Front Cover by Lauren Marshall Rear cover Giancarlo Caracuzzo
“Dark Smoke over Bengali” (2022) It's one of those Phantom stories that quietly announces its importance without ever needing to raise its voice. Produced by Team Fantomen, it brought together a thoughtful script by Bernd Frenz and the assured, seasoned artwork of Heiner Bade, an artist whose passing in December 2025 invites us to look again at this story with a deeper sense of appreciation.
