantom-Comic.jpg?v=1490140989"},{"product_id":"issue-1778-signature-series","title":"Issue 1778 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The Callenge\" - story by Tony dePaul and art by Paul Ryan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Jeremy Macpherson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: The Challenge, is a daily story that appeared in newspapers starting 11 May, 2015 and ran until 12 September. This one was written by Tony DePaul with art by Paul Ryan. It’s a fairly classic story in which Kipawa, who is the son of Guran’s old friend Babudan, challenges Guran for leadership. He is quite within his rights to do so, since Guran had disinherited his wayward son Timo and altered the tribal Chief selection to a democratic process. A system of election in which the candidates must undergo a series of tests. The outcomes of these tests both physical and mental are keenly observed by the tribe who will ultimately cast their vote having been swayed by a candidates success or failure in the challenge. The Phantom would never interfere in this process no matter his allegiance but it does provide opportunity for the young Kit and Heloise to learn from the wisdom that can only come with life experience. Because it is a 27 page story I will take the opportunity to fill out the book to 44 pages with two episodes of Heart of Darkness.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31805335761,"sku":"1778Sign","price":17.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1778-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1490673055"},{"product_id":"issue-1780-fortnightly-2017","title":"Issue 1780 - Fortnightly, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Challenge\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story and art by Angelo Todaro.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Angelo Todaro.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stubborn Sorcerer\u003c\/strong\u003e, was written and drawn by Angelo Todaro. This is the fourth comic in The Phantom’s World. Angelo is an Italian artist who became a Phantom and Mandrake artist during his time working for Fratelli Spada in the mid to late 60’s. This is being published for the first time by Frew which makes you a very fortunate and privileged Australian Phantom audience. There is a certain simplistic naivety about the story and his talent as an artist is beyond question!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! For copyright security the link is valid for 2 downloads and will expire in 7 days after purchase, downloads are limited to 2 IP addresses only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paper Comic","offer_id":40475437826135,"sku":"1780","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Comic","offer_id":40475438612567,"sku":"Issue 1780 Digital","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1780-front-cover-Phantom-Comic.jpg?v=1490678636"},{"product_id":"issue-1779-signature-series-2017","title":"Issue 1779 - Replica Series no 10, Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e100 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Collectors Replica Series #10\" - story by Lee Falk and art by Wilson Mc Coy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Steve Shepherd.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory :This is the tenth issue in Frew’s ‘Collectors Replica Series’ and reprints issues 172, 171 and 170 from 1960. No. 172 contains the first publication of the 1954\/55 Sunday story ‘Alexander’s Diamond Cup’ and the first publication of the 1955 Sunday story ‘The Gibs Brothers’. Both feature art by Wilson McCoy. ‘Alexander’s Diamond Cup’ is the first story to name an ancient artifact, the three thousand year old Alexander’s Diamond Cup, which would eventually end up in the ‘Major Treasure Room.’ Though Lee Falk would not invent the ‘Major Treasure Room’ until he wrote the 1962 Sunday story ‘Treasure of the Skull Cave’ complete in issue No. 1,000. Each year on this night (24 October) the Phantom enters the vault and retrieves a cup and by eerie firelight, watched by silent pygmies, he drinks a toast to his valiant forebears. Phantom “To the first Phantom and all who followed – good rest.” This story was published complete in No. 1219. ‘The Gibs Brothers’ is an incredibly short (5 weeks) Sunday story which Lee Falk seems to have had a lot of fun with. For the first time in a Sunday story “There are nights,” the natives say, “when the Phantom comes out of the Deep Woods – and walks in the town like an ordinary man.” This is one of those nights. This is also the first story in which the Phantom does not appear in his costume. Previously in the 1944 daily story ‘The Spy Gang’ complete in No. 1008 and 1498, the Phantom appeared in his costume only at the end of that story. Phantom to bar man “A bowl of water for my dog and a glass of milk for me, please.” Patron “Well, slap my wrist and call me Chauncey!” The first Sunday old jungle saying (so far located) ‘When the Phantom’s voice grows cold, it is enough to freeze the blood’ – old jungle saying. Phantom “Who are these brothers?” Patron “The meanest and toughest guys on the coast…” The Gibs Brothers are the 18th and 19th giants to face the Phantom! Patron “Wow! Who was that guy! He comes in – orders milk like a mama’s boy – then he mops up the floor with the two toughest guys on the coast! – and makes them mop, in the bargain!” This story was published complete in No. 1167. No. 171 features the second publication of the 1953\/54 daily story ‘The Super Apes’ with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 89 and 90 back in 1956. In this story the well sign reads ‘Poison water do not use Com J.P.’ Colonel Weeks returns in this story but he is not named and referred to only as ‘The Colonel.’ In the 1952 daily story ‘The Jungle Patrol’ complete in No. 1123, Col. Weeks was named as Colonel James! A new legend spreads through the jungle ‘In Llongo land, the Super-Apes tried to destroy him (the Phantom) in a burning place – but they could not.’ This story was published complete in No. 1219. No. 170 features the second publication of the 1953 daily story ‘The Matchmaker’ with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 88 back in 1955. Introducing Aunt Elsie – sister of Lily and Dave Palmer. For the first time (I have not found an earlier reference yet) – Diana keeps a guest room for the Phantom – with two straw mats on the floor (one for Devil) and the window and door are always kept open. Baron Cole joins a long list of suitors for Diana’s hand in marriage. Diana says to Baron Cole “Aunt Elsie’s got all the money – we’re the poor relatives.” The Baron holds Diana to ransom for a million dollars! As the Cap points his gun at the Phantom – the Phantom’s hand moves like lightning – then the iron fist. This story was published complete in No. 1185.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCollectible!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32528226065,"sku":"1779SIG","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1779-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1491867550"},{"product_id":"issue-1773-signature-series-2017","title":"Issue 1773 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The Thief\" - story by Claes Reimerthi and art by Alex Savluk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Alex Savluk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: This 22 page story is published in conjunction with The Heart of Darkness Chapter 3 Part 2 the lengthy episodic epic. There have been so many great full length stories published last year that The Heart of Darkness has lost its momentum a little but stick with it there are plenty of twists and turns to come as the story continues.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCollectible!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32528632593,"sku":"1773Sign","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1773-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1491869799"},{"product_id":"issue-1776-signature-series-2017","title":"Issue 1776 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Full Circle\" - story by and art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: Full Circle, is exciting and unique on many levels. The story and art work were both the creation of Lou Manna whose previous work for Moonstone include The Hunt and Valley of the Golden Men. Over its many years of publishing Frew’s forays into the arena of original work have been few and far between. Most notable were the works written by Jim Shepherd with the art of Keith Chatto and our own Glenn Ford. Last year we had Expedition into the Jungle parts 1 \u0026amp; 2 by Ferri and Felmang. Now feast your eyes on Lou Manna’s art for the very first time in at Frew! We believe that this was originally slated for Moonstone but was not taken up which is how it came to our door. Luckily for Lou, it was at a time in Frew’s development under new management when we were hungry to try new approaches and keen to get our hands on original previously unpublished material. The first thing that strikes the reader of this story is the strength of the art work. Yes it is a two part story which I understand some of you find a source of irritation! I am publishing them in very quick succession, so that you will not have to wait weeks for the next part. It will be out in exactly a week’s time. It is in full colour which raises an interesting question. Prior to the publication of the Paul Ryan tribute edition Frew had not produced any colour comics. When that came out it was extremely well received. Many of the readers had been suggesting for years that Frew should consider publishing some colour issues. Now that we have embraced the idea of producing the occasional colour comic and colouring sections of the Annual Special etc I am starting to get feed back that indicates a reluctance to embrace colour.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32661394705,"sku":"1776Sign","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1776-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1492055353"},{"product_id":"issue-1781-fortnightly-2017","title":"Issue 1781 - Fortnightly, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Pirates of the Red Dragon\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story by Norman Worker and art by Georges Bess.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Antonio Lemos.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePirates of the Red Dragon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 3 part series which was originally published by Semic Press back in 1979. Written by Norman Worker with art courtesy of Georges Bess. Norman J Worker was a British writer who wrote a total of 128 Phantom stories for Team Fantomen, among them The Mystery of the Golden Rune series reprinted recently by Frew in 2015. Georges Bess the artist began to draw the Phantom in 1976 for Fantomen and continued to do so up until 1987. Several of the stories drawn by him were written by Layla Gauraz who ultimately became his wife. Devil’s Story, may well be one of his best known Phantom classics which was also produced in 1979. Pirates of the Red Dragon is a rollicking adventure which in its time was doubtless inspired by the James Bond movie genre of the day. Central to the story is Princess Sin. As the name suggests, Princess Sin is a voluptuous, grand arch-vixen who secretly longs for the love of a clever, strong man. All the while lolling about pampering herself with fragrant baths, essential oil massages and beauty treatments. 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For copyright security the link is valid for 2 downloads and will expire in 7 days after purchase, downloads are limited to 2 IP addresses only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paper Comic","offer_id":40475432484951,"sku":"1781","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Comic","offer_id":40475433664599,"sku":"Issue 1781 Digital","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1781-front-cover-Phantom-Comic.jpg?v=1492479866"},{"product_id":"issue-1781-signature-series","title":"Issue 1781 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Pirates of the Red Dragon\" - story by Norman Worker and art by Georges Bess.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Antonio Lemos.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: Pirates of the Red Dragon is a 3 part series which was originally published by Semic Press back in 1979. Written by Norman Worker with art courtesy of Georges Bess. Norman J Worker was a British writer who wrote a total of 128 Phantom stories for Team Fantomen, among them The Mystery of the Golden Rune series reprinted recently by Frew in 2015. Georges Bess the artist began to draw the Phantom in 1976 for Fantomen and continued to do so up until 1987. Several of the stories drawn by him were written by Layla Gauraz who ultimately became his wife. Devil’s Story, may well be one of his best known Phantom classics which was also produced in 1979. Pirates of the Red Dragon is a rollicking adventure which in its time was doubtless inspired by the James Bond movie genre of the day. Central to the story is Princess Sin. As the name suggests, Princess Sin is a voluptuous, grand arch-vixen who secretly longs for the love of a clever, strong man. All the while lolling about pampering herself with fragrant baths, essential oil massages and beauty treatments. 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Written by Norman Worker with art by Georges Bess. The artist Georges Bess has produced some of his strongest work for this series. It presents as a continuation along the theme of Princess Sin’s obsession with the Phantom in which the Phantom and Diana both find themselves in trouble whilst in Cairo. There is no shortage of action and danger in this story which reads like a film script set against the dramatic and evocative Egyptian backdrop. Princess Sin is a sharply defined villain of epic proportion, jaw dropping beauty and an ice cold calculating murderess to boot! She is light years removed from the nice girl next door! The amazing cover for this issue was drawn for us by local artist Jamie Johnson and once again he has delivered a piece of art that stunningly encapsulates and invokes the sense of drama depicted on the pages within! Jamie has been commissioned to create a triptych series of covers for us later in the year which I am sure will be no less amazing than the storyline itself. A triptych for those of you who may be unfamiliar is a series of three images that join together to create one. You can see in the inset picture here on the left the original cover art done by Jaime Vallve for Fantomen back in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! For copyright security the link is valid for 2 downloads and will expire in 7 days after purchase, downloads are limited to 2 IP addresses only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paper Comic","offer_id":40475424817239,"sku":"1782","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Comic","offer_id":40475427831895,"sku":"Issue 1782 Digital","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1782-front-cover-Phantom-Comic.jpg?v=1493171151"},{"product_id":"issue-1777-fortnightly-2018","title":"Issue 1777 - Fortnightly, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full Circle\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story by and art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Lou Manna.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory: Full Circle part 2, with art and story created by Lou Manna delivers the dramatic and cathartic final conclusion to our first exclusive story in 2017. We do hope you enjoy this generational journey. The strength and dynamic nature of the art speaks for itself. From front cover to back Lou Manna delivers with a style and personality that is uniquely his own. Last time we saw our Ghost Who Walks, he was free falling without a parachute from the wing of an aeroplane. How was that for a cliffhanger? Feast your eyes on the gorgeous double page spread of Hero at full stretch, clearly revelling in a little light gallop through the jungle midst pouring rain, as he carries the Phantom on an urgent rescue mission. The story tells a tale of two very different paternal lineages. Fathers and sons pitted against one another over two generations. We get to see the mechanics of good and evil play out against one another set against a backdrop of variant family values. Sons often seek to follow their father and to gain that warm glow of approval for the effort. In some instances it is on the darker side of human existence and others, like the Phantom are well and truly in the light! Lou Manna does well to find and explore these deeper themes in this otherwise rollicking action packed Phantom adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! 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This is the fourth comic in The Phantom’s World. Angelo is an Italian artist who became a Phantom and Mandrake artist during his time working for Fratelli Spada in the mid to late 60’s. This is being published for the first time by Frew which makes you a very fortunate and privileged Australian Phantom audience. There is a certain simplistic naivety about the story and his talent as an artist is beyond question!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frew Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33557574609,"sku":"1780Sign","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/0521\/products\/1780-Front-cover-Signature.jpg?v=1493257209"},{"product_id":"issue-1782-signature-series-2017","title":"Issue 1782 - Signature Series, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e36 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Pirates of the Red Dragon Part 2\" - story by Norman Worker and art by Georges Bess.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Jamie Johnson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStory: In this issue we bring you Pirates of the Red Dragon Part II: Fatal Passion which was originally published by Semic Press back in 1979. 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