Cover by Levi Cleeman Back cover by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Stories Included:
The Year the Phantom Died
Simulacra Part 4
First published by the legendary Italian studio Fratelli Spada in 1967 and created by Germano Ferri, "The Year The Phantom Died" captures an era when Phantom adventures thrived on atmosphere, mystery and larger-than-life jungle legend. The title alone is enough to stop any longtime reader in their tracks, because for generations of fans, the very idea of the Ghost Who Walks falling was almost unthinkable. Yet the brilliance of this tale lies not merely in its sensational premise, but in the way it explores the power of belief, fear and myth across the Deep Woods. From eerie funeral drums to whispers of resurrection, the story unfolds with the flavour of a jungle folktale told beside a fire on a stormy night.
“Simulacra” Part 4 continues Julie Ditrich’s increasingly ambitious modern saga with striking intensity. Julie Ditrich and Wendell Cavalcanti deliver a final chapter steeped in tension, strange forces and environmental unease, set against the lush yet dangerous backdrop of the Daintree Rainforest.
