PHANTOM
Real
Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Presumably
human technology user
Occupation: Criminal
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Spider-Man
(Peter Parker)
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base
of Operations: An
abandoned carnival
First
Appearance: Spider-Man
in "The Frustrated
Phantom" (Kenner Give-a-Show Projector slide, 1968)
Powers/Abilities: The
Phantom did not appear to
possess any superhuman powers. He had access to an abandoned carnival,
which he
had rigged to trap others. The carnival's
Funhouse entrance could project knockout gas and the Phantom could rig
the
roller coaster cars to run people over.
History:
(Spider-Man in "The Frustrated Phantom") - Having apparently lured Spider-Man to his abandoned carnival, the Phantom sprayed Spider-Man with gas, knocking him out. He then placed the captured Spider-Man on the tracks of the carnival's roller coaster, planning to kill the hero by running him over with the roller coaster cars. At the last minute, Spider-Man hit the "stop" lever with a webline, effectively halting the coaster cars. He then swung across the track and kicked the Phantom.
Comments: Created by an
unidentified writer and
artist.
While
there was a Phantom
character that Spider-Man fought in an episode of the 1960s Spider-Man
animated
series ("Fifth Avenue Phantom") who looked very similar to this
Phantom, I
believe they are either not the same character or different
counterparts of the
same character. Perhaps the one seen in the Kenner Give-a-Show slide is
the
Earth-616 counterpart of the animated series Phantom? I do not believe
the
Give-a-Show slide takes place within the confines of the Spider-Man
animated
series universe because 1) Spider-Man's costume was not missing
webbing, as it
was on the animated series, 2) the Give-a-Show slide does not (to the
best of
my knowledge) adapt any of the animated series episodes and 3) the
Phantom seen
in the Give-a-Show looked slightly different (he wore a full-body robe,
whereas
the animated series Phantom appeared to wear a purple costume with a
cloak,
rather than a robe).
The
Kenner Give-a-Show slide has
a copyright of 1968 Marvel Comics Group, meaning that Marvel owns the
character, not Kenner.
Special
thanks to Jon Knutson for
images!
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Phantom has no known connections to:
- Phantom
(Dr. Donald Birch), Iron Man villain @ Tales of
Suspense I#63
- Phantom,
wielder of the Evilizer
@ Marvel Super-Heroes III#2
- or any other "Phantom" characters
images: (without ads)
Spider-Man in "The Frustrated Phantom" slide, pan3 (Phantom main image)
Spider-Man in "The Frustrated Phantom" slide, pan6 (Phantom headshot)
Appearances:
Spider-Man in "The Frustrated Phantom" (Kenner Give-a-Show slide, 1968)
Last
updated:
10/11/12
Any
Additions/Corrections?
please let me know.
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