*Deep in the jungles of Bangalla, The Phantom has reigned supreme for almost 500 years. Jungle natives believe their hero is immortal-only the immediate family of the Phantom knows the truth. In each generation, the first born male child grows to succeed his father as the next Phantom.
The PHANTOM has been the law in his dangerous part of the world, a one-man police force, a silent avenger who appears and vanishes like lightning. His home is the fearsome "Skull Cave", deep in the heart of his jungle. His only intimates have been the faithful Bandar, his great white horse Hero, his savage gray wolf Devil, and his lovely American sweetheart Diana Palmer. Even the men of the Jungle Patrol, the paramilitary peacekeeping squad an ancestor had organized some years ago, have never seen the face of their mysterious commander in chief.
Since 1936, he has been thrilling newspaper audiences all over the world.
Comics' first costumed adventure hero: Lee Falk's THE PHANTOM! *Source: Back cover