History Of The Phantom
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- Today on Variant, we begin a new series on the heroes of Pulp comics, with the History of The Phantom!
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The Phantom was huge in India. I wish they would bring this back to the theaters or maybe Netflix
Yes most of our parents haven't even heard names of hulk,flash etc but you say Phantom they will give you more information of the character than you had.
yessssss i still have his comic books
Don't worry, Vasan Bala is creating another Phantom movie with Indian origin, I think it will be a masterpiece for sure 👍🙂
Yep it was under Diamond Comics
The Phantom was/is also very popular in Australia. The Australian publication, by a company called Frew Comics, has run for almost 2000 issues (with a lot of repeats admittedly) printing from 1948 until the present.
The Phantom was also a character on another cartoon series called Defenders of the Earth. It ran from 1986 to 1987 and had 65 episode.
Insert weekly planet podcast defenders of the earth ear rape
wasn't he pretty much the same guy?
That was my introduction to him
I remember that he had a daughter there.. & different power.. He could increase his power by praying to a jungle deity.. 🤔
@@ferdousriaz6911 her name was jedda and he could call upon the power of 10 tigers
Wow the Phantom is being covered. He's been so obscure over the years.
Billy Zane is so sad
Yeah, he's only well-known in the Nordic countries and Australia pretty much.
Back To The Future,, Titanic, Tombstone... Unfortunately he's become a cult hero. Very nostalgic
@@Eddies_Bra-att-ha-grejer Also India
@@animeshb1238 Yeah, but it's apparently not published there anymore.
The Shadow definitely needs a remake and The Phantom was sick too
" The. Ghost who walks, the man who never dies, THE PHANTOM "
Phantom da da da da da da da,
Phantom da da da da da da da,
Phantom...
I really liked the shadow movie
He feels like a character uncle Ben would’ve been a huge fan of when he was younger.
Headcanon appropriated.
Here is a weird fact: The Phantom is a huge phenomenon in Papua New Guinea. Local Tribes worship him like some sort of War God. There are lots of PNG tribal paintings of The Phantom, often depicted on large War Shields. It's believed that during WW2 US soldiers made contact with the Tribes and introduced them to comicbooks and the legend of The Man Who Couldn't Die. From their the have basically adopted him into their culture and he is still a very recognizable Icon.
@Random Xenomorph With Wifi 😂
He was very big in scandinavia in the 90s as well. But kids today don’t know.
@@stianbergseth Yeah, I had a huge collection. Regretting selling it though.
Sorta glad Simpsons became big when it did. Monuments built to Waylon Smithers would be cool.
Originally the story based on a Indian jungle near Bengal (Sundarban), and native tribes speak in Bangla (Bengali).. later even Phantom learned the language.
My father is a huge fan of the Phantom. He's now 67 years old & has a huge collection of the Phantom comics that he has collected over the years. The Phantom also introduced me to the world of comics
I haven't seen the Phantom since I was a child!
Wanna feel old?
@@siddharthabarmanmugdha8869 I can make you feel older: Thriller will be 40 years old soon...
@@the83rdtrombonist60 and that was among the first Michael Jackson songs I listened to as a 90s kid
Bought my first Phantom comic nearly 4 decades ago, bought 4 last month... because I felt nostalgic and of course I had to introduce my daughter to The Ghost Who walks and some old jungle sayings.
Originally the story based on a Indian jungle near Bengal (Sundarban), and native tribes speak in Bangla (Bengali).. later even Phantom learned the language.
Before Superman, before Batman, before Wonder Woman and before the Avengers, there was....The Phantom.
Love the 1996 film. Extremely underrated IMO. Billy Zane was awesome in that role; Would be great to see him reprise it.
Well, Billy Zane is 54 years old now and probably a bit too old to play The Phantom.
But Billy Zane is the only person that I want to see as Lex Luthor (he would be awesome as him)..
Well, he'd be awesome as the father/predecessor of the next titular Phantom to have another movie adaptation.
@@JohnnyJoe Tom Cruise is 58 and hes still doing the mission impossible and other high action flicks
It's genuinely mediocre at best, just because you (and me) like it doesn't make it "underrated".
Yeah, that era of cinema wasn't that big on sequels, but that casting was epic for the 96 Phantom. Billy Zane, I know you read comments and comics, those abs were stellar stone.
As someone who grew upon on The Phantom comics in Sweden this episode was very much nostalgia for me. More episodes like this.
The Ghost that Walks is one of the greatest mantra’s in comics. Top 3 definitely.
It’s the Ghost Who Walks, not the Ghost that Walks
Absolutely correct, it is ghost who walks.if anyone still having phantom comics indrajal comics I need it.
In Sweden its "Den Vandrande Vålnaden" which is cool because its alliterative and translates to "The Wandering Wraith" which is I think is way cooler. He's also dark blue. I think It's one of the reasons he's so big here. It didn't have as much of a cheesy factor to it. And the historical settings are honestly a really cool thing.
@@rajsharma9424 I have pdfs
Best comic hero ever. I grew up reading Phantom comics in Sunday newspapers.
“Yeah Derek, listen to your friend Billy Zane.”
Why don’t you Derelick.... my balls
@@n4t324 'cuz you don't have any
No it’s a quote from the Zoolander movie do you not watch movies
Derek Zoolander
@@n4t324 okay, i was just messing around.
Sorry about that :3
And no, i don't watch movies :D no offenses.
Phantom was huge in India. Along with Garth (a British comics)
His comics and strips ran since the 60s
He is called "Betaal", Kit walker.
In fact there was a live action TV series called "Betal Pachisi" (the 25th phantom) living deep in the jungle in India, respected by the tribes and animals alike. He fights with poachers and greedy city businesses men , falls in love with a research journalist, and there's also a forest witch who loves him.
The show lead to a plagiarism lawsuit which the comics creator lost.
I'm a little surprised you didn 't even mention The Phantom's pets. The white stallion Hero (who is the world's fastest horse) and the tame wolf Devil. A standing joke in the comic books is usually people telling The Phantom that they do not allow dogs (either in flights, restaurants, hotels, etc.) to which The Phantom replies "It is not a dog, it is a wolf."
In addition to Devil and Hero, the Phantom has several other animals, many of which live on the island of Eden, where carnivores and herbivores live peacefully side by side (carnivores only eat fish). Among the Phantoms' animals are a domestic elephant, a falcon, a lion, a tiger and two domestic dolphins. In addition, both a mysterious prehistoric human figure with a wife and children and a stegosaurus appear.
Don't forget Old Baldy aka "Buster" the Gorilla
@7:36 Trained at birth? And you think you have trouble finding a sitter.
Some major missing media details: The Phantom was the star of a 15-chapter Columbia serial, in 1943, starring Tom Tyler. It is pretty faithful and Tyler, who also played Captain Marvel, at Republic, looks the part. It has everything, right down to the Skull Cave and the throne. A sequel was prepared, but Columbia lost the rights to the character and renamed the hero (played by John Hart)) Captain Africa, slightly modifying the costume, but it did reuse fotage of Tyler, from the first serial.
In 1961, a Phantom tv pilot was produced, which featured Lon Chaney Jr, as one of a group of criminals. The character has a cameo appearance in The Beatles Yellow Submarine and is one of several King Features Syndicate characters who appear in 1972's Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter, which was part of the ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, on Saturday morning. The Phantom, Steve Canyon, Flash Gordon and Mandrake are among the adventure strip heroes who appear, along with humor characters, like Dagwood & Blondie, Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids. In 1986, he debuts as part of the Defenders of the Earth, along with Mandrake and Flash Gordon. That is followed by Phantom 2040, in 1994.
Apart from the 1996 film, there was a 3-part mini-series, on SyFy, in 2009/10, with an updated take on the character and the Singh Brotherhood.
Paul Hogan used to do satirical sketches with the Phantom, in his Australian tv show. The Venture Brothers' Phantom Limb is largely inspired by the hero, with a dash of the French early 20th Century criminal, Fantomas..
In terms of comics to read, the Gold Key material is pretty decent; but the Jim Aparo issues of the Charlton series are a must-read, as are issues 67-74, with art by Don Newton. 67 revisits the origin, while issue 70, "The Mystery of the Mali Ibex," is a big Bogart movie riff, with plot elements taken from The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen. Issue 74 has the Phantom of 1776 aiding Ben Franklin and witnessing the Signing of The Declaration of Independence. Peter David & Sal Velluto's Hermes series is also a great read.
There were 15 Phantom paperback books, from Avon, adapting stories from the comic strips, plus new stories. They are credited to Lee Falk; but, the bulk were adapted or written by Ron Goulart. There was also a novelization of the 1996 film, expanding on the material. The Phantom starred in 6 Big Little Books and the novel, Son of the Phantom, all from Whitman, aka Western Printing & Lithography, aka the company behind Gold Key Comics.
The costume, in styling, is based on the sort of thing worn by medieval executioners, including mask and the tights & trunks and death's head symbols. The Flash Gordon strip featured similarly clad jailers in Ming's dungeons.
The generational aspect was later borrowed for the revival of Archie Comics' The Black Hood.
Mandrake the Magician was a guest at the Phantom's wedding, to Diana Palmer, in the comic strip.
The phantom is huge in Scandinavia. Sweden creates its own stories. Definitely my favourite hero after batman.
The Phantom was the biggest hero in Norway back in the day. My dad has tons of old phantom comic books
I’m glad this character was covered! I remember being obsessed with this characters mythos and lore in middle school
I've LOVED the Phantom movie ever since I was little always thought of him as this kinda of fusion of Batman and Black Panther!
Also: Phantom was licensed to be printed outside of the US, so he's popular in Europe, Australia, etc far beyond that of other Pulp heroes. Love your work - keep it up!
Mexico too
The Phantom looks pretty cool to me.
No
Yes
In the TV series "Defenders of the Earth" the Phantom had the power to call of 10 Tigers!
I am so glad that you gave a shout out to The Phantom, a legend created by Lee Falk. Tysm.
The Phantom is a classic in Finland. You can find a magazine in almost every Finnish grandparents house.
My dad was a fan of Phantom comics in Hindi. He still has his whole collection.
I used read it too, they were so amazing..
My father introduced this to me
My father got the entire Swedish collection of the Phantom😊
My dad also introduced me to the Ghost that Walks....
My dad has Bengali issues of Indrajal comics.
I had read it in Kannada during my childhood
Love The Phantom! Read his strip for years in the Sunday comics when we were on our way to church.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was FINE in that movie
She's just fine in general
I recently rewatched the 90s movie. Its silly but, I like it.
He so needs his own Netflix show. Him and 'The Shadow'.
Sure
Lord of the jungle, the hero who stalks!
The beasts call him brother, the ghost who walks!
Phantom!
I remember the phantom
Loved it
I remember the character from a cartoon called Flash Gorden & the defenders of the Earth which aired 30+ years ago
Nope not 30 years ago. Later than that. I member
@@vedalee246 I did write 30+ ......just thinking about it is making me feel my age...
Yes, he shot laserbeams with his rings. Not a very good adaption.🤦🏻♂️
While growing up in my pre-teen years, I lived with my grandparents. My grandfather would play old radio serials on his old reel-to-reel tape recorder. Miss those times.
Thanks for reminding me of an obscure part of my childhood I had almost forgotten.
Always loved how the mythos was setup so that the Phantom was a hereditary hero. You really didn't see heros passing the mantle down until so much later in comics
They still print phantom comic strips in the news paper its great I always liked the character and the history behind him I even liked the movie wen I was a kid great vid
I read Phantom comics as a kid all the time, thanks Variant for making this video
Thanks for the episode. The phantom was my most favorite character in my school days along with Batman and Spider-Man.
Now it feels bad that almost everyone has forgotten this character. thanks for bring back the nostalgia.
OH YES. I love Phantom comics. Thanks for the giving him a spotlight
Would've been cool if you mention the Skull Cave, his treasury and all his animal allies.
I can name a few: Hero & Devil -- his horse and wolf, Joomba and Kateena -- elephant and female lioness on which Rex and Tom ride thru the jungle. Hrz, Hzz and their kid, The Steggy (stegosaurus), Solomon and Nefertiti -- the dolphins on the Isle of Eden. Phantom father's horse name was Thunder.
Really enjoy Phantom stories and concept which many ’newer’ comics took on and expnded.
Growing up in small towns, phantom was often the only thing available
What an intro to comics🤟
I am from Assam, India. And I passed my entire childhood reading Phantom comics in Bengali.. this is pure nostalgia ❤️
Borhiya
Nostalgic!!!🥺🥺
They really need to make the real phantom series again.
First the Avengers, then Justice League, now we need "Defenders of the Earth", Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake and Lothar (they could add the Shadow)
Mandrake and Lothar!! Omg it's been so long since I last heard that name
The golden era..
The shadow was great
I had bought a Phantom book on a whim when I was a kid. At that time I couldn't even read English properly (I'm not from an English-speaking country). I still loved the art. When I coils read and understand it, the story was pretty great too. Unfortunately those books are not available anymore.
I’ve read alot of the Phantom in my childhood, or «Fantomet» which is the norwegian name of the Ghos that Walks. I always loved the character and think he’s very underrated. There’s so much potential in a Phantom tv-series today, so I hope some creatives and studios takes a serious look at it.
I'm with you man. I loved that movie when I was a kid, still have a huge soft spot for it
You should start an origin of the boys characters, especially from the seven
Tactic 2099 I second this
Yes please!
everyone from the seven just got compound V as a kid tho...
There's a TH-cam channel called key issues that talks about the boys, the seven and other characters
They all have the same origin
Loved the Ghost Who Walks, the 90s cartoon was great growing up.
The Phantom is honestly one of my favorite lesser known heroes, next to the Thunderer from Marvel comics. They both lack superpowers but they have the balls to fight criminals with just punches, so much that I was inspired to make a police themed superhero who has no powers, but is an expert combatant and is dangerous to criminals, but also is a massively jolly and friendly guy like Superman but without godlike strength
I remember reading this in the newspaper when I was like 5 years old and I thought he was also VERY BADASS
I remember reading one of the comic and I still remember the movie.
I hope this character is explored again in movies.
Got a soft spot for him he was my grandfather’s favorite hero which ultimately led me to start collecting, I also think the movie was underrated a lil corny but very true to his roots. I remember both Len wein & Darwin Cooke say they regret the gloom of the 80s hero becoming so dark that your actually supposed to get enjoyment out of these characters- that’s what the phantom is about
I love the phantom! Shame the movie sucked, but great simple comics with consistent power levels and no need to have time travel to fix stuff like every other damn comic
I'd love a phantom netflix series, daredevil style..
Absolutely love the Phantom legacy, needs a movie that’s done Watchmen Style 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome, The Phantom was the first comic I read. My dad was a fan and collected them, I got read a few of the old original comics.
Thank you for this! The Phantom was the REAL stuff back in the day. Although flying like a bird or a plane or having the Batmobile was cool I knew in my 10 y.o. heart (in 1961) I could never be them. But someone who new acrobatics/gymnastics, how to shoot straight and true, ride a horse, and who new how to box and wrestle; those things I knew I could achieve if I worked hard enough. This made the Phantom relatable.
He says father's skull, but the comic says skull of his father's murderer
I remember having read father’s skull, If I remember right the father was dead when he washed up and after killing his fathers murderer he swore an oath on his fathers skull.
@@jason5809
I have read both being used as canon.
That inconsistency is probably a result of the title being juggled between so many different companies.
IMO, its more weird that the Phantoms background and home has been retconned from Asia to Africa, and that there is still so much tiger symbolism used. What with how there are no tigers native to Africa.
Wavemaninawe
Quite Possible must have happened with writers getting confused , I wasn’t aware both were cannon, thanks for letting me know :).
IKR!!!!! The entire tiger verse is wrong , Bengala was supposed to be an Asian tropic, would have made more sense especially with the foliage depicted, but I guess it was retconned to accommodate a more central tropical location. I think the change is mentioned in Aaron storyline(the guy who has all those extinct animals), Africa reflects the centre earth theory and they wanted to put the skull cave at the centre of it.
@@jason5809 The official canon would be the skull of his father's murderer. I collected a large number of the Australian comics published by FREW who only used the Lee Falk newspaper stories and the Swedish comics. I don't recall any of them ever saying it was his fathers skull only the murderer. Perhaps the DC ones changed it but I wouldn't consider that canon.
Exactly. Originally the story based on a Indian jungle near Bengal (Sundarban), and native tribes speak in Bangla (Bengali).. later even Phantom learned the language.
We need a live action movie ❤️
A reboot would suffice
Was born in mid 80's in NE part of India... Grew up with the phantom, mandrake n tarzan before I was introduced to DC n marvel... Ty for covering the phantom.. Nostalgic.. 👍
I never really knew about the Phantom until a few months ago. I only recognized him because he had a cameo in the 1968 movie, Yellow Submarine. I didn't realize he was an actual superhero. I find it very inspiring that Lee Falk started writing these comics in the 1930's and was still writing them until he died in 1999.
Bruh its been so long since I seen the phantom
I love the movie I remember renting it when I was a kid
The Gold Key series has beautiful painted covers!
Thank you doing a vid on Phantom, one of the most underrated characters of all time.
The First Comic I ever read was The Phantom!!
I grew up in India and it was one of the only ones available there.
Good times!!
Variant Comics can you do a history of The Powerpuff Girl's arch foe Mojo Jojo.
I second this
Yes
I third this 💯
I love how he gives the Vibes of living forever and his skull ring also that he has this horse and his wolf named Devil. All the aspects of this character
I was always put off from reading the Phantom (here in Australia) as they would show like, 3 frames of a comic in each newspaper. If you wanted to buy the comic, it looks much cheaper than Marvel or DC comics and often, you'd get a free Phantom comic in showbags etc.
I never took an interest and thus, never knew much about him/them. Today's episode was great! I'm sure there would be Phantoms that were conflicted in holding up the family tradition and wanting a normal life or not wanting their son to follow such violent foot-steps. Also, there could be Phantoms who are quite violent and how they groomed their son(s)* makes for very deep characters.
So cool.
i see variant, i click!🙌🏾
Are you excited for Mandalorian season 2
no
Yessir
Ahsoka is here! I ❤ her
Yes
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 not confirmed we'll just have to wait hopefully she is
The Phantom 2040 was a great show. I loved the artwork by Peter Chung. It’s like the second cousin of Aeon Flux.
i used to love this character. thank u for bringing him up
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 a classic comic book character. Honestly, my favorite outside of DC & Marvel! The movie was also a certified classic in my opinion! I also never knew he wore two rings. The whole time I thought it was just one.
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The phantom is the coolest comic book charecter with an amazing back story and beautifully crafted mythos.i have read many Phantom comics published by raj comics in India. Absolutely amazing!
Raj comics used to publish them? I Never knew
I inherited a lot of comics growing up which belonged originally to my folks when they were kids which meant that I ended up reading a lot of Phantom. It's safe to say that the Phantom was one of the most wholesome heroes I've ever read and unlike other heroes who might have a bad day but would inevitably win, the Phantom was special because he was a mortal man of blood and bones who could perish and his son would have to take up his mantle.
I remember the Phantom's oath off of the top of my head to this day. The Phantom can never be forgot ** Old Jungle Saying**
I forgot about the live action back in the day lmao!
Do “Nagraj” from Raj Comics.
Originally the story based on a Indian jungle near Bengal (Sundarban), and native tribes speak in Bangla (Bengali).. later even Phantom learned the language.
SyFy also made a miniseries. Love this. Thank you for casting light on this proto-hero. Grew up with him.
The Phantom having been around for centuries only makes it fitting that the character has been published by so many publishers. Like a ghost story that goes around from person to person
Second person me and dude I can't go a day without listen to you
Plz review Ben 10 😂😂 just for a change 😂
Thank you for covering the Pulp Era. I am a fan of alot of them. I can't wait for the Doc Savage and Shadow episodes especially.
I grew up reading Phantom. The coolest thing about Phantom is we never ever saw his face without mask. I enjoyed the anticipation through out.
There was one time in Indrajal comics when he was taking a bath in the river -- they showed his face then (though from the side).
😉So that’s where the white eyes came from😉
Deep cut! Definitely been thinking about this character randomly.
This is the character that got it me into superhero comics, followed by The Justice League cartoons. Thank you so much for covering my childhood favorite superhero
Son named Kit, daughter Heloise, horse named Hero, dog named Devil. Ghost Who Walks was my first comic book hero. Thanks to my dad’s small collection and also weeklies in the newspaper(Perth newspaper The Sunday Times). Ask a lot of Australian dads from the last couple generations and they know The Phantom.
Yeah, I bought a lot of Phantom merchandise (coffee mugs, birthday greeting cards) from the 'Monkeys of Melbourne', and a 200+ comics collection from an Australian collector. I also have stickers, pins, silver bars, rings, pendant, cards, shot glasses, big little books, tin for coins, etc.
BTW, it is a wolf, not a dog! :-) On one of the Australian quiz shows about Phantom, the final question was 'What is Phantom's dog's name?' It was a trick question, and the correct answer was 'Devil is not a dog, but a wolf. :-)
Phantom and Mandrake were hugely popular in India, especially within the older generation.
My father got me in to it and he still have his collection.
Such a Great Video ....Thanks! I collected DC and Marvel since I was a Kid.... but always Read the Phantom in the Newspaper...it was great that his Ancestry were phantoms .....
Cool video!
Some trivia for you: In the Swedish version there was a printing error with the Phantoms suit becoming Blue instead of Purple this printing error was never corrected so all subsequent Swedish versions/issues of The Phantom have a blue suit.
The Phantom 2040 was a really cool cartoon, I use 2 watch it growing up.
One of my favorite characters ever!
They best quote is by far, “when The Phantom moves, lightning stands still”
Other classics
To wake up in the dark and see the Phantom - a horror for evil men.
Anyone who sees the Phantom without a worm dies a horrific death.
There are nights when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the city streets like an ordinary man.
You will never find the Phantom - he will find you.
When the Phantom asks, you answer.
As the Phantom moves, lightning stops.
The phantom's voice freezes the blood.
The phantom has the power of ten tigers.
The phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears.
The phantom sneaks quieter than the jungle cat.
The phantom is hard against the hard ones.
Never aim at the Phantom.
@@SweemTim89 Watch out he's behind you... Hahaha , that's great, but my all time fave: Blood freezes... His voice comes with icycles! Oh and When Phantom speaks, Whole jungle listens.
@@SweemTim89 Let me add a (lame) new jungle saying (as in 1996 movie): 'No smoking in the skull cave'.
In Indrajal comics in India, the line you mentioned was:
"There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle, and walks the streets like an ordinary man. This is one of those times"
And the line "The phantom is hard against the hard ones." was "Phantom is rough on roughnecks"
Thank you so much for showing love for The Phantom! The movie was the one that really got me into superhero movies as a kid. Can't wait for the rest of the pulp era characters!
The Wahgi from New Guinea have some shields with The Phantom on it because of his origin story. Some of the comic books they got were of him and his similarities to the Wahgi people made him very relatable to them. They put him on some shields to sort of symbolize or even draw power from it. “Beware of the man who never dies.”
That’s the gist of the story behind their shields, but I might be a bit off. There’s some good articles you can google to find out more. It’s a very interesting historic story of a little known fact. :)