A new Phantom comic book series, released by the Austrian publisher ART:9, is now available for pre-order.

This edition is number one in a new series titled ‘Phantom – Die Chroniken‘, which translates to ‘Phantom – The Chronicles‘ which publishes classic daily newspaper Phantom comic strip adventures. This new series follows a similar format as found with their ‘Phantom – Die Klassiker‘ (‘Phantom – The Classics) and ‘Phantom – Die Legende‘ (‘Phantom – The Legend’) comic books, series which are reprinting daily and Sunday newspaper Phantom comic strips.

Edition number one in the Phantom – Die Chroniken series will contain a hardcover in landscape format with 536 black and white internal pages measuring 29.7cm x 21cm. Although produced in Austria, the comic book will be published with German text aimed at German readers and collectors.

Phantom – Die Chroniken #1 will contain nine classic Phantom daily stories all written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore. The stories published within are:

• The Singh Brotherhood – written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore, originally published in newspapers from the 17th of February 1936 thru till the 7th of November 1936
  
• The Sky Band – originally published in newspapers from the 9th of November 1936 thru till the 10th of April 1937
• War In The Jungle (known also as ‘The Diamond Hunters‘) – originally published in newspapers from the 12th of April 1937 thru till the 18th of September 1937
• Little Toma – originally published in newspapers from the 20th of September 1937 thru till the 5th of February 1938
• The Prisoner of the Himalayas – originally published in newspapers from the 7th of February 1938 thru till the 18th of June 1938
• Adventure in Algiers – originally published in newspapers from the 20th of June 1938 thru till the 23rd of July 1938
• The Shark’s Nest – originally published in newspapers from the 25th of July 1987 thru till the 5th of November 1938
• Fishers of Pearls – originally published in newspapers from the 7th of November 1938 thru till the 28th of January 1939
• The Slave Traders – originally published in newspapers from the 30th of January 1939 thru till the 6th of May 1939

The front cover and a sample of an internal page can be seen below.

Phantom – Die Chroniken #1 comic book is due for release in June 2026 and can be found on the ART:9 website HERE.

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