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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.
Lee Falk (/ f ɔː k /), born Leon Harrison Gross (/ ɡ r oʊ s /; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom. At the height of their popularity, these strips attracted over 100 million readers every day.
Avon Publications in the U.S. put out 15 books based on Lee Falk's stories. These ran from 1972 to 1975, and were written by Lee Falk or a ghost writer. Ron Goulart, using the pseudonym of Frank S. Shawn, later remarked that Falk originally asked Alfred Bester, who had previously worked on the Phantom comic strip when Falk served in the army, to ghost-write a few novels.
The book tells the story about Kit Walker, son of the 20th Phantom, who will one day grow up to take over the mantle from his father and become the 21st Phantom. The book starts with Kit's birth in the Skull Cave .
Lee Falk's syndicated newspaper comic strip The Phantom premiered on February 17, 1936, [2] with the story "The Singh Brotherhood", [3] written by Falk and illustrated first by himself, for two weeks, followed by Ray Moore, who was an assistant to artist Phil Davis on Falk's Mandrake the Magician strip.
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Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk before he created The Phantom. [1] [2] Mandrake began publication on June 11, 1934.Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script.
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