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The Phantom

The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The character has been adapted for television, film and video games.

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Author
Lee Falk
Genre
adventure
Current status/schedule
Running
Launch date
February 17, 1936; 90 years ago (February 17, 1936)
Syndicate(s)
King Features Syndicate

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The Phantom

Nodes157
Edges156
Triples133
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012739
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The Phantom

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related to Reprints · 49
The Phantom → Adventure, Algiers, Alvar, April, August, Australia, Comics Revue, CR, December, Diana Aviatrix, February, Fishers, Frew Publications, Himalayas, In, January, July, June, Lee Falk, Little Tommy
related to Creation · 24
The Phantom → After, During, El Cid, Falk, Fascinated, He, His, However, Jimmy Wells, King Arthur, King Features Syndicate, Magician, Mandrake, Opera, Phantom, Tarzan, The Gray Ghost, The Jungle Book's Mowgli, The Phantom Detective, The Singh Brotherhood
related to Newspaper strips · 22
The Phantom → Australian Woman's Mirror, During McCoy's, During World War II, Falk, February, Magician, Mandrake, May, McCoy, Moore, Nazi-occupied Norway, Norwegian, Office, Phantom, Phil Davis, Ray Moore, Sunday Phantom, That, The Singh Brotherhood, War Information
related to Other media · 12
The Phantom → As, Defenders, Earth, Flash Gordon, Geoffrey Prescott, Kit Walker, Lee Falk, Lothar, Magician, Mandrake, The, Tom Tyler
related to Tribal pop art · 8
The Phantom → During World War II, English, Papua New Guinea, Phantom, The, The Papuan, This, Tok Pisin
is a · 2
The Phantom → American adventure comic strip, longest-running comic-book series with the character in the world
Author · 1
The Phantom → Lee Falk
Current status/schedule · 1
The Phantom → Running
Genre · 1
The Phantom → adventure
Launch date · 1
The Phantom → February 17, 1936; 90 years ago (February 17, 1936)

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phantom strip comic published series falk comics stories sunday written book character new king features also fantomen first began original

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The PhantomAuthorLee Falk1.00infobox
The PhantomCurrent status/scheduleRunning1.00infobox
The PhantomGenreadventure1.00infobox
The PhantomLaunch dateFebruary 17, 1936; 90 years ago (February 17, 1936)1.00infobox
The PhantomSyndicate(s)King Features Syndicate1.00infobox
The Phantomis aAmerican adventure comic strip0.90text
The Phantomis alongest-running comic-book series with the character in the world0.90text
Tarzaninstance ofsince the Phantom has some of the characteristics of pulp magazine heroes such as The Shadow and the Spider and earlier jungle heroes0.80text
as well as anticipating the features of comic book heroes such as Supermaninstance ofsince the Phantom has some of the characteristics of pulp magazine heroes such as The Shadow and the Spider and earlier jungle heroes0.80text
Batmaninstance ofsince the Phantom has some of the characteristics of pulp magazine heroes such as The Shadow and the Spider and earlier jungle heroes0.80text
and Captain Americainstance ofsince the Phantom has some of the characteristics of pulp magazine heroes such as The Shadow and the Spider and earlier jungle heroes0.80text
modern terroristsinstance ofthe Phantom fights reality-based enemies0.80text

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