Ottenheimer Publishers Coloring Book

The Phantom Coloring Book was produced by Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc in Maryland, USA in 1965. The coloring book was aimed at young children, which required them to color-in black and white images of scenes containing the Phantom.


Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc was established by brothers Isaac and Moses Ottenheimer in Baltimore, Maryland, USA in 1890 as a publishing house of books. They published a large array of books, including cooking books, joke books, game instructional books, reference books, dictionaries and more.

A large range of story books were also released containing a variety of comic book characters aimed at young children, including The Flintstones, Three Little Pigs, Gulliver’s Travels, Scooby-Doo, Puss In Boots and many more.

Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc ceased operating in 2002.


The Phantom Coloring Book is licensed by King Features Syndicate, with a product number found on the front cover reading 2943-2. Containing 96 black and white pages, the book measures 17.5cm x 27.5cm. The front cover of the coloring book can be seen below.

A sample of internal pages can be seen below.