Red Phantom Issue 1

Red Phantom #1


One of the first comics published was Red Phantom #1 published with a cover date of Nov. 86. It told the story of Donald Jackson, a police detective, who was kidnapped by his brother Philip. Philip was a seemingly petty criminal who had been shot to death by Donald during a recent violent robbery. However Philip had previously been given powers (including vast recuprative powers and mind control) by alien invaders and used alien technology to transform Donald into the Red Phantom. Donald however escaped from his brother's island base and returned to his native Chicago. Philip was seemingly killed in explosion that destroyed the base.

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