Lions, Tigers and Leopards Oh My! Part two: Finland

I recently discovered an index of Finnish Phantoms (or Musta-Naamio , as he is called) and, once again, we see that Jungle cats are second only to pirates in their enmity for The Ghost Who Walks.







Frankly, I find that circus clown even scarrier than the tiger.

Lions and Tigers and Leopards! Oh My!

Over the years The Ghost Who Walks has battled pirates, smugglers, slavers, gun-runners, poachers, cannibals and baddies of every shape and size. Apart from his countless, two-legged foes, The Phantom's greatest adversaries seem to be great cats, as this collection of classic covers from all over will attest. I guess it's no surprise that Mr. Walker seems to be a dog person.

Phantom #64- Charlton

Phantom#64
March 1975
Charlton Comics
Cover: Frank Bolle
Script: Joe Gill
Pencils/Inks: Frank Bolle

Apparently, Charlton's "New Look" for The Phantom wasn't very popular, because it was gone by issue #64. Charlton chose Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom artist Frank Bolle to draw this story, which was written by Captain Atom scribe, Joe Gill. The cover of this issue, also by Bolle, makes me think of Doug Wildey's work on Jonny Quest which, with it's far off locales and classic sense of adventure is not the worst take one could have on The Phantom. Without further ado, enjoy "Duel With Death" and I'll have a few comments at the end.











































An observation: It seems weird to me that a guy who only uses his guns to shoot other people's guns from their hands would own a fighter plane. It also seems like a shame that, if the Phantom were to own his own fighter jet, it wouldn't be an F-4 Phantom.