The Phantom #6

(February 1964)

Peoples of Africa, Number 15: The Watusi (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Characters

Watusi

Synopsis

The Watusi are an unusually tall herding people of central Africa.

Reprints

• in Elefantgutten (Nordisk Forlag, 1973 series) #1/1973 ([november ?] 1973)

Keywords

Cattle; volcano

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Lady from Nowhere (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Harris

Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

6-6211

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

The Phantom; Lydia Land; pilot; Dice; James

Synopsis

The Phantom rescues an amnesiac woman parachuted into the jungle. When he tracks down the pilot her memory returns -- she is Lydia Land, the world's richest girl. The Phantom discovers that her guardian is in the clutches of a crooked gambler who is trying to kill her so as to get his hands on the fortune. The Phantom tracks them down and brings them to justice.

Reprints

• in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #43 ([June 1], 1967)
• in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)

Keywords

Airplane; amnesia; gambler; guardian; inheritance; ocean liner; parachute; ward

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Phan-Mail! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I liked the cover on The Phantom #1, but 2 wasn't too hot.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Thomas Gosse, Alan Iser, Steve Rabin, and Michael Becker.

Fair Effort (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Lignante

Inks

Bill Lignante

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

jungle

Characters

Victor King; Francis Queen; Jack Hawkins

Synopsis

Queen and Jack are attacked by three rouge rhinos simultaneously. They bring them all down, but King assumes they've had a lazy day in camp.

Reprints

• in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #43 ([June 1], 1967) [The color quality is much poorer.]

Keywords

Rhinoceros

The Phantom's Boyhood, Part II — Diana (Table of Contents: 5)

The Phantom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Harris

Pencils

Bill Lignante (signed)

Inks

Bill Lignante (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

Kit Walker [the "current," 21st Phantom as a boy]; Guran; Diana Palmer; uncle

Synopsis

Kit runs away and even fights Guran when his relatives greet him with shock for his jungle ways. But Diana Palmer, and his aunt, convince him that he is in fact welcome. The uncle is delighted to learn that Kit's jewels will amply pay for his education and more. With all established on a sound footing, Guran returns to the jungle, and Kit faces his new school's bullies.

Reprints

• in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #49 (September 1, 1967)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #24/1989 (uke 47 1989)
which is reprinted
• in Fantomets krønike (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #6/2000 ([november] 2000), #6/2000 ([november] 2000)
• in The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years (Hermes Press, 2011 series) #1 ([December] 2011)

Keywords

Jewels

Wild Animals of South America, Number 7: Boa Constrictors (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ray Bailey

Inks

Ray Bailey

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal; nature

Synopsis

Facts about the boa constrictor

Keywords

boa constrictor; snake; South America

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Phantom Pin-Up No. 6 (Table of Contents: 7)

The Phantom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

The Phantom; Lydia Lang

Keywords

Horse; lion; parachute

Indexer Notes

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