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X-Band: Phantom Podcast #292 - October 2024 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review





Join us as we catch up with all the latest happenings with the Phantom from around the world in the month of October 2024. This podcast is truly international as we fly around dissecting Phantom related news from Sweden, Germany, Finland, Italy and Ukraine then review the latest Daily and Sunday newspaper stories and review comics from Australia, Sweden, Germany and USA.


We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. At the bottom of the article, we list some talking points we would love to have your input on. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag.


If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.


Daily & Sunday Newspaper story progress


Phantom comics from around the world

  • Frew Comics (Australia)

    • "The Mystery of the Mali Ibex" by Bill Pearson and Don Newton (Frew #1980): 30 Minutes & 30 Seconds

    • "The Coast of Chains" by Daniel Carlsson and Anthony Spay (Frew #1981): 40 Minutes & 30 Seconds

    • "Operation Domino: Silent Running Chapter Four" by Duncan Munro and Fabio Alves (Frew #1980) & "Operation Domino: The Irregulars Chapter Five" by Duncan Munro and Fabio Alves (Frew 1981): 50 Minutes & 45 Seconds

  • Mad Cave Studios (USA)

    • Defenders of the Earth #2: 1 Hour & 30 Seconds "Killing Time" by Dan DiDio and Jim Calafiore

  • Egmont (Sweden)

    • Fantomen 20-2024: 1 Hour, 6 Minutes & 30 Seconds

      "Mördaren och vålnaden, del 1" ("The Killer and the Ghost, Part 1") by Pidde Andersson and Alex Saviuk

    • Fantomen 21-2024: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes & 30 Seconds

      "Mördaren och vålnaden, del 2" ("The Killer and the Ghost, Part 2") by Pidde Andersson and Alex Saviuk

  • Wick & Zauberstern (German)

    • Wick #8: 1 Hour, 14 Minutes & 30 Seconds

      "Der Doppelgänger" ("The Doppelganger") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

      "Das Rennen" ("The Race") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla


    • Zauberstern #14: 1 Hour & 17 Minutes

      "Das Phantom von Shang-Ri-La" ("The Phantom of Shang-Ri-La") by Dick Wood and Jim Aparo

      "Der Pharao des Todes" ("The Pharaoh Phantom") by Dick Wood and Jim Aparo

      "Im Netz der Angst" ("The Web of Fear") by Joe Gill and Frank Bolle

      "Gold" ("Gold") by Mark Verheiden and Luke McDonnell


Phantom news from around the world

  • German Publisher Zack Edition release Phantom series featuring stories by Bernd Frenz (link): 1 Hour, 22 Minutes & 30 Seconds

  • Editoriale Cosmo Italian book out now. Will only be one issue: 1 Hour, 24 Minutes & 30 Seconds

  • Norway Fantomet 2024 Album out 8th November (link): 1 Hour, 25 Minutes & 30 Seconds

  • Arki Design items now open for sale (link): 1 Hour & 28 Minutes

  • Swedish Fantomen Subscription towel (link): 1 Hour, 34 Minutes & 30 Seconds

  • Second set of Phantom playset by ElastoWit (link): 1 Hour, 37 Minutes & 30 Seconds


You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag. Past winners are: Ravi Shanker from India, Kenneth Carson from USA, Mark Durl from Australia and Lars Andersson from Sweden.


We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. We would love to have your input on the following topics:


  • What would you like to see us do for our 300th episode?

  • Are you enjoying the AI subject with the current daily story "The Avarice has Landed"?

  • Do you think the humanoid looks like the real life Elon Musk?

  • Do you like your Phantom stories featuring current and future technology?

  • Do you like the narrative telling of the Sunday story with no speech bubbles like a Prince Valiant comic?

  • Do you like Jeff Weigel and his usage of corrective more real-life costume designs for past Phantoms?

  • Do you agree that it is best for Frew not to print black and white versions of Don Newton stories?

  • Do you see this Operation Domino storyline happening before the Phantom Goes to War Lee Falk story if it was happening in chronological order?

  • Do you like the idea of these publishers from around the world creating books featuring their local countrymen stories?

  • Will you be purchasing any of the Finnish products? Would you like to see Frew and or PhantomsVault sell them?

  • Would you buy a Fantomen subscription just for the freebie of the beach towel?


Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

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