ECR-Verlag Werner Reuß, based in Germany, have released a new limited variant cover Phantom comic book available for pre-order.

The softcover comic book will contain 28 black and white and color pages and will publish the Phantom classic story written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Sy Barry titled ‘The Hanta Witch‘. The 91st daily comic strip story featured is the 10th Phantom strip illustrated by Sy Barry, appearing in US newspapers in 1965. 

The art seen on the front cover of this edition, marked as a limited variant cover, is by Sy Barry, originally published on the front cover of King Comics edition number 25 printed in the USA in 1967. Although this edition being advertised is for a limited variant cover, the regular cover for this edition hasn’t been released for pre-order as yet.

The front cover of this limited variant cover edition can be seen below.

The comic book is described by ECR-Verlag Werner Reuß as:

Deep in the jungle, a forgotten secret place, which was once a mighty castle, is now reclaimed by wild growth: the Hanta ruins. Curious about the tribal legends of a witch trapped under the ruins, when his lifelong friend Guran tells him the story between the Hanta Witch and a Phantom of the past, the wandering spirit turns to the Phantom Chronicles. There he finds that his ancestor fought against a woman known as the Hanta Witch, but he also finds a page ripped from the chronicles and fate of the “witch” from the recorded history. His curiosity continues to grow, the Phantom decides to infiltrate even the Hanta ruins and discover the secrets that can be found there…

A release date isn’t noted on the pre-order advertisement.

Further information on this limited variant cover Phantom comic book by ECR-Verlag Werner Reuß can be seen on the PPM Vertriebs website HERE

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