Subject Matter
Genres:
adventure, humorous
Feature(s):
Comic Strip Heroes That Live On and On! Dept.
Character(s):
The Phansom (origin told, also shown in flashback as a child); Dinah Potrzebie; Hero (Phansom's horse); Devil (Phansom's dog); the Phansom's father (in flashback, death); the Phansom's mother (in flashback, on her deathbed); Phansom's unnamed high school sweetheart and future wife (in flashback)
First Line:
Comic strip heroes that live on and on! Dept.
Synopsis:
Every time Dinah gets the Phansom into a position to propose marriage to her, she ends up getting kidnapped, and the Phansom is helpless because he is stuck under the masthead's logo. He frees himself and saves her, but when it comes to proposing, the Phansom reveals to Dinah that she is actually a girl!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
6
Notes:
Parody of "The Phantom" newspaper strip.
Some of the story is told in flashback.