The Phantom
#7
(May 1964)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-02-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Bill Harris
[no title indexed]
The Phantom / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ruthless "super apes' defy the Phantom for control of the jungle!
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; Super Apes
- Reprints
-
in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Ape; death trap; fire
Wild Animals of South America, Number 6: Armadillos
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Bailey
- Inks
- Ray Bailey
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Keywords
- Armadillo; educational; fact; South America
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Super Apes
The Phantom / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Lee Falk; Bill Harris
- Pencils
- Bill Lignante (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Lignante (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- 7-642
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; King of the Llongo; Patrolman Smythe; Super Apes
- Synopsis
- Three crooks disguise themselves as Super Apes and kidnap the Llongo king in order to loot the jungle dwellers. When they capture Patrolman Smythe, the Phantom rescues him, then falls captive himself. The crooks tie the Phantom to the pole of a burning hut but he escapes, confirming local legends that the Ghost Who Walks cannot die. After capturing the crooks he turns them over to Smythe, telling him to take credit.
- Reprints
-
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #26/1989 (uke 51 1989) - in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Ape; death trap; disguise; fire; gorilla; Jungle Patrol; king
Indexer Notes
Remake of The Phantom daily (King Features Syndicate) 1953.10.12 - 1954.01.30.
[no title indexed]
Phan-Mail / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've been following The Phantom's daily and Sunday adventures for some time now and your artist does the best job I've seen.
Indexer Notes
Letters from Tom Jones, Shirish Shah, Vern Dekes, Irwin Miller, and Mark Savage, with replies by the editor.
Trapped
King, Queen and Jack / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Lignante (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Lignante (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Victor King; Francis Queen; Jack Hawkins
- Synopsis
- On a hunting trip of their own, Queen and Jack are injured, then trapped by a pride of lions. King arrives to save them just as they run out of ammunition.
- Reprints
- in Fantomet (Romanforlaget, 1966 series) #11/1971 (uke 23 1971)
-
- Keywords
- Hunter; hunting; lion
The Phantom's Boyhood, Part III: School
The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- Kit Walker [the "current," 21st Phantom as a boy]; Red; watchman; schoolmates
- Synopsis
- Kit excels at school and sports while maintaining a dignified reserve, which provokes constant bullying. He shrugs it off but rescues the injured leader of the bullies, earning their friendship.
- Reprints
-
in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #49 (September 1, 1967) -
in X9 (Semic, 1969 series) #8/1970 ([14 jul] 1970) - in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #25/1989 (uke 49 1989) [new layout] which is reprinted
- in Fantomets krønike (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #6/2000 ([november] 2000)
- in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Bullies; bully; bullying; school
Seagoing Vessels, Number 12: 17th Century Man-of-War
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Synopsis
- Description of the capital ships of that era's navies.
- Keywords
- Man-o-war; man-of-war; navy; sail
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
The Phantom Pin-Up
The Phantom / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- The Phantom; Super Apes
- Keywords
- Ape; death trap; fire; gorilla
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Ruthless "super apes' defy the Phantom for control of the jungle!"]
The Phantom -
1.
Wild Animals of South America, Number 6: Armadillos
Keys of Knowledge -
2.
The Super Apes
The Phantom -
3.
["I've been following The Phantom's daily and Sunday adventures for some time now and your artist does the best job I've seen."]
Phan-Mail -
4.
Trapped
King, Queen and Jack -
5.
The Phantom's Boyhood, Part III: School
The Phantom -
6.
Seagoing Vessels, Number 12: 17th Century Man-of-War
Keys of Knowledge -
7.
The Phantom Pin-Up
The Phantom
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Kirk House
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- David Welsh
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