The Phantom #2

(February 1963)

Wild Animals of Africa, Number 1: The Crocodile (Table of Contents)

Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

Typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Keywords:

Africa; crocodile; educational; fact; natural history

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Rattle (Table of Contents)

The Phantom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Harris

Pencils:

Bill Lignante

Inks:

Bill Lignante

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

2-6211

Genre:

jungle; superhero

Characters:

The Phantom; Llongo chief; Little People

Synopsis:

Generations of Phantoms have been bewildered by rattles that mysteriously appear on the Skull Throne once a year. Investigating the theft of the Llongo crown, the Phantom encounters tiny people who long ago made a treaty with his distant ancestor -- they will stop stealing in exchange for his protection, so long as their existence is concealed. The rattles are tokens of the treaty. Phantom kills a menacing crocodile, which convinces even the malcontent to continue abiding by the treaty.

Reprints:

• in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)

Keywords:

Africa; crocodile; crown; dwarf; lava

Great Jungle Legends (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

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Letters:

Typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Keywords:

Basilisk; dragon; griffin; mermaid; phoenix; unicorn

Indexer Notes

Review of legendary creatures.

["The cough of the failing engines is lost in the ferocity of the storm..."] (Table of Contents)

King, Queen and Jack / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Lignante

Inks:

Bill Lignante

Colors:

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Letters:

Ben Oda

Genre:

adventure; jungle

Characters:

Victor King (introduction, 1st meeting); Francis Queen (introduction, 1st meeting); Jack Forest (introduction, 1st meeting)

Synopsis:

Forced to bail out of a failing airplane, young Jack Forest is trapped in a tree and menaced by a tiger. King and Queen arrive at the last minute and shoot the tiger to save him.

Keywords:

Asia; hunter; parachute; tiger

Indexer Notes

First episode in the King, Queen, and Jack series.

The Test (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Bill Harris

Pencils:

Bill Lignante

Inks:

Bill Lignante

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Genre:

jungle; superhero

Characters:

The Phantom; space aliens

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:

• in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)

Keywords:

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

Wild Animals of Africa, Number 3: The Zebra (Table of Contents)

Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Keywords:

Africa; educational; fact; natural history; zebra

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Phantom Pin-Up No. 2 (Table of Contents)

The Phantom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

George Wilson (painted)

Inks:

George Wilson (painted)

Colors:

George Wilson (painted)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

jungle; superhero

Characters:

The Phantom; Little People

Keywords:

Dwarf

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.