A new Phantom comic book is due for release by Kult Comics in Germany featuring comic strip stories illustrated by Jean-Yves Mitton.

Titled ‘The Phantom – The First Four Stories Written by Jean-Yves Mitton‘, the hardcover book will contain 148 black and white pages, with 16 editorial pages. All text found within the comic book will be in German. A variety of writers and artists will feature in the book, including Donne Avenell, Jean-Yves Mitton, Lennart Moberg, Norman Worker and Scott Goodall.

The front cover of ‘The Phantom – The First Four Stories Written by Jean-Yves Mitton‘ can be seen below, expected to be released around March, 2024.

The description advertising the book reads:

The Walking Ghost makes its debut at Kult Comics! The adventures of the jungle hero Phantom, created by Lee Falk, have thrilled millions of readers for decades. From 1988 onwards, the exceptional French illustrator Jean-Yves Mitton, together with various authors, created stories of the fascinating hero for the Swedish magazine Fantomen. In the first volume of these stories, written in atmospheric black and white, the Phantom encounters, among other things, unscrupulous arms smugglers in the jungle of Bengalla.

A sample of internal pages have been provided, some of which can be seen below.

The Phantom – The First Four Stories Written by Jean-Yves Mitton will also be released with a limited cover, with only 100 editions released worldwide. This edition will also be accompanied with two bookplates by Jean-Yves Mitton and Geier.

Additional information can be seen on the Kult Comics website HERE

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