In this episode the gang is back together after a few months of separation, as they chat with Australian comedian Sammy J, who 10 years ago toured Australia with his award-winning show Hero Complex. This show explores the friendship between two men who bonded over Phantom comics and spanned from the schoolyard to an Australian federal agent searching an attic.

Sammy J talks to us about the last 10 years, and how because of the show, it has seen several great future stories to be told. This 2026 version of the show is a great encore with many more laughs to be had. Sammy J, will tell us why, even if you attended the first show, this is not a show to be missed.

The beauty about this show is that it is a great opportunity to attend the show with your friends and loved ones who may have questioned your addiction or, if you are lucky enough, attend the show with other like-minded Phantom phans from around the country. If you would like to attend one of the shows and would like to attend with another phan, let us know and we will help where possible to connect you with one.

If you would like to find out more about Sammy J, you can find him on the various social media platforms and his website. The tour dates are below.

• Sammy J website
• Ticket sales
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube channel
• Collection of photos from the initial show, videos and reviews on our website
• X-Band: The Phantom Podcast Episode #45 - Interview with Sammy J and the gardener.
• X-Band: The Phantom Podcast Episode #74 - Follow up interview after the show.

Tour dates

30 Jan 2026. Narre Warren

31 Jan 2026. Geelong

4-8 Feb 2026. Perth

24 Feb - 1 March 2026. Adelaide

20 March 2026. Canberra

14-19 April 2026. Melbourne

30 April - 2 May 2026. Sydney

16-17 May 2026. Brisbane

You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us, and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast on our YouTube Channel.

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These podcasts are our attempt to wrap up everything from comic reviews to catching up on the latest newspaper Comics Kingdom stories and related news from around the world. The hardest thing is to try and keep abreast of everything that happens in a month and stay concise - we usually fail. We will admit, the boys did get off-topic and distracted from the runsheet in a few places.

If we do not discuss the Phantom comics from your country, that is because we are still looking for someone to review them for us. Please get in touch with us if that interests you. Otherwise, we love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube channel, and/or leave them at our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram.

If you're one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.

Daily / Sunday Adventures Progress

• Daily #269 - "The Muckmen of Zumaridi River": 3 Minutes
• Sunday #197 - "The Ungraved": 15 Minutes & 30 Seconds

Australia (Frew Comics)

• Frew #2011: 23 Minutes
• Frew #2012: 43 Minutes

Phantom Comics from around the world

• ECR 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 126 and 128 (Germany): 1 Hour & 5 Minutes
• Die Klassiker #2 & #3 (Austria): 1 Hour & 18 Minutes
• Zack Edition #2 (Germany): 1 Hour & 28 Minutes
• Mad Cave Studios Phantom Series #3 (USA): 1 Hour & 31 Minutes
• Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny Series #1 (USA): 1 Hour & 46 Minutes

Phantom News from around the world

• Tony DePaul rewriting Lee Falk-lore again (link): 1 Hour & 59 Minutes
• What if Billy Zane was a gamer? (link): 2 Hours & 4 Minutes
• Frew 2026 annual details (link): 2 Hours & 8 Minutes
• Fantomen Best Adventure stories poll now open: 2 Hours & 11 Minutes
• New German comic series on Heiner Bade (link): 2 Hours & 13 Minutes
• Tasq Force Annual #2 out & sold out (link): 2 Hours & 14 Minutes
• RIP Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa aka Kabai Sengh (link): 2 Hours & 15 Minutes
• Prize draws: 2 Hours & 17 Minutes

You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us, and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast on our YouTube Channel.

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When we first announced the proposed new Phantom TV show on our website in July 2023, we spent a whole episode with guests joining the team to pitch ideas in episode 256.

This year there has been some more news that Netflix is ‘likely’ going to be the platform to distribute the show. However, the Phantom has had some false dawns ever since Tom Tyler donned the uniform in 1943. This podcast is going to be a collection of all the hits, rumours, could-have-beens, and failed attempts in the last 70+ year period.

The list is below in chronological order:

• 1943. Serial featuring actor Tom Tyler as the Phantom.
• 1955. Captain Africa serial featuring actor John Hart as the Phantom / Captain Africa.
• 1961. Pilot for a serial featuring actor Roger Creed as the Phantom.
• 1966. Film released in the Philippines featuring actor Bob Soler as the Phantom.
• 1968. The Yellow Submarine movie.
• 1970’s. 3x Turkey films with the Phantom played by Ismet Erten and Irfan Atasoy.
• 1972. Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter, an animated film featuring King Features characters.
• 1973. Short fan-made film called Fanta.
• Late 1970’s. Ruby Spears animated TV series that didn't get past the writing script stage.
• 1982-1985. Filmation animated TV series.
• 1986-1987. Defenders of the Earth animated cartoon TV series featuring Flash Gordon and Mandrake with Peter Mark Richman voice as the Phantom.
• 1988. Letter from the producer of the (to become) 1996 film Peter Sjoqist to Svenska Films.
• 1994. Phantom 2040 animated cartoon TV series with Scott Valentine voice as the Phantom.
• 1996. Hollywood film with actor Billy Zane as the Phantom.
• 1997-1998. Betaal Pachisi an Indian TV series with actor Shahbaz Khan as Betaal.
• Mid to late 1990s. Brisbane proposed animated TV series with Glenn Ford working on the storyboards.
• 2002-2003. Hyde Park & Crusader Hollywood film with a script written.
• 2008. Sequel to the 1996 film with the main actors all returning.
• 2009. SyFy TV show pilot with actor Ryan Carnes as the Phantom.
• 2010. Legacy Hollywood movie with actor Chris Hemsworth auditioned for the role of the Phantom.
• 2014. Hollywood producer Mark Gordon took over the rights for a movie.
• 2018. Cholomon Oshoriri Indian fan-made movie.
• 2017 & 2019. Kid Phantom: Homework animated short film made by students at an animation school.
• 2019. Indian Bollywood movie with producers Ronnie Screwvala and Vasan Bala involved and actor Kartik Aaryan cast to play Phantom
• 2025. Brazil fan-made film

You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us, and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast on our YouTube channel.

Support the show