

X-Band: Phantom Podcast #331A - January & February 2026 newspaper stories & news review
We discuss all things Phantom from around the world for January & February 2026 with the latest Phantom news, and Newspaper daily and Sunday stories.


Review Hungary “The Phantom: Daily Strips 1961-1963 (Fantom: A napilapcsík gyűjtemény (1961-1963))”
Long before the rise of the DC/Marvel superheroes, the Phantom was already serving justice in his mask and costume in the jungle and on the beaches of the fictional country of Bangalla. As a child reading these stories in the 1990s, I was amazed by this world filled with pirates, modern-day criminals, a masked muscular guy who could solve anything, and a skull-and-skeleton jungle setting. Consumer demand for nostalgia led to the Hungarian re-release of a collector's edition


Fantomet Magazine cancelled AGAIN!
The poor Norwegians have had no luck in the last 8 years with their Phantom comic, with another Phantom series cancelled after 3 issues in 2025


Review: 'Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #3' from Mad Cave Studios
In Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #3, our heroes reunite ahead of a final battle behind the REAL villain of this miniseries who threatens to take over all of Mongo!


Are we getting two more one-shots after 'The Phantom vs. The Sky-Band'?
Simon & Schuster's listing for 'The Phantom Vol. 1' reveals that we're getting more than just the Sky Band one-shot from Mad Cave Studios this year!


Martin Goldbeck-Löwe presents a Wilson McCoy talk in Borås, Sweden
Martin Goldbeck-Löwe is well known to many Swedish & international phans after his 2016 & 2017 exhibitions celebrating Phantom artist Wilson McCoy 's work . Almost a decade on, Martin Goldbeck-Löwe is still celebrating his work with an event being held on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in Borås, Sweden ( Google map to location ). Click here, to reserve your spot to the event The lecturer will host 600 images from the world of Wilson McCoy , including some fascinating information


Vote for the best 2025 Fantomen cover
Fantomen published 19 different Phantom magazines in 2025 & now you can vote on your favourite cover of the year.


Review of (Austrian) Die Klassiker #4
Review of the fourth Phantom comic from Austria from the publisher Art:9, reprinting three classic Ray Moore stories

























































