1976 Series
The first set of Phantom books from Pacific Comics Club were translated English reprints of Italian publications. These books reprinted daily stories from the 1938-42 period.
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| Diana Aviatrix Lost (D14) |
- The Prisoner of the Himalayas (D5)
- The Sea Horse (D12)
- The Game of Alvar (D13)
- Diana Aviatrix Lost (D14)
- The Phantom's Treasure (D15)
1977 Series
The second set produced a year later were again translated English reprints of Italian publications. This time the books reprinted three Sunday stories from the 1939-42 period. A large format was used with each portrait page measuring 250mm x 345mm (10" x 13.5"). Only the front cover was in colour.
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| The League of Lost Men (S1) |
The Precious Cargo of Colonel Winn (S2) |
The Return of the Sky Band (S6) |
1992/93 Series
After a long absence from the Phantom scene, Pacific Comics Club returned in 1992/93 with three new Phantom books. All were in black and white with colour covers.The first was a 109 page reprint of the 1942/43 daily story The Inexorables (The Phantom Goes to War). This book adopted a landscape format, perfectly suited to the layout of daily strips with a minimum of editing. The dimensions were 280mm x 215mm (11" x 8.5"). However, many original panels were missing compared with Frew's #1041.
The other two were reprints of Feature Books No.20 and No.22. Each was slightly over-size measuring 215mm x 280mm (8.5" x 11") compared to the original 185mm x 257mm (7.25" x 10"). These two 76-page volumes combined reprint the first Phantom story The Singh Brotherhood. They are excellent quality, large-format reprints and are an absolute must for all Phantom fans -- at a tiny fraction of the going price for the originals! They are not "complete" however, with a total of about 60 panels edited from the original printing (mostly from No.22), and most continuity boxes are blanked out. In this regard Frew's complete printing of The Singh Brotherhood in #1128 cannot be surpassed.
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| The Inexorables (D16) |
Feature Book No. 20 (D1) |
Feature Book No. 22 (D1) |
1999/2000 Series
Pacific Comics Club has recently collaborated with JAL to produce a set of eight new reprint books each carrying a daily story from the 1937-42 period. These are again reprints of older Italian publications -- there are even a few panels that have not been translated. The latter four books in the series are reprints of the 1976 series. They are generally complete printings with all original continuity panels in order. However, the first three weeks of The Golden Circle are missing from the corresponding book -- fortunately, this does not interfere with the continuity of the story.
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| The Diamond Hunters (D3), 52 pages |
Little Toma (D4), 44 pages |
The Shark's Nest (D7), 36 pages |
The Golden Circle (D11), 40 pages |
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| The Seahorse (D12), 60 pages |
The Game of Alvar (D13), 48 pages |
Diana Aviatrix Lost (D14), 68 pages |
The Phantom's Treasure (D15), 68 pages |
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