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The Phantom (1st Series)

    (Gold Key, 1962-1977, 2011, 2016)
©1976 King Features, Inc.

Four hundred years ago, Sir Christopher Standish’s merchant ship was attacked by pirates. The only survivor was Christopher’s son, Kit, who washed ashore in the African land of Bangalla. Later, he came across the skull of the pirate who killed his father, and swore an oath by that skull to fight evildoers and pirates everywhere. In that quest, he donned the mask and costume of the Phantom.

Kit’s quest was passed down through the years through his heirs, with a male in each generation taking up the mask. The Phantom of the modern day is actually the twenty-first person to wear the mask, but to natives, he is simply the man who would not die—the “Ghost-Who-Walks.”

A longtime pulp hero, the Phantom made the transition to comic books with this series. During its run, it moved between publishers Gold Key and King Features Syndicate before finally settling in as a Charlton publication.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1962
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Gold Key publishes
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  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1963
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    1st appearance of Francis Queen; 1st appearance of Jack Forest; 1st appearance of Victor King
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  • 3
    #3
    May 1963
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 4
    #4
    Aug 1963
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 5
    #5
    Nov 1963
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1964
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
    2 copies from $30.00
  • 7
    #7
    May 1964
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    W: Bill Harris, Lee Falk  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 8
    #8
    Aug 1964
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 9
    #9
    Nov 1964
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 10
    #10
    Feb 1965
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 11
    #11
    Apr 1965
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    A: Bill Lignante
    King, Queen and Jack
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  • 12
    #12
    Jun 1965
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    A: Bill Lignante, Sparky Moore
    1st appearance of Track Hunter
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  • 13
    #13
    Aug 1965
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    A: Bill Lignante
    Track Hunter
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  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1965
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Track Hunter
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  • 15
    #15
    Dec 1965
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Albert Micale
    Track Hunter
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    #16
    Apr 1966
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Albert Micale
    Track Hunter
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  • 17
    #17
    Jul 1966
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Track Hunter
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  • 18
    #18
    Sep 1966
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    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Wallace Wood
    King Features Syndicate begins publishing
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  • 19
    #19
    Nov 1966
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    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Gil Kane
    Flash Gordon
    5 copies from $5.50
  • 20
    #20
    Jan 1967
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    W: Pat Fortunato, Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Gil Kane
    3 copies from $4.25
  • 21
    #21
    Mar 1967
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Mandrake the Magician
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  • 22
    #22
    May 1967
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Mandrake the Magician
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  • 23
    #23
    Jul 1967
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill LIgnante
    Mandrake the Magician
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  • 24
    #24
    Aug 1967
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    2 copies from $13.50
  • 25
    #25
    Sep 1967
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    W: Giovanni Fiorentini, Ramond Marais  ·  A: Senio Pratesi, Jeff Jones
    1 copy for $24.99
  • 26
    #26
    Oct 1967
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    W: Bill Harris, Paul Norris  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Paul Norris
    Brick Bradford
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  • 27
    #27
    Nov 1967
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    1 copy for $7.65
  • 28
    #28
    Dec 1967
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    W: Bill Harris, Ramond Marais, Paul Norris  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Ric Estrada, Paul Norris
    Brick Bradford; Freedom Fighters
    1 copy for $30.00
  • 30
    #30
    Feb 1969
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    A: Ray Bailey, Jack Sparling, Frank McLaughlin
    Charlton begins publishing (no issue #29)
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  • 31
    #31
    Apr 1969
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    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    1 copy for $35.00
  • 32
    #32
    Jun 1969
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    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Don Perlin
    3 copies from $27.00
  • 33
    #33
    Aug 1969
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    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Nicholas Alascia, Pat Boyette, Don Perlin, Jim Aparo
    No copies available
  • 34
    #34
    Oct 1969
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    W: Norm DiPluhm  ·  A: Jim Aparo
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  • 35
    #35
    Dec 1969
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    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    3 copies from $10.08
  • 36
    #36
    Feb 1970
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    W: Norm DiPluhm  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Steve Ditko
    2 copies from $14.45
  • 37
    #37
    Apr 1970
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    W: Norm DiPluhm  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Pat Boyette
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  • 38
    #38
    Jun 1970
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    W: Norm DiPluhm  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Don Perlin
    1 copy for $8.30
  • 39
    #39
    Aug 1970
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    A: Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko
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    #40
    Oct 1970
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    W: Mwalimu Bahati Njema  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Bill Montes
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    #41
    Dec 1970
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
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  • 42
    #42
    Feb 1971
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    A: Pat Boyette, Bill Montes
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    #43
    Apr 1971
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    A: Pat Boyette
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  • 44
    #44
    Jun 1971
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    A: Pat Boyette, Don Perlin
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  • 45
    #45
    Aug 1971
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    W: Mwalimu Bahati Njema  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Bill Montes
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  • 46
    #46
    Oct 1971
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    W: Mwalimu Bahati Njema  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas
    1st Appearance of Piranha
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  • 47
    #47
    Dec 1971
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    A: Pat Boyette, Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
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  • 48
    #48
    Feb 1972
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    A: Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas
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  • 49
    #49
    Apr 1972
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
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    #50
    Jun 1972
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    A: Pat Boyette
    No copies available
  • 51
    #51
    Aug 1972
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    A: Pat Boyette
    1 copy for $7.98
  • 52
    #52
    Oct 1972
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 53
    #53
    Nov 1972
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    A: Pat Boyette
    1 copy for $6.00
  • 54
    #54
    Feb 1973
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    1 copy for $4.25
  • 55
    #55
    Apr 1973
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    A: Pat Boyette
    2 copies from $6.00
  • 56
    #56
    Jun 1973
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    3 copies from $12.50
  • 57
    #57
    Aug 1973
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    A: Pat Boyette
    2 copies from $6.00
  • 58
    #58
    Oct 1973
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    A: Pat Boyette
    No copies available
  • 59
    #59
    Dec 1973
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    3 copies from $3.50
  • 60
    #60
    Jun 1974
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    W: Giovanni Fiorentini  ·  A: Mario Pedrazzi
    2 copies from $4.50
  • 61
    #61
    Sep 1974
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    W: Tiovanni Fiorentini  ·  A: Sante D’Amico
    1 copy for $4.71
  • 62
    #62
    Nov 1974
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    W: Giovanni Fiorentini  ·  A: Mario Pedrazzi
    2 copies from $3.25
  • 63
    #63
    Jan 1975
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    W: Giovanni Fiorentini  ·  A: Mario Pedrazzi
    2 copies from $3.75
  • 64
    #64
    Mar 1975
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Frank W. Bolle
    1 copy for $12.50
  • 65
    #65
    Jun 1975
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    A: Frank W. Bolle
    2 copies from $9.50
  • 66
    #66
    Aug 1975
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Don Sherwood
    1 copy for $11.00
  • 67
    #67
    Oct 1975
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Don Newton
    2 copies from $8.00
  • 68
    #68
    Dec 1975
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    W: Nicola Cuti  ·  A: Don Newton
    Published by Charlton
    2 copies from $7.50
  • 69
    #69
    Feb 1976
    Cover: $0.25
    1 copy for $9.00
  • 70
    #70
    Apr 1976
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    W: Bill Pearson  ·  A: Don Newton
    Casablanca movie characters appear
    2 copies from $3.50
  • 71
    #71
    Jul 1976
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    W: John Clark  ·  A: Don Newton
    2 copies from $4.32
  • 72
    #72
    Aug 1976
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Don Sherwood
    4 copies from $2.55
  • 73
    #73
    Oct 1976
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    W: Ben S. Parillo  ·  A: Don Newton
    2 copies from $5.00
  • 74
    #74
    Jan 1977
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    W: Don Newton  ·  A: Don Newton
    Classic flag-cover; Final Issue
    2 copies from $15.30
  • Bk 1/HC
    Book #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Dec 2011
    Cover: $49.99
    W: Bill Harris, Ed Rhoades  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Reprints Phantom (1st Series) #1-8; Origin of The Phantom (Kit Walker); Indicia states title as“The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Gold Key Years”
    No copies available
  • Bk 2/HC
    Book #2 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Jim Aparo
    Cover: $49.99
    W: Dick Wood  ·  A: Perlin, Lignante, Jim Aparo
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #30-38; Published by Hermes; The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Charlton Years Vol. 1
    No copies available
  • Bk 3/HC
    Book #3 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by George Wilson
    Cover: $49.99
    W: Bill Harris  ·  A: Bill Lignante
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #9-17; Indicia states title as“The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Gold Key Years Vol. 2”; ca. 2012
    No copies available
  • Bk 4/HC
    Book #4 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Sy Barry
    Cover: $49.99
    W: Bill Harris, Pat Fortunato, Giovanni Fiorentini  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Senio Pratesi
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #18-28; Indicia states title as“The Phantom: The Complete Series - The King Years”; ca. 2012
    No copies available
  • Bk 5/HC
    Book #5 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Cover: $49.99
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #39-47; Indicia states title as“The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Charlton Years Vol. 2”; ca. 2013
    No copies available
  • Bk 6/HC
    Book #6 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Pat Boyette
    Cover: $49.99
    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #48-56; Indicia states title as“The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Charlton Years Vol. 3”
    No copies available
  • Bk 7/HC
    Book #7 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Cover: $60.00
    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Mario Pedrazzi, Sante D’Amico
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #57-64; Indicia states title as “The Phantom: The Complete Series - The Charlton Years Vol. 4”
    No copies available
  • Bk 8/HC
    Book #8 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Jun 2016
    Cover: $60.00
    W: Joe Gill, Nicola Cuti, Bill Pearson
    Collects The Phantom (1st Series) #65-74
    No copies available