The Phantom is a pulp hero created in the 1930s by Lee Falk for daily news strips.
History
The Phantom is Kit Walker, the latest in a line of crimefighters by that name dating back to 1536. Young Christopher Walker's father was murdered by pirates, prompting him to seek revenge. Swearing an oath to battle evil and injustice on the skull of his father's killer, he subsequently became the first Phantom, creating a legacy that would be passed down from father to son for the next twenty generations. The population of the region of Africa where he is based believe that there has only ever been one, immortal Phantom, hence his nicknames; The Ghost Who Walks and The Man Who Cannot Die.
Comics
Notes
- A number of Phantom writers have also done work for DC Comics, such as Mike Baron, Scott Beatty, Tony Bedard, Alfred Bester, Andrew Constant, Heath Corson, Arthur Byron Cover, Tom DeFalco, Chuck Dixon, Bill Dubay, Harlan Ellison, Danny Fingeroth, Ron Fortier, Joe Gill, Ed Gorman, Sam Graham, Kevin Grevioux, Chris Hubbell, Paul Kupperberg, Stan Lee, Glenn Lumsden, Lou Manna, Jeff Mariotte, Ron Marz, David Michelinie, Stephen Mooney, Don Newton, Graham Nolan, Jeff Parker, Ben Raab, Michael Reaves, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Dick Robbins, Trina Robbins, Christopher Sequeira, Jerry Siegel, Brynne Stephens, Roger Stern, Mark Verheiden, Len Wein, Robert Weinberg, David Williams, David Wise, Dick Wood and Marc Scott Zicree.
- Artists who have done Phantom stories and DC work include Sam Agro, Enrique Alcatena, Bob Almond, Jim Aparo, Eduardo Barreto, Sy Barry, Terry Beatty, Georges Bess, Fernando Blanco, Frank Bolle, Richard Bonk, Pat Boyette, Rich Buckler, Rick Burchett, Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Joe Certa, Mike Collins, Dan Davis, Nick Derington, Steve Ditko, Juan Ferreyra, Glenn Ford, Bob Forgione, Fred Fredericks, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Scott Godlewski, Paul Guinan, Peter Guzman, Don Hudson, Carmine Infantino, Dennis Janke, Henrik Jonsson, Hannibal King, Marc Laming, Glenn Lumsden, Carlos Magno, Mike Manley, Lou Manna, Dan McDaid, Luke McDonnell, Brandon McKinney, Bob McLeod, Don Newton, Art Nichols, Graham Nolan, Joe Orlando, Carlos Pedrazzini, Don Perlin, Rubén Procopio, Gordon Purcell, Pat Quinn, Gabriel Rearte, Bill Reinhold, Paul Ryan, Alex Saviuk, Brent Schoonover, John Stokes, Michael Stribling, Giovanni Timpano, Cian Tormey, Sal Trapani, Sal Velluto, Rod Whigham and Keith Williams.
- Actors who portrayed an incarnation of The Phantom include Billy Zane, Scott Valentine and Peter Mark Richman.
Trivia
- The Phantom is sometimes considered the first modern superhero ever published, predating Superman by three years.
See Also
- Characters from The Phantom (franchise)
- Other things related to The Phantom (franchise)
- The Phantom (franchise)'s Comic Appearances
- Reality Gallery: The Phantom (franchise)