The Phantom R-06
date: label: date made
content: 1967
name: label: maker
content: King Features Syndicate
notes: label: Description
content: <i>The Phantom R-06</i> 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."
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Virginia
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.3010.116
label: catalog number
content: 2018.3010.116
label: nonaccession number
content: 2018.3010
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 3/8 in x 6 13/16 in; 26.3525 cm x 17.30375 cm