The Phantom : the complete newspaper dailies. Volume eight, 1947-1949 / Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy.
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TextPublisher: Neshannock, Pennsylvania : Hermes Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 222 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 22 x 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781613450895Subject(s): Phantom (Fictitious character -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Superhero comic books, strips, etc. DDC classification: 741.5973 Summary: Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the 'granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,' The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every 'masked man of mystery' since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled. Included in this volume are three complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, 'The Devil Road,' 'The Girls (The Lady Luck),' and 'The Masked Marvel'.
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Collects strips previously published 1947-1949.
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the 'granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,' The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every 'masked man of mystery' since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled. Included in this volume are three complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, 'The Devil Road,' 'The Girls (The Lady Luck),' and 'The Masked Marvel'.
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