No 1145 - Thor's Hammer
Monday 30 April 2007
Sunday 29 April 2007
Phantom Merchandise - Monkeys of Melbourne mugs
Monkeys also made coffee/tea mugs. These were mass manufactured, and complemented the trays as they used similar art work.
Phantom Merchandise - Monkeys of Melbourne trays
Three Phantom ash trays/trays from Monkeys of Melbourne.
This has a slight flaw it in made during the manufacturing process
I believe these were made to be used as ash trays but how could you stub your cigarette out on the Phantom? They're merely decorative for me.
Phantom Merchandise - Monkeys of Melbourne plates
Monkey's of Melbourne was a company who hand made and also mass manufactured comic and cartoon character collectibles. They were based in Fitzroy and were around (as far as I know) from about the mid eighties until the late nineties. Nowadays their products are in high demand with collectors, especially their diverse range of glasses, and their handmade porcelain and china products.
I have slowly accumulated some of their products, over the years.
This is a Phantom tray which is approximately 20cm wide, and shows the Phantom's fist, about to land a blow on a roughneck.
Made in 1990, handpainted. Monkeys were licensed to produce Phantom products, and they had a fantastic range. I am always on the lookout for more.
They pop up on Ebay all the time, the glasses go for astonishing amounts of money with glass collectors.
Phantom Merchandise - Phantom rings.
Purchased in 1996, when Phantom merchandise started to increase due to the impending release of the film starring Billy Zane and Kirsty Swanson. This are movie merchandise, not the ones released and advertised in Phantom comics.
They're both made of a heavy metal and the ring is not adjustable due to the thickness of the metal.
No 1133 - 4 story special!
Four stories published:
- Raiders of the Eastern Dark (one of the Phantom's many names is Defender of the Eastern Dark)
- Crook's Haven
- The Hijackers
- The Jungle Home
No 1131 - The Search for Byron
Written by the editor and owner of Frew Publications, Jim Shepherd, and illustrated by Glenn Ford.
Saturday 28 April 2007
No 1128 - The Singh Brotherhood
17th February 1936, daily newspapers across the United States started a new daily comic strip. Called The Phantom, the tale it told was The Singh Brotherhood, the very first Phantom comic. This is the world's first complete presentation of this classic, written by Lee Falk.
Thursday 26 April 2007
No 1125 - 1996 Collectors Special
11 full length stories:
- The Masked Ball
- The Missing Heir
- The Gladiator
- The Star of Bangalla
- Ughland
- Devil's Story
- The Battle on Malta
- The Phantom in Australia
- Cleopatra's Asp
- The Test
- Rumble in the Jungle
'Rumble in the Jungle' was written by the editor of Frew; Jim Shepherd, and illustrated by Australian Phantom artist Keith Chatto
Wednesday 25 April 2007
No 1117 - Buried Treasure
100 page special
Also includings Madcap Miriam and The Underwater Diamond Thieves
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