Indrajal Comics #45

(July 1, 1967)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Parrys Confectionery Limited / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Phantom and the Deadly Web (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk

Pencils

Sy Barry

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Over an unknown stretch of the Denkali jungle --

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle; superhero

Characters

The Phantom; Mr. Eliot; Mr. Kavaba; Priscilla Drew; Hero; Devil; Guran; Sir Harry; Oomgah

Synopsis

Blown off course Mr. Eliot takes a picture of something unusual, a lion caught in a giant web. Landing and returning to investigate with Lady Drew they get caught in the web. Their pilot, not finding them on his return ends up wrecking his plane and getting rescued by the Phantom, who goes in search of the explorers and also gets caught in the webs. Finding that the webs are made by cannibals the Phantom determines to correct their deadly ways and bring them under the Phantom law and peace by taking the place of their idol Oomgah.

Reprints

• from The Phantom Daily (King Features Syndicate) 1965-01-31 - 1965-06-27 [As "The Great Web of Spidera".]

Keywords

Deep Woods; Morristown

The Test (Table of Contents: 3)

The Phantom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Harris

Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A gleaming silver space-ship, a visitor from another world, flies high over teh Deep Woods... Home of the Phantom

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle; science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Phantom; space aliens; Hero; Devil

Synopsis

Two aliens randomly pick an earthling to fight as a test of their planned invasion. Their victim is the bewildered Phantom, who trounces them roundly, forcing them to abandon invasion plans.

Reprints

• from The Phantom (Western, 1962 series) #2 (February 1963)

Keywords

Alien; first contact; flying saucer; space ship; space travel

Look Out! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Indrajal Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Teacher's Advice (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Vicks Vaporub / advertisement / 1 page (report information)