The Phantom publications in Germany
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The Phantom has been featured in several publications in Germany (or West Germany, prior to 1990). Currently, there are two regular Phantom publications. Wick is currently publishing all the storys, which are painted by José María Ortiz Tafalla. Zauberstern has so far published every other month a mixture of US, Australian, Swedish and newspaper stories.
Serialized "The Phantom" titles
| Title | Year(s) | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Phantom-Heft | 1952-1955 | 35 |
| Phantom | 1966-1969 | 26 |
| Super Sonderheft | 1971-1973 | 2 |
| Phantom (Kelter Abenteuer) | 1974-1976 | 15 |
| Phantom | 1974-1983 | 238 |
| Phantom Super-Band | 1979-1983 | ? |
| Phantom Pocket | 1976-1979 1980-1984 |
15 25 |
| Topix | 1976-1978 | 3 |
| Phantom Spezial | 1980-1982 | 49 |
| Phantom (Incos) | 1996-1997 | 4 |
| Phantom (Wick) | 2022-present | 4 |
| Phantom (Zauberstern) | 2022-present | 8 |
"The Phantom" one-shots
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Bibliothek der Grossen Comics | 1982 |
| Das Phantom (Bibliothek der phantastischen Abenteuer) | 1988 |
| Das Phantom (Movie novel) | 1998 |
Anthology appearances
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien 1 | 1971 |
| Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien 2 | 1972 |
| Comics - Weltbekannte Zeichenserien 5 | 1975 |
As backup title
| Title | Issue(s) |
|---|---|
| Buntes Allerlei | 1-42/1953 (42 in total) |
| Mandra | 1-2/1967 (2 in total) |
| Blitz Gordon | 2-3/1967 (2 in total) |
| Die Sprechblase | 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37 & 158 (14 in total) |
In newspapers
| Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abendpost Nachtausgabe | dailies | ? - 70's - ? | |
| Abendzeitung | dailies | ? | |
| Die Hamburger Morgenpost | dailies | 1949-19?? | |
| Frankfurter Nachtausgabe | dailies | 1951-19?? | |
| Nacht-Depesche | dailies | 1960s? |
In magazines
| Title | Sundays/dailies | Period | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Neue Blatt | Sundays | ? |
In addition, American magazine Overseas Weekly have been distributed and sold in Germany. It was a publication destined to the American forces in Europe (the main part of them were in Germany) and it included a comics supplement - like the usual American newspapers.
Reference publications
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Die Sprechblase #11 | 1978 |
| Die Sprechblase #158 | 1997 |
| Bastei Freunde #26 | 2009 |
| Reddition #71 | 2020 |
| Lee Falks PHANTOM | 2022 |
| Die Sprechblase #247 | 2023 |
