THE PHANTOM COMIC BOOK COLLECTION - LEE FALK'S THE PHANTOM, AUSTRALIAN PUBLICATION CIRCA 1960S-1970S

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF THE PHANTOM COMIC BOOKS PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE 1960S AND 1970S, FEATURING THE ICONIC PULP HERO CREATED BY LEE FALK. THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF WORK FROM THE CHARACTER'S AUSTRALIAN PUBLICATION RUN, WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERIALISATION. THE PHANTOM, KNOWN AS "THE GHOST WHO WALKS," WAS A POPULAR CHARACTER IN AUSTRALIAN COMICS DURING THIS PERIOD, AND THESE ISSUES SHOWCASE THE VIBRANT COLOUR PRINTING AND STORYTELLING CONVENTIONS OF THE ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PUBLISHER: AUSTRALIAN PUBLICATION (FREW PUBLICATIONS)
- CREATOR: LEE FALK
- FORMAT: STANDARD COMIC BOOK FORMAT, 36 PAGES PER ISSUE
- PRINTING: FULL COLOUR THROUGHOUT
- BINDING: STAPLED SPINE BINDING
- APPROXIMATE ISSUE COUNT: 20+ INDIVIDUAL ISSUES VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS
- NOTABLE STORY TITLES VISIBLE: "THE REPTILE QUEEN," "THE PHANTOM'S UNKNOWN SISTER," "BLACK FAGIN," "THE TERRORISTS," "CURSE OF THE TROLL DRUM," "THE GOLD MONKEY," "THE VOODOO MENACE," "NAUTILUS," "THE HORNS OF JERICHO," "THE LAST PHANTOM," "THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN," "CUBAGA'S REVENGE," "THE MARTIAL MENACE," "ELECTION IN BENGAL," AND OTHERS
- ISSUE NUMBERS: RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY NO. 1229 THROUGH NO. 1463 BASED ON VISIBLE MARKINGS

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION OVERALL, CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN READ AND STORED OVER MULTIPLE DECADES. COVER ARTWORK REMAINS VIBRANT WITH STRONG COLOUR SATURATION, THOUGH SPINES SHOW EXPECTED FADING FROM LIGHT EXPOSURE. EDGE WEAR TO COVERS IS MODERATE, WITH CREASING VISIBLE AT CORNERS AND ALONG SPINE EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO SIGNIFICANT TEARS, LOSSES, OR WATER DAMAGE. STAPLE BINDINGS REMAIN SECURE, THOUGH SOME SHOW MINOR RUST DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF AGE. THE PAPER STOCK HAS AGED NATURALLY WITH MINOR FOXING VISIBLE ON SOME PAGE MARGINS, BUT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT READABILITY OR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR WORK IS EVIDENT.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 18cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Fair

656544+12

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