The Phantom:
A Publishing History in the U.S.A.

by Bob and John Griffin


Pioneer Books (1989-1990)

The Phantom Sundays (1989)


Vol.1

Vol.2

Vol.3

Vol.4

Vol.5

Vol.6

This series of six books published in 1989, reprinted every Phantom Sunday page from 24 Mar 1946 through to 8 Sep 1957 (except those noted below). They featured a landscape format and were printed in black and white with no editing of any panels.

Vol.Book TitleDatesCodes
1The Dragon God24 Mar 1946 - 28 Dec 1947S15-S19(part)
2The Haunted Castle4 Jan 1948 - 16 Oct 1949S19(end)-S24(part)
3The Nazi Menace23 Oct 1949 -2 Mar 1952S24(end)-S30(part)
4Jungle Justice9 Mar 1952 - 3 Jan 1954S30(end)-S36(part)
5Dark Terror10 Jan 1954 - 6 Nov 1955S36(end)-S42
6(Untitled)13 Nov 1955 - 8 Sep 1957S43-S49(part)
There are several printing errors in this series:

The Phantom Sundays Special Edition (1990)


Vol.1

Vol.2

Vol.3

The last volume of The Phantom Sundays finished in the middle of a story, four years short of the end for the Wilson McCoy period. This was rectified in 1990, by the publication of a three volume Special Edition set. These books reprinted every Phantom Sunday page from 15 Sep 1957 to 18 Nov 1962. Unfortunately, the editing of Vol.3 left much to be desired: the page for 5 Nov 1961 appears out of order (after 13 Aug 1961), and 1 Jan 1961 to 30 Apr 1961 are included by mistake. Consequently, some page flipping is required to read Bill Lignante's classic story Queen Samaris XII (S59).
The combination of the above six volumes with these three represent an excellent compilation of Wilson McCoy's contribution to the Phantom Sunday pages. A must for all Phantom Phans!

Vol.Book TitleDatesCodes
1(Untitled)15 Sep 1957 - 12 Jul 1959S49 (end)-S53(part)
2(Untitled)19 Jul 1959 - 14 May 1961S53(end)-S57(part)
3(Untitled)21 May 1961 - 18 Nov 1962S57(end)-S61(part)

The Phantom (1989-1990)

TitleYearDatesCodes
The Phantom #1198923 Nov 1980 - 29 Nov 1981S113-S115(part)
The Phantom #2198918 Apr 1982 - 16 Jan 1983S116-S117
The Phantom #3198923 Jan 1983 - 31 Jul 1983
6 Dec 1981 - 11 Apr 1982
S118
S115(end)
The Phantom #419901 Jun 1980 - 9 Nov 1980S111(end)-S112(part)
The Phantom #519907 Aug 1983 - 1 Jul 1984S119-S121(part)
Notes:

The Phantom Limited (1990)


#1

#2

TitleYearDatesCodes
The Phantom Limited #119908 Jul 1984 - 2 Jun 1985S121(part)-S123(part)
The Phantom Limited #219909 Jun 1985 - 4 May 1986S123(end)-S126(part)


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