The Big Little Books (later Better Little Books) was a series of small, compact hardcover books published by Whitman Publishing Company between 1936 and 1942.
A Big Little Book was typically 3⅝″ wide and 4½″ high, with 212 to 432 pages making an approximate thickness of 1½″. The interior pages display full page black and white illustrations on the right side, facing the pages of text on the left.
The Phantom appeared in 6 issues in total.
#1100 The Phantom – 1936
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 432 pages.
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from first daily strip beginning February 17, 1936 and ending November 7, 1936.
#1474 The Phantom And The Sign Of The Skull – 1939
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 432 pages.
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from the third daily strip beginning April 12, 1937 and ending September 18, 1937.
#1421 The Phantom And Desert Justice – 1941
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 432 pages. Flip-it feature (The Phantom mysteriously appears and takes a walk).
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from the ninth daily strip story beginning January 30, 1939 and ending May 6, 1939.
#1489 The Return Of The Phantom – 1942
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 432 pages. Left-handed flip-it feature (The Phantom fights and overpowers a criminal).
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from the eighth daily strip beginning November 7, 1938 and ending January 28, 1939.
#1468 The Phantom And The Sky Pirates – 1945
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 352 pages.
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from the second daily strip beginning November 9, 1936 and ending April 10, 1937.
#1416 The Phantom And The Girl Of Mystery – 1947
Hard cover, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with 352 pages.
Author: Lee Falk. Artist: Ray Moore.
Reprinted from the tenth daily strip story beginning May 8, 1939 and ending September 2, 1939.
Brazil Versions
“The Sky Pirates” – Original Production Page
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