Coleção Gibi (which translates to Comic Collection) books were published by Editora O Globo in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 1942 thru till 1949. The book series is based on the Big Little Book series published in the USA by Whitman Publishing Company from 1936 thru till 1942.
Big Little Books, later known as Better Little Books, were a series of compact hardcover books published by Whitman Publishing Company in the United States from 1936 to 1942. These distinctive publications measured 3⅝ inches wide, 4½ inches high, and approximately 1½ inches thick, containing 212 to 432 pages. The books featured a unique format of full-page black and white illustrations alternating with text pages, appealing to young readers and later becoming collectibles. The Phantom appeared in six different issues in the series.
The Coleção Gibi book series contains 33 editions, featuring a large array of comic book characters, including Mandrake the Magician, Tarzan, Donald Duck, Micky Mouse, Bambi, Prince Valiant and many more. Each edition is numbered from 1 thru to 33, with an edition number printed on the spine of each book.
The Phantom makes an appearance in the series in 5 editions, numbers 17, 22, 25, 28 and 31 under the Phantoms Brazilian titled ‘O Fantasma’, which translates to ‘The Phantom’. The books contain from 352 thru to 426 black and white pages measuring 10cm x 12cm. The books published Phantom stories written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
The 5 editions to feature the Phantom can be seen below.
Edition Number 17 – 1942
Hardcover book containing 426 black and white pages featuring the Phantom story ‘The Slave Traders’ written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
Edition Number 22 – 1948
Hardcover book containing 425 black and white pages featuring the Phantom story ‘Fishers of Pearls’ written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
Edition Number 25 – 1948
Hardcover book containing 352 black and white pages featuring the Phantom story ‘The Sky Band’ written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
Edition Number 28 – 1948
Hardcover book containing 426 black and white pages featuring the Phantom story ‘The Diamond Hunters’ written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
Edition Number 31 – 1949
Hardcover book containing 352 black and white pages featuring the Phantom story ‘The Mysterious Girl’ written by Lee Falk and illustrated by Ray Moore.
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