The Phantom
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| The Phantom | |
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| First appearance: | 1936 |
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| 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. Also the Kit Walker Stadium. |
| 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 | "The Monster Thief" | easter egg, Phantom mask in a toy shop. |
| 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 | Sunday | "The Swarm" | easter egg, "Old Jungle Sayings" a book with a picture of the Phantom on the cover. |
| 1996 | Sunday | "Dr. Holton's Reputation" | easter egg, Mandrake is reading "Fantomen", a Swedish Phantom comic book. |
| 1996 | Daily | "Alibi Algie" | easter egg, Slam Evil poster (the Phantom movie). |
| 1997 | Daily | "Scary Aliens" | easter egg, on a cap. |
| 1997 | Sunday | "Speedy" | easter egg, Slam Evil poster (the Phantom movie). |
| 1997 | Daily | "Mandrake's Wedding at Cockaigne" | The Phantom, on TV |
| 1997 | Daily | "Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" | easter egg, in a newspaper. |
| 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 | "The Secret Mission" | easter egg, Phandrake - a giant navy yacht. |
| 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" | ( -- nb: last Mandrake Sunday story / The Phantom is a full character of the story ) |
| 2003 | Daily | "Lights! Camera! Danger!" | cameo |
| 2005 | Daily | "Blizzard of Crime" | easter egg, The 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
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Daily | "Phantom Wedding" | guest in the wedding |
| 1977 | Sunday | "The Wedding of the Phantom" | guest in the wedding |
| 1978 | daily | "The Heirs" | in flashback |
| 1986 | Sunday | "The Escaped Convicts" | dream sequence, Defenders of the Earth promotion |
| 1996 | daily | "Mr Big" | in flashback |
| 2005 | Sunday | "On the Trail of an Assassin" | flashback |
| 2013 | Sunday | "Mandrake's Bon Voyage" | |
| 2015 | Sunday | "Trouble in the Twelve Nations" | |
| 2015 | daily | "The Twins' Futures" | Mandrake, Narda, Lothar and Hojo: guests in the twins 15th birthday party |
| 2017 | daily | "The Return of the Locust" | mentioned |
| 2023 | daily | "The Journey Home" | mentioned and illustrated |
| 2024 | Sunday | "The Commander Will See You Now]" | Lee Falk reading a newspaper with a Mandrake Sunday page |
DC stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Framed" | Mark Verheiden | Luke McDonnell | as guest in the wedding of the Phantom and Diana |
Marvel stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Defenders of the Earth" | Stan Lee, Bob Harras | Saviuk, Fredericks | |
| "Creation" | Michael Higgins | Saviuk, Fredericks | |
| "Family Honor" | Higgins | Saviuk, Fredericks | |
| "Magical Child" | Higgins | Saviuk, Fredericks |
Moonstone stories
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Jewel of Denial" | Mike Bullock | Samicler Gonçalves | |
| "Concrete Jungle" | Bullock, Kevin Grevioux | Gonçalves |
Futuristic Settings
In Defenders of the Earth, Mandrake is one of the defenders, and has the adoptive son Kshin.