{"product_id":"issue-1772-fortnightly-2016","title":"Issue 1772 - Christmas Special, 2016","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e100 pages.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 story Special:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Battlements of the Nomad\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story by Tony DePaul and art by Terry Beatty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Twins’ Futures\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story by Tony DePaul and art by Paul Ryan .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Farewell to the Deep Woods\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story by Tony DePaul and art by Michael Manley.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"SOS Phantom\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - story and art by Bill Lignante.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover art by Sal Velutto.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn this edition we bring you \u003cstrong\u003e4 stories\u003c\/strong\u003e that are all American and in\u003cstrong\u003e complete \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecolour\u003c\/strong\u003e just for a change. You might consider it a Christmas Special with just a little bit of added special! The stories contained within have been running as either Sunday or daily stories in U.S.A and were produced as newspaper strips throughout 2015 and 2016.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHere at Frew we wait patiently for the plots to unfold and complete themselves before we dare to venture down the road of publication. Normally we collect and collate each episode in black and white. This Christmas we put a request in for the colour files. Following the reception that you gave to our Paul Ryan tribute and also to the 80th Anniversary we are feeling that the readership have a desire and or tolerance for\u003cbr\u003ecolour from time to time in moderation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first story The Battlements of the Nomad\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Sunday story in which we find the Phantom hot on the trail of Eric Sahara otherwise known as the Nomad! The Nomad is an old enemy of the Phantom. The Nomad again appears to be up to no good in the middle of a desert but the Phantom is keeping a close eye on him.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur second story is a daily, The Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Futures in which the children are growing up and consideration must be given to their future education in preparation for the life ahead whatever it may throw at them! So on the occasion of their 15th birthdays the decisions need to be made. This is an interesting story for two reasons. One, it is an another opportunity to appreciate and savour the work of Paul Ryan. Secondly, as it may very well signpost a new direction for the Phantom. Up until now it has been unclear what was going to occur with the children. If indeed they would grow and when they do who would fullfil the destiny that belongs to a modern Phantom?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFather to Son would on face value be the logical succession but this is a new era and Heloise has all the skill and intellect of her sibling. We live in an era where we like to think woman have earned equal rights! I wonder if that will flow on into a Phantom’s future?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIs this is just a window into the domestic humdrum of parenting decisions. I see more in it than that! I strongly feel that it may signal a turning point for the twins and their roles within the Phantom universe.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the following story Farewell to the Deep Woods,\u003c\/strong\u003e the twins embark on their new chapter. Heloise is off to Briarson School in New York and Kit is educated in the Himalayas. To add to the complications Heloise becomes roommates with the daughter of Eric Sahara (The Nomad). Diana is struggling as it is with the separation and her fierce protective mother instinct brings some friction and doubt to the relationship.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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 in Mandrake the Magician #1 for King Comics in 1966. Created by Bill Lignante, it has never previously been published by FREW. has to deal with one of his most evil female opponents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe now offer this as a physical paper comic or as a digital comic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease be aware that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eif choosing a Digital Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the dropdown menu below they are for private usage only! 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