The Phantom

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The Phantom
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First appearance: 1936
Created by: Lee Falk and Ray Moore


The Phantom is the title character in the American comic strip "The Phantom". He made a guest appearance first time in the story Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu as "Kit Walker".

Appearances

The Phantom appearances in the Mandrake strip

Year Daily/Sunday Title Comments
1939 Daily "Mandrake in North Africa" indirect reference, Lothar becomes prince of Wambesi
1967 Sunday "The Blackout Caper" easter egg, on tv
1971 Daily "The Clay Camel (plus Women's Lib!)" easter egg, on a comic book cover
1976 Daily "The Evil Twin" easter egg as Mr. Walker, on a comic book cover
1977 Sunday "Old Folks" easter egg, on a comic book cover
1977 Daily "The Cooler" easter egg, a daily strip in the newspaper
1977 Sunday "Mr Ttazz" cameo, Kit Walker mentioned and seen as a picture
1985 Daily "The Hijacking" easter egg, on a comic book cover
1986 Sunday "The Lost City" Defenders of the Earth promotion
1988 Sunday "The Young Prince" easter egg, a Phantom doll
1989 Daily "Matter Mover" cameo, Kit Walker mentioned and seen as a statue
1991 Daily "The Terrorists" easter egg, on a comic book cover
1991 Sunday "The Million Dollar Tour" easter egg, on a poster: Phantom the Musical
1992 Sunday "The Prison Break" easter egg, on a t-shirt
1995 Daily "Pursuit of the Cobra" easter egg, Phantom mask in a toy shop, a man in the barber chair read the newspaper Jimmi Wells Found.
1996 Daily "Alibi Algie" easter egg, Slam Evil poster (the Phantom movie)
1997 Sunday "Speedy" easter egg, Slam Evil poster (the Phantom movie)
1998 Daily "Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu" cameo, as Kit Walker
1998 Sunday "Mandrake Marries Narda" cameo, as Kit Walker
1999 Daily "The Haunted Ballroom" easter egg, on a t-shirt
1999 Daily "Siege at Xanadu" easter egg, on TV and on a comic book cover
2001 Daily "The Missing Aviatrix" cameo
2001 Sunday "Return of the Tourist" easter egg, on a t-shirt
2002 Sunday "Shadows on Devil Road" cameo
2003 Daily "Lights! Camera! Danger!" cameo
2005 Daily "Blizzard of Crime" easter egg, Phantom movie tag line on a t-shirt
2006 Daily "Still Lovely, Still Deadly" cameo
2008 Daily "The Unknown Island" mentioned only

Mandrake appearances in the Phantom strip

Title Writer Artist Comments
"The Wedding of the Phantom" Falk Sy Barry
"The Escaped Convicts" Falk Barry dream sequence, Defenders of the Earth promotion
"The Heirs" Falk Barry
"Mr Big" Falk George Olesen, Keith Williams
"On the Trail of an Assassin" Tony DePaul Graham Nolan flashback
"Mandrake's Bon Voyage" Tony DePaul Terry Beatty

DC stories

Title Writer Artist Comments
"Framed Part 2" Mark Verheiden Luke McDonnell

Marvel stories

Title Writer Artist Comments
"Defenders of the Earth" Lee, Harras Saviuk, Fredericks
"Creation" Higgins Saviuk, Fredericks
"Family Honor" Higgins Saviuk, Fredericks
"Magical Child" Higgins Saviuk, Fredericks

Moonstone stories

Title Writer Artist Comments
"Jewel of Denial" Bullock Gonçalves
"Concrete Jungle" Bullock, Grevioux Gonçalves

Futuristic Settings

In Defenders of the Earth, Mandrake is one of the defenders, and has the adoptive son Kshin.

See also

Phantomwiki