The Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks DVD was released by Family Home Entertainment (FHE) and Lions Gate Home Entertainment in the US in 2004. This DVD release features a 97-minute animated presentation of the original television animated series which aired on US televisions in 1994, this specific home video edition was produced and distributed a decade later in 2004. The DVD is fully licensed by Hearst Entertainment, Inc. and King Features Syndicate, Inc.

The plot synopsis is printed on the reverse side of the packaging, the adventure takes place in a dystopian future where environmental and societal survival hangs in the balance. In the year 2040, the fate of the planet depends entirely on the brains and courage of a teenage boy named Kit Walker, who has taken up the legendary mantle of the Phantom. He is forced into a high-stakes battle against the vicious and destructive Rebecca Madison before she can completely decimate Earth’s remaining natural resources. To thwart her evil goals, the Ghost Who Walks must successfully navigate his way through complex virtual worlds and decentralized “remote brains”.

The Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks DVD was sold in retail outlets in a standard plastic DVD case, containing the standard configuration choices for family home media of its era. The movie is presented in a full-screen version with a standard 4:3 aspect ratio, accompanied by a 2.0 Dolby Stereo Surround audio track. The release is fully animated, digitally mastered, closed-captioned for accessibility, and explicitly marked as suitable for all ages. For added convenience, the disc is authored with a “Kid-Friendly Direct-Play” feature that allows the film to bypass the main menus and begin playing automatically, alongside a standard scene selection menu for quick chapter navigation.

Rounding out the release are several distinct manufacturing and retail catalog identifiers located on the lower and upper sections of the case. The packaging includes an official Family Home Entertainment proof of purchase slip carrying the catalog number 16296, positioned right above a standard UPC barcode reading 01223616296400. Final production notes confirm that the item was printed and manufactured in the U.S.A. out of Lions Gate’s corporate address on Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California.

Enclosed within the case is a solitary DVD disc that displays the identical artwork present on the front cover of the DVD case, as illustrated below. The title of the DVD is inscribed atop the disc, “Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks DVD”, with copyright information delineated around the periphery of the DVD.

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