The Phantom:
A Publishing History in Australia

by Bryan Shedden


The Phantom Adventure Books (1985-87)

(Budget Books Pty. Ltd.)


#1

#2

#3

#4

Budget Books Pty. Ltd. produced four landscape format, soft-cover Phantom Adventure Books, for distribution through major department stores. Each issue measured 265mm x 165mm (10 1/2" x 6 1/2"), ran for 82 pages, and sold for $4.95 (RRP for #2 was $3.95). These books printed daily newspaper strip stories in black and white. There were apparently two printings of each book. The titles of the books were as follows:

  1. "The Best of The Phantom"
  2. "The Phantom Returns"
  3. "The Legend of The Phantom"
  4. "The Phantom Mysteries"

IssueYearStory TitleCode
#11985The Tree HouseD143
#21986The Hostages
The Phantom's Vacation
D146
D147
#31987Visit to BaronkhanD152
#41987The Three Bandits
The Sea God
D137
D95



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