The Phantom R-06: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Phantom R-06: date made: 1967. maker: King Features Syndicate. Object Name: comic book.
The object in the museum catalogue
The Phantom R-06 containst three stories; "The Phantom Tiger" starring the Phantom; the Mandrake the Magician tale "The Man on the Bridge" ; and "The Adventures of the Girl Phantom."
Created by Lee Falk, “The Phantom” began as a newspaper comic strip in 1936. The purple clad hero, known as “the Ghost Who Walks” has since become a fixture of international popular culture. The character, a non-powered vigilante, is the latest of a line of anonymous heroes who protect a fictional Afro-Asian country. With a tradition dating back centuries, and with the hero’s identity and background unknown, “The Phantom” is perceived to be immortal.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1967
- maker: King Features Syndicate
- Object Name: comic book
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 3/8 in x 6 13/16 in; 26.3525 cm x 17.30375 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- Associated Place: United States: Virginia
- Subject: Comics
- ID Number: 2018.3010.116
- catalog number: 2018.3010.116
- nonaccession number: 2018.3010
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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