The Phantom:
A Publishing History in the U.S.A.

All stories were illustrated by Bill Lignante. The wonderful painted covers were by George Wilson, except for three (reported to be #5, #12 and #13). All stories were adaptations of the original newspaper strip stories, except for issues #11, #12 and #13. The scripts were written by Bill Harris (#1 to #10) and Bill Lignante (#11 to #17).

1962	#1
1963	#2	#3	#4	#5
1964	#6	#7	#8	#9
1965	#10	#11	#12	#13	#14	#15
1966	#16	#17

Story Index

Issue	Month	Year	Story Title	Pages	Code
1	Nov	1962	The Game Intro & Rings	32 2	D52
2	Feb	1963	The Rattle The Test	15 12	S46 S42
3	May	1963	The Diamond Cup The Crybaby	14 13	S39 D71
4	Aug	1963	Ooogooru The Goggle-Eye Pirates	15 12	D75 S56
5	Nov	1963	The Swamp Rats The Phantom's Boyhood	15 12	D74 S53
6	Feb	1964	The Lady From Nowhere The Phantom's Boyhood: Diana	22 5	D49 S53
7	May	1964	The Super Apes The Phantom's Boyhood: School	23 4	D51 S53
8	Aug	1964	The Belt	26	S37
9	Nov	1964	The Sixth Man	25	D59
10	Feb	1965	The Sleeping Giant The Patrol	25 2	D62
11	Apr	1965	Blind Man's Bluff	25.5
12	Jun	1965	The Beast of Bengali	26
13	Aug	1965	The Phantom Chronicles	24
14	Oct	1965	The Historian Grandpa	14 10	S38 S43
15	Dec	1965	The River Pirates The Tournament	15 9	S54 S44
16	Apr	1966	The Chain The Crescent Cult	15 8.5	S34 S41
17	Jul	1966	Samaris	24	S59

Note:

the first 8 issues of Gold Key's Phantom had posters on the back cover. These were identical to the front covers except that the text was removed. All subsequent issues (including King and Charlton) had advertisements on the back cover. The Rattle and The Test from Gold Key #2 were republished in black and white by Frew in issues #236, #370, #529 and #710.

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