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The Phantom #5 (1963) · The Collector

Catalog
Western
The Phantom (1962)
#5

Western#5

The Phantom

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The Phantom #5

Publisher: Western
Cover date: November 1963
On sale: Aug 1, 1963
Cover price: $0.12
Pages: 36

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Stories

5 titled

1Peoples of Africa, Number 7: The Fantis
2The Swamp Rats
3

Sources

Grand Comics Database issue 17943

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Otter leads his "swamp rats" on raids against nearby villages and caravans, always escaping by means of secret trails through the Great Swamp. When they capture two Jungle Patrol men as hostages, the Phantom infiltrates their camp, frees the patrolmen, and with their help captures the bandits.

Rogue Elephant

4The Phantom's Boyhood

5Fish, Number 22: Bonefish

Credits

Writer: Bill Harris
Penciller: Bill Lignante
Inker: Bill Lignante
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover: George Wilson
Cover colors: George Wilson

Editorial and production

Editor: Bill Harris

Characters

Colonel Weeks
Fanti fisherman
Fanti musicians
Francis Queen
Guran
Jack Hawkins
Kit Walker
Kit's mother
Otter
Patrolman Jones
Sergeant Cole
swamp rats
The Phantom
Victor King

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