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The Phantom: The Complete Series: The King Years
The mid-1960s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious digital color! Hermes Press is collecting, all 73 issues of The Phantom comic books which ran from 1962-1977, and this volume features the King years. This volume picks up with The Phantom #18, the first King issue, and features all The Phantom stories from issues #18-#28 and also features all of the Phantom back-up stories from Mandrake the Magician. The King years features cover and interior art by Bill Lignante. The King comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, the Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. Don't miss it!
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 3, 2013
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April 16, 2021
I liked this. The artwork was decent, the stories were as well though if you are a Lee Falk purist [as I am unfortunately at times] they do not follow his writings completely [for instance Diana is trying to get the Phantom to fall in love with her much like a Lois Lane type].
The last few short stories in the book were by far the best and deserve 5 stars but overall I would give it 3.5.
The last few short stories in the book were by far the best and deserve 5 stars but overall I would give it 3.5.
May 18, 2023
Another excellent compilation
One simply cannot get bored with Phantom stories. The king year stories are better than the ones in gold key era. The story about JULIE, the Phantom's sister, the tale of Hero's arrival in the world of Phantom are important additions to the folklore of the Ghost who walks.
One simply cannot get bored with Phantom stories. The king year stories are better than the ones in gold key era. The story about JULIE, the Phantom's sister, the tale of Hero's arrival in the world of Phantom are important additions to the folklore of the Ghost who walks.
November 10, 2024
Maybe more action/adventure than suspense. It is always interesting to look back on what was once culturally acceptable. The unconscious, paternalistic racism and sexism of these comics make them something that would never fly in today's world. It was not mean-spirited, in some ways it was trying to be a little progressive, but it is an artifact of its time. I enjoyed it for what it was and choose not to bash it for what it wasn't.
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