The Phantom
#1
(November 1962)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-08-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Bill Harris
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10014-211. Contains no ads. On-sale date from 1962 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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The Phantom / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Phantom races through seven deadly obstacles to play a fiendish game!
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; Devil; Hero
- Reprints
-
in Fantomen (Semic, 1958 series) #6/1963 -
in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011), #1 ([December] 2011), #2 ([December] 2012)
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- Keywords
- Dog; horse; skull; wolf
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Phantom / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 400 years ago, the sole survivor of a pirate raid...
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; the first Phantom; Africans
- Synopsis
- The sole survivor of a pirate raid swears vengeance on pirates, founding a line of Phantoms that has continued for 16 generations.
- Reprints
- in The Phantom (Western, 1962 series) #9 (November 1964) which is reprinted
-
in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #58 (January 15, 1968) - in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #2 ([December] 2012)
- in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Africa; pirate
Indexer Notes
Origin recap of the Phantom line.
The Game
The Phantom / comic story / 32 pages
- Job Number
- Phantom # 1-625
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; Prince Ragon; Diana Palmer; Gill the hunter; Ragon's soldiers; Ragon's major-domo
- Synopsis
- Prince Ragon entices men into a deadly game by offering great rewards. When the Phantom interferes, Ragon has Diana kidnapped to force the Phantom to play. The Phantom fights his way through to Diana and captures Ragon to boot.
- Reprints
- in X9 (Semic, 1969 series) #11/1970 ([29 sep] 1970)
-
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #8/1990 ([6. april] 1990) - in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Asia; castle; crocodile; game; kidnap; knight; lion
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The Phantom / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All the world knows the sign of the skull, the mark of the Phantom!
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; criminals; prisoner
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Ring
Indexer Notes
Feature page on the good mark of the Phantom.
The Phantom Pin-Up No. 1
The Phantom / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Same image as the front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["The Phantom races through seven deadly obstacles to play a fiendish game!"]
The Phantom -
1.
["400 years ago, the sole survivor of a pirate raid..."]
Phantom -
2.
The Game
The Phantom -
3.
["All the world knows the sign of the skull, the mark of the Phantom!"]
The Phantom -
4.
The Phantom Pin-Up No. 1
The Phantom
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Clint Maxwell
- Darrel McCann
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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