Following is a list of Frew Publications Phantom comics which contain numbering anomalies.

These anomalies have been identified into 4 separate categories:

• Unnumbered – no comic number appears on the cover,
• Numbered ‘A’ – a second comic edition number is seen followed by a letter ‘A’,
• Unpublished – the comic was omitted from going to print,
• Incorrect Number – the incorrect comic number appears on the cover.

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  Issue Number: 1

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 9th Sep 1948

  Comic Title: Enter The Phantom

  Pages: 32

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  Issue Number: 2

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 1st Oct 1948

  Comic Title: In The Tiger’s Lair

  Pages: 32

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  Issue Number: 65A

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 23rd Dec 1953

  Comic Title: The Vesta Pirates & The Phantom Trophy

  Pages: 48

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  Issue Number: 76A

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 8th Dec 1954

  Comic Title: The Hog Gang & The Mysterious Passenger

  Pages: 48

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  Issue Number: 76B

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 5th Jan 1955

  Comic Title: The Phantom’s Treasure Stolen & The Marshall Sisters

  Pages: 48

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  Issue Number: 330

  Category: Unpublished

  Publication Date: Jan 1967

  Comic Title: The Game Of Alvar

  Pages: N/A

  Note: The image shown is a nostalgic supplement comic published on the 17th of January 2019, issued with the 2019 Frew Annual (number 1830). It contains the comic strip which should of been published in 1967.

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  Issue Number: 825A

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 2nd May 1985

  Comic Title: Black Ivory & The Moment Of Freedom

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 840A

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 5th Dec 1985

  Comic Title: The Uninvited Visitors, The Terrorists & The Deadliest Animal In The Jungle

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 848A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 20th Mar 1986

  Comic Title: Drug Busters, The Proposal, The Wedding Of The Phantom & The Heirs

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 853A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 22nd May 1986

  Comic Title: The Master Magician & Buried Alive

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 858A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 7th Aug 1986

  Comic Title: The Man Who Could Not Die & Pirates A’Hoy!

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 863A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 9th Oct 1986

  Comic Title: Lady Of The Lake & The Rope People

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 867A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 4th Dec 1986

  Comic Title: The Devil’s Brotherhood

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 872A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 27th Feb 1987

  Comic Title: Return Of The Scorpion & The Bikie Gang

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 880A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 25th Jun 1987

  Comic Title: The Return Of General Bababu & Invasion Of Eden

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 887A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 1st Oct 1987

  Comic Title: Commando II & Secret Of Snake Island

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 891A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 28 Nov 1987

  Comic Title: The Pirate Inheritance, Fatal Dose & The Circus Murderer

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 899A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 11 Mar 1988

  Comic Title: The Snake Goddess & Sunken Treasure

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 910A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 18th August 1988

  Comic Title: The Phantom Goes To War

  Pages: 116

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  Issue Number: 914A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 13th Oct 1988

  Comic Title: Revenge Of The Drummer & Secret Of The Swamp

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 918A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 5th Dec 1988

  Comic Title: The Singh Brotherhood

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 925A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 2nd March 1989

  Comic Title: Romance & The Vesta Pirates

  Pages: 84

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  Issue Number: 931A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 4th Jun 1989

  Comic Title: Little Toma, Prisoner Of The Himalayas & Adventure in Algiers

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 935A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 27th Jul 1989

  Comic Title: Diana Aviatrix Lost

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 939A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 12th Oct 1989

  Comic Title: The League Of Lost Men, The Precious Cargo Of Colonel Winn & Return Of The Sky Band

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 944A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 21st Dec 1989

  Comic Title: Wuluti’s Secret & The Black Fire

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 948A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 9th Feb 1990

  Comic Title: Death From The Sky & Prince Rex Of Baronkhan

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 951A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 30 Mar 1990

  Comic Title: Rumble In The Jungle

  Pages: 36

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  Issue Number: 953A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 27th Apr 1990

  Comic Title: The Seahorse

  Pages: 68

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  Issue Number: 958A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 29th Jun 1990

  Comic Title: The Ghost Pilot, The Marionettes & The Secret Of The Valley Of Wamballa

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 965A

  Category: Numbered ‘A’

  Publication Date: 26th Mar 1990

  Comic Title: Yellow Death, Tirangi’s Burial Ground & The Swamp Devil

  Pages: 100

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  Issue Number: 972

  Category: Unnumbered

  Publication Date: 17th Jan 1991

  Comic Title: The 1000th Issue!

  Pages: 292

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  Issue Number: 1852

  Category: Incorrect Number

  Publication Date: 31st Oct 2019

  Comic Title: The Sky Band & The Man Who Cannot Die

  Pages: 100