The Phantom (1st Series)

    (Gold Key, 1962-1977)
©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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#4

August, 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $120.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#6

February, 1964
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2 copies available from $30.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#8

August, 1964
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Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#9

November, 1964
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3 copies available from $9.50
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#10

February, 1965
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2 copies available from $17.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#11

April, 1965
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2 copies available from $12.50
 Bill Lignante
#12

June, 1965
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 Bill Lignante, Sparky Moore
#13

August, 1965
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2 copies available from $12.50
 Bill Lignante
#14

October, 1965
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1 copy available for $8.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#15

December, 1965
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2 copies available from $12.50
Bill HarrisBill Lignante, Albert Micale
#16

April, 1966
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2 copies available from $5.98
Bill HarrisBill Lignante, Albert Micale
#17

July, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
3 copies available from $18.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#18

September, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
3 copies available from $15.00
Dick WoodBill Lignante, Wallace Wood
#19

November, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
4 copies available from $15.00
Dick WoodBill Lignante, Gil Kane
#20

January, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
4 copies available from $5.00
Pat Fortunato, Bill HarrisBill Lignante, Gil Kane
#21

March, 1967
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2 copies available from $8.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#22

May, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
3 copies available from $9.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#23

July, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
6 copies available from $9.50
Bill HarrisBill LIgnante
#24

August, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $13.50
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#25

September, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $24.99
Giovanni Fiorentini, Ramond MaraisSenio Pratesi, Jeff Jones
#26

October, 1967
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1 copy available for $7.50
Bill Harris, Paul NorrisBill Lignante, Paul Norris
#27

November, 1967
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1 copy available for $9.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#28

December, 1967
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1 copy available for $30.00
Bill Harris, Ramond Marais, Paul NorrisBill Lignante, Ric Estrada, Paul Norris
#30

February, 1969
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2 copies available from $2.08
 Ray Bailey, Jack Sparling, Frank McLaughlin
#31

April, 1969
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1 copy available for $35.00
Dick WoodJim Aparo
#32

June, 1969
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3 copies available from $27.00
Dick WoodJim Aparo, Don Perlin
#35

December, 1969
Cover Price: $0.15
5 copies available from $6.00
Bill HarrisBill Lignante
#36

February, 1970
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2 copies available from $17.00
Norm DiPluhmJim Aparo, Steve Ditko
#38

June, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $8.90
Norm DiPluhmJim Aparo, Don Perlin
#39

August, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $14.50
 Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko
#41

December, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $35.00
Joe GillPat Boyette
#42

February, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $6.00
 Pat Boyette, Bill Montes
#43

April, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $3.75
 Pat Boyette
#44

June, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
3 copies available from $8.00
 Pat Boyette, Don Perlin
#45

August, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $16.00
Mwalimu Bahati NjemaPat Boyette, Bill Montes
#48

February, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $4.75
 Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas
#51

August, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $7.98
 Pat Boyette
#52

October, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $9.98
Joe GillPat Boyette
#53

November, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $6.00
 Pat Boyette
#54

February, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $4.00
Joe GillPat Boyette
#55

April, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $3.98
 Pat Boyette
#56

June, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $12.50
Joe GillPat Boyette
#57

August, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $4.25
 Pat Boyette
#59

December, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
4 copies available from $2.85
Joe GillPat Boyette
#60

June, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $4.50
Giovanni FiorentiniMario Pedrazzi
#61

September, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $4.95
Tiovanni FiorentiniSante D’Amico
#62

November, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $3.25
Giovanni FiorentiniMario Pedrazzi
#63

January, 1975
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2 copies available from $3.75
Giovanni FiorentiniMario Pedrazzi
#65

June, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $9.50
 Frank W. Bolle
#66

August, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $11.00
Joe GillDon Sherwood
#67

October, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $8.00
Joe GillDon Newton
#68

December, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $7.50
Nicola CutiDon Newton
#69

February, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $9.00
  
#70

April, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $5.00
Bill PearsonDon Newton
#71

July, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $4.32
John ClarkDon Newton
#72

August, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
4 copies available from $3.00
Joe GillDon Sherwood
#73

October, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $5.00
Ben S. ParilloDon Newton
#74

January, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
3 copies available from $18.00
Don NewtonDon Newton