The Phantom 49: Maybe that masked man isn't dead.

This is a very curious thing about The Ghost Who Walks.
When he removes his disguise, he's wearing a cowl and a mask, a skintight bodysuit and twin guns...
His "disguise" is what makes him pass for one of us. "The Phantom" is who he really is.
He shares this topsy-turvy disguise characteristic with the Man of Steel. However, The Phantom was on the job before Superman made his first appearance, so he can lay claim to it.
Kent is admittedly a far more complex and resounding persona than Walker, but the similarity is there nevertheless.
And why is it so curious? The rest of the long-underwear heroes play dress-up to become their two-fisted alter egos; Superman and The Phantom already are who they are, and sometimes pass for one of us by dressing and acting as we do.

WRITER: Lee Falk
ARTIST: Ray Moore

The Phantom 45: Darling, I've got a surprise for you!

Under the circumstances we can forgive the Ghost Who Walks a rare use of sarcasm...

I suppose it's comforting for the men of the world to know that even The Phantom has mother-in-law troubles.

Mother won't allow Diana to marry The Phantom, and is determined to keep her as far away from him as possible.

This isn't the end of it, however... Mother is forced to come up with more and more insidious schemes to keep them apart.

But despite all the obstacles in their way, there is somehow an inevitability about the union of Diana and Kit. Mother can't see it; but time will tell.

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Ray Moore

The Phantom 44: Unconfirmed rumours.

If there are two things the Ghost Who Walks cannot tolerate, it's bullies and indiscriminate hunters... Too bad for this group of thugs that one "unconfirmed rumour" is about to run up against the granddaddy of "unconfirmed rumours" himself.

This is the moment when men with any smarts should immediately turn around and high-tail it back out of the jungle, leaving the detestable Twitchy to his fate.

But of course they won't.

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Ray Moore

The Phantom 40: A stab in the back.

Diana's expression says it all...

The Ghost Who Walks has never been quite so grim. There are glimpses of his trademark sense of humour, but it's tainted with bitterness.

And off the top of my head, I can't recall another occasion on which he killed a man in cold blood.

This is in stark contrast to The Phantom's attitude in the previous post, We don't kill unless we have to, showing his reluctance to harm a tiger.

Kurachi, however, appears to be a far more dangerous animal. Clearly, there is a time to kill, and a time to die.

WRITER: Lee Falk

ARTIST: Ray Moore