The Phantom #2

(February 1963)

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

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

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By weight, the crocodile is the largest reptile in the world.

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Keywords

Africa; crocodile; educational; fact; natural history

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Rattle (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Harris

Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

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Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

2-6211

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In the jungle, many legends are told around native campfires!

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; Asia; crocodile; crown; dwarf; lava

Great Jungle Legends (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Although civilized people no longer believe them, the jungle still abounds in tales handed down from father to son through the ages.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Basilisk; dragon; griffin; mermaid; phoenix; unicorn

Indexer Notes

Review of legendary creatures.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

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Ben Oda

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The cough of the failing engines is lost in the ferocity of the storm...

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: 5)

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

Script

Bill Harris

Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

Colors

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Letters

Ben Oda

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

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: 6)

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

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The zebra is a grazing animal.

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Keywords

Africa; educational; fact; natural history; zebra

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Phantom Pin-Up No. 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

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.