A rare departure for me today as I highlight a US comic series...The reason? Well a while ago I looked at the Iznogoud comic series (here) and realised that I didn't know much about the publisher Phoenix Press. Some quick googling brings up the title Phantom 2040. Its wikipedia entry (here) gives details of the series. There was a 4-issue series produced May-July 1995, covers below...
These covers look like they'd been used for the Phoenix Press issues (below) - they're undated (but the copyright date is for 1996) but here's the cover to issue 1...
Phantom 2040, Issue 1, Phoenix Press Ltd
Phantom 2040, Issue 2, Phoenix Press Ltd
Phantom 2040, Issue 3, Phoenix Press Ltd
The Phantom wiki page (here) notes that the US 4-issue series became a 3-issue series here in the UK. One and a half stories were squeezed into UK issues 1 & 2 and the 4th story was reprinted in issue 3.
Phoenix press also produced a "VR Troopers - 3D" comic - but that's a post for another day but I wonder if they produced any other titles - let me know if you come across anything else.
An oddity from 1996 then...it's the Iznogoud comic. For more details of Iznogoud why not checkout his wikipedia entry here?
Art is by Goscinny (the man who drew Asterix - and much else besides). This was just a 3 issue run and is hard to get hold of.
Phoneix Press? Not come across them before - they printed at least one other title - Phantom 2040 - as well as a VR Troopers 3D comic but not sure what else. If you have any ideas, just let me know.
Phantom 2040 was a 4 issue mini-series printed (in the USA) in 1995 and re-imagined the legendary Phantom character (created by Lee Falk) in, I'm guessing, the year 2040.
Izngoud comic - issue 1, March 1996, published by Phoenix Press Limited
Stories are as follows
Kissmet [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
Mesmer-Eyesed [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
The occidental philtre [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
The time machine [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
Izngoud comic - issue 2, April 1996, published by Phoenix Press Limited
image care of
http://www.eurocomics.info/iznogoud.html
Stories are as follows
The magic carpet [previously published in Iznogoud and the magic carpet]
The tiger hunt [previously published in Iznogoud and the magic carpet]
The box of souvenirs [previously published in Iznogoud and the magic carpet]
Izngoud comic - issue 3, May 1996, published by Phoenix Press Limited
Stories are as follows
The picnic [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
Chop and change [previously published in The wicked wiles of Iznogoud]
Incognito [previously published in Iznogoud and the magic carpet]
