The Phantom Never Dies
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Old Jungle Saying: Will The Legacy Last?
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So where to from here? The mythos of the character, the legacy of the ghost who walks, the enduring love from Phans – will The Phantom stand the...
Slam Evil: Billy Zane & Australia's First Big Blockbuster
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Phantom finally gets its big screen treatment! It's1996 and Hollywood heartthrob/goddamn angel Billy Zane cast as the lead. The film's director Si...
Uncle Kit: Phantom's Black Fandom
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history superheroes tend to have a bit of white saviour-ism about them. Which is why The Phantom’s fandom outside of a white audience...
The Ghost Who Walks Goes Global
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As WWII ends the first superhero grows into a hero for more than his white audiences. After criticism Black characters were depicted as "ignorant, sup...
Fantomen: Serial Killers, Xanadu, & Hitler's Lawsuit
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a peek behind the mask at the lives of the men who created our purple hero. We speak to Lee Falk’s daughter Valerie about her fathe...
The First Superhero
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geek culture IS popular culture now. And in the next 15 years, we’ll hit the point where superheroes as a concept have been around for a century...
Coming Soon... The First Superhero
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that the superhero who started it all isn't a household name? Coming soon to Nova Podcasts - the incredible, wild, and truly captivating sto...