{"product_id":"issue-1791-replica-series-no-12-2017","title":"Issue 1791 - Replica Series No. 12, 2017","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e100 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Collectors Replica Series #12\" - story by Lee Falk and art by Wilson Mc Coy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNew Cover with the sculpture created by Eden Small.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStory: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is the 12th issue in Frew’s ‘Collectors Replica Series’ and reprints issues 166, 165 and 164 from 1960.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. 166\u003c\/strong\u003e contains the very first publication of two significant Sunday stories. The first is the incredible 1954 story\u003cstrong\u003e ‘The Belt’\u003c\/strong\u003e and its partner story which followed directly after ‘The Belt’ finished its newspaper run, the unforgettable ‘The Master Spy.’ Wilson McCoy was the artist for both these stories.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The Belt’\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most moving Phantom stories written by Lee Falk since ‘The Governor and Suzie’ back in 1943\/44. One day each year The Phantom honors the anniversary of his father’s death. Over ten years ago The Phantom’s father destroyed the Singh Pirates flagship with the aid of an informer who later stabbed him in the back and stole his gunbelt. Calder tells a story at The Explorers’ Club of how he met Rama, the uncrowned king of Gullique Island and saw The Phantom’s gunbelt framed on the wall like a trophy. The story is relayed to The Phantom who then visits Gullique. An old saying is remembered by the pirates ‘If The Phantom comes to destroy Gullique, There’ll be a double rainbow in the sky.’ ‘The Master Spy’ is a Jungle Patrol story. Patrolman Smyth returns for the third time now a Lieutenant. Dr Heg says he is an historian writing a history on The Jungle Patrol but in fact he is a spy trying to find out who the Commander of the patrol is. Heg describes himself as the greatest spy on earth. The Phantom talks face to face with Lieutenant Smyth, Phantom “You know the patrol saying ‘Old timers stop asking who the Commander is’ you’re an old timer.” Heg sees a person (The Phantom) leaving the old well and investigates. The well sign reads ‘well water condemned stay away.’ He learns how the Commander’s orders get into the safe and sets out to destroy the patrol. One of the rare stories where The Phantom speaks face to face with Colonel Weeks! Colonel “He didn’t tell me who he was…. could he be the unknown Commander? ‘The Belt’ was published complete in No. 1219 and more recently in No. 1503 and ‘The Master Spy’ in No. 1177.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. 165\u003c\/strong\u003e features the second publication of the 1953 daily story \u003cstrong\u003e‘The Lady \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efrom Nowhere’\u003c\/strong\u003e with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 82 back in 1955. Lee Falk creates a fantastic mystery adventure for The Phantom in this story of a young attractive woman hanging motionless in a parachute from the jungle treetops. She is a woman without a memory! The lady from nowhere is in fact Lydia Land the world’s richest woman whose guardian, Mr James, has been gambling her money away. James owes a lot of money to Dice who is behind several attempts to murder Lydia. The Phantom parachutes, at night, to the deck of the S.S.Volna, reminiscent of the good old days of ‘The Singh Brotherhood.’ In a dramatic scene and one of the most fantastic devised by Lee Falk, The Phantom uses an elephant gun to shoot and explode a torpedo sent to sink the Volna! Phantom as he punches Dice “Dice, I dislike hitting people but this is a pleasure.” This story was published complete in No. 1181.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. 164\u003c\/strong\u003e features the second publication of the 1944 daily story\u003cstrong\u003e ‘The \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrooner’\u003c\/strong\u003e again with art by Wilson McCoy. The story was first published in No. 77 back in 1955. In this story Uncle Dave is still in his military uniform and readers watch The Phantom exercising – a five mile swim, chin-ups 200ft above the river, then a 10 mile run. For the first time a racket with a phoney skull mark ring where The Crooner leaves The Phantom’s mark at the scene of crimes his gang commit so that The Phantom will be blamed. The Phantom catches up with The Crooner – Crooner “First let me make the mark of The Phantom.” Phantom “No, let me do it. I’ve had more experience making that mark! I’ll start by leaving my mark on you – Phony!” Lee Falk certainly has a sense of humour when The Phantom catches the gang and calls out to a policeman “Boooo.” Reminiscent of the 1943 daily story “Bent Beak Broder” when Jag calls to Sniff in the meat van and The Phantom replies “Moooooooooo.” This story was published complete in No. 1063 and more recently in No. 1560.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBarry Stubbersfield\u003cbr\u003ePhantom Historian\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f3fd0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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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