Newspaper Advertisements

The Phantom comic strip has been advertised worldwide in a myriad of newspapers.

Published in dozens of US newspapers, the Phantom began with a daily strip on the 17th of February 1936, followed by a color Sunday strip on the 28th of May 1939. Both Daily and Sunday Phantom stories are still being published and reprinted today.

Below we see a short list of Phantom comic strip newspaper advertisements which appeared shortly after the release of the Phantom by Lee Falk.

The numbers coincide with the image/numbers.

  • 1. Mon Aug 27, 1937 – The Nassau Daily Review Star, Nassau, Long Island, USA.
  • 2. Tues Sept 2, 1937 – The Nassau Daily Review Star, Nassau, Long Island, USA.
  • 3. Thurs. May 25, 1939 – L’Action Catholique, Quebec, Canada.
  • 4. Fri May 26, 1939 – L’Action Catholique, Quebec, Canada.
  • 5. Sat May 27, 1939 – L’Action Catholique, Quebec, Canada.
  • 6. Wed March 6, 1940 – The Bangor Daily News Maine, USA
  • 7. Sun April 14, 1940 – The Daily Democrat, Florida, USA.
  • 8. Tues May 14, 1940 – The Dispatch, USA.
  • 9. Sat June 15, 1940 – The Evansville Courier, USA.
  • 10. Sun June 16, 1940 – The Evansville Courier. USA.
  • 11. Tue Dec 17, 1940 – Hanford Daily Sentinel, USA.
  • 12. Thurs. March 6, 1941 – Pittsburg Sun Telegraph, USA.
  • 13. Sun July 6, 1941 – The Sandusky Register, Ohio, USA.
  • 14. Sun June 14, 1942 – The Knoxville Journal, USA.
  • 15. Sun April 1, 1945 – Monroe Morning World Louisiana, USA.
  • 16. Tues Sept 23, 1947 – The Daily Sikeston Standard, Missouri, USA.
  • 17. Sat Feb 19, 1949 – The InterLake, USA.
  • 18. Fri Oct 12, 1962 – St. Louis Post Dispatch, USA.
  • 19. Mon Sept 8, 1969 – The Times Herald, USA.

Thank you Christopher Smith for assisting with images and information.