Phantom 2040

Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated series that is based on the Phantom, produced by Hearst Corporation and Minos S.A. in France. The central character of the series is the 24th Phantom. It aired from the 18th of September, 1994 thru to the 3rd of March, 1996.

The series aired for 35 episodes, set in a futuristic world, featuring creative advancement in technology which includes cities, robots, vehicles and weaponry. We first see a teenage Kit Walker introduced to the Phantom legacy by Guran in episode 1 titled ‘Generation Unto Generation’, who explains the Phantom mythos before his ‘training’ commencing on carrying the mantle of the Phantom. This scene can be seen below.

The Story

It’s the year 2040, all environmental disasters and the economic Resource Wars from the early 21st century have decimated the fragile ecological balance of an Earth once teeming with life. Everywhere, the privileged and wealthy continue to thrive in expensive real estate developments that tower above the suffering masses. The victims of Earth’s misfortune have been forced to subsist on scavenged refuse from the past on the mangled streets of forlorn city-states.

In Metropia (once known as New Yotk City), the largest and most powerful of the city-states, the powerful robotics manufacturing corporation Maximum Inc. has slowly shaped a cold, steely urban center, consisting of huge, residential towers intertwined with TubeTrain tunnels. Maximum’s robotic “biots” (Biological Optical Transputer System) have replaced enormous amounts of human labour, and the corporation is illegally producing prohibited combat biots to form Maximum’s private underground army. Under this guise of efficient progress, Maximum has own plans for the future, all known as the Maximum Era. Through the construction of the fortress of Cyberville, an immense survival shelter where only the wealthiest and most elite humans will retreat, and the take over of Metropia by Maximum’s biot armies, their plans all ultimately involve the dark path of decline and extinction as the culminating result of man’s prior errors and efforts, once Earth finally succumbs to its slowly deteriorating state.

The only hope for the survival of humanity is the Ghost Jungle — thousands of square miles of mutated vegetation that may be the planet’s salvation. This secret source of life is submerged beneath Metropia, unseen by most. College student Kit Walker Jr. is chosen by fate to save the world, donning the black mask and purple suit of his people’s savior, the 24th Phantom.

The role of the Phantom has been passed on from father to son since the 16th century, leading the world to believe that the Phantom is a single immortal individual. Kit, the 24th in the line, is young, unsure, and inexperienced, but he finds within him the courage and might to battle the evil that threatens to destroy the Earth.

Characters

Kit Walker, Jr. – The 24th Phantom, Kit was not trained for the role like his ancestors were. His father died under mysterious circumstances when he was only a baby, and he grew up not knowing about his heritage. When Guran tells him about the Phantom on his eighteenth birthday, he is initially disbelieving, but takes on the role with increasing conviction. His equipment includes optical camouflage for invisibility, a wristband that contains a powerful computer (“analytical”), and another that contains a smart inductance rope. He has several vehicles, including a nimble airborne Hypercycle, a cloaking multi-passenger cruiser and an upgraded 1999 Mustang named “Hero”, after the 21st Phantom’s horse. After defeating Maximum Inc, he looks towards a long vacation, until the day the Phantom is needed again. Voiced by Scott Valentine.
Gurn – Kit’s mentor, whose family have been aiding the Phantom for generations. Together with Jack Archer, Guran instructs the Phantom in combat, morality, and life itself, and is frequently seen reciting insightful “old jungle sayings” to Kit and others. After the 23rd Phantom’s death, Guran blamed himself, and consumed in his sadness and self-hatred he became the legendary Shadow Panther, until he was freed from his mourning forever by Kit Walker Jr. Voiced by J.D Hall.
Jack Archer – A scientist and professor in biology at Kit’s university. After Kit dons the identity of the Phantom, Archer takes only a short time to deduce that they are one and the same, and becomes one of the few who know the Phantom’s true identity. Together with Guran, Archer takes on the role of Kit’s mentor, particularly in scientific and contemporary parts of his education. Later on, (due to his wishes to work for the greater good like Kit), opens a small Detective agency like his family before him. Voiced by Alan Oppenheimer.
“Sparks” (Daniel Aguilar) – A young, orphaned cyber-surfer who is rescued by Kit after Maximum mistakes Sparks as the Phantom. Sparks is unofficially adopted into the Phantom’s lair, and assists in the technological parts of their endeavours. When he was three, his parents, Esteban and María, were kidnapped by Maximum and cruelly used as the mental tissue for the biomechanical “living building” Project Gauntlet, Cyberville’s security system. Voiced by Pamela Adlon.
Sagan Cruz – A Metropian policewoman or “Enforcer”, who is attracted to Kit but was initially unaware of his dual identity, and was skeptical about the Phantom’s motives. She later figures out his secret and eventually becomes Kit’s love interest and partner. She has a genetically engineered police dog named D.V.L. (a reference to the 21st Phantom’s wolf, Devil) and in combat dons a well-armoured Enforcer suit. Voiced by Leah Remini.
Heloise Walker – Kit’s only living relative, Heloise is the daughter of the 21st Phantom, the sister of the 22nd Phantom, the aunt of the 23rd Phantom, and the great-aunt of Kit Walker, Jr. – The 24th Phantom, She kept the truth from Kit, hoping he could lead a normal life, but accepts Kit’s choice to become the 24th Phantom and assists him in his plans to stop Maximum Inc. Voiced by Carrie Snodgress.
Rebecca Madison – The series villain, chairperson of Maximum Inc. and widow of Maxwell Madison Sr., the 23rd Phantom’s killer. Rebecca plans to construct Cyberville, a technological and impenetrable fortress where the select wealthy and elite may seek refuge when the Earth begins to deteriorate (something Rebecca’s underground biot army will ensure takes place relatively soon), but her plans of domination are frequently being foiled by the Phantom. Though despite her evil ways, she does have some redeeming qualities, such as wishing to know that her son is safe before evacuating from an attack, as well as Kit suggesting she is a very lonely woman. Other than Graft and her son, Maxwell Madison Jr., no other humans are employed by Maximum, which has its own biots perform all labour. In the end with all of her crimes revealed to the world, she is quickly arrested and sent to prison. Voiced by Margot Kidder.
Maxwell Madison Jr. – Rebecca’s sociopathic son, whose intelligence is belied by his laziness and disinterest in almost everything. When he does have an opinion on something, he presents it as coming from his cat, Baudelaire. He is psychologically disturbed with the disorders being rooted in the loss of his father at such an early age. His cat, perhaps the last remaining symbol of his father’s love for him, is his only and most trusted friend. In the end after Rebecca is arrested, he, along with his cat, is sent to a mental asylum, or as Cruz put it, a “padded prison”. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.
Hubert Graft – Rebecca Madison’s Chief of Security and main enforcer, a cyborg who blames the Phantom for his condition. He was formerly an environmentalist who fought against Maximum to protect the Amazonian rainforest, before losing his whole body below the shoulders in combat. Maximum rebuilt Graft’s body using biot parts, giving Rebecca Madison complete control over Graft’s life. Graft’s biot torso can be disconnected at the hip and integrated into other robotic systems over which Graft has complete control, most commonly the Urban Combat Biot Walker, a ten-foot steel exoskeleton armed with lasers and claws. Despite this, he still has his desire to protect nature, and will work with the Phantom if a bigger threat hits it. In the end the Phantom would ask if he would want to escape Maximum’s clutches, but he always turns this offer down. He also is completely against harming children, even if that child trespassed and destroyed invaluable company technology. In the end, after Maximum Inc is defeated, he is mentioned to have been sent to a half-way house. Voiced by Ron Perlman in the first season, and Richard Lynch in the second.
Doctor Jak – A cynical sensationalist TV yellow journalist who reports the Phantom’s activities with a negative spin. His arrogance and vanity bring him to believe that rather than being merely a reporter of news, he “is the news”, and therefore anything he doesn’t see (such as purposely covering his eye when it is revealed the Phantom was being framed) is not the news. In “Matter Over Mind”, it is discovered that after Jak’s wife perished in the Grand Central Station crash, he attempted an illegal operation to integrate an analytical computer into his mind, but the operation was interrupted and the analytical program thought lost. Dr. Jak was left part-biot, with sensory implants on his head and a multi-purpose eyepiece which he uses to film his news program, The Dr. Jak Show. His character and the way in which he criminalises the Phantom are comparable to J. Jonah Jameson of Spider-Man. Voiced by Mark Hamill.
Mr. Cairo – A mysterious information broker who only appears in holographic transmissions and who deals with both the Phantom and Maximum Inc. Early on, he discovers the Phantom’s true identity, but chooses to withhold the information from Rebecca Madison despite the enormous reward being offered. He is later revealed to actually be the sentient analytical program separated from Dr. Jak’s consciousness, but he decides not to rejoin Dr. Jak’s mind and instead stays on to loyally assist the Phantom, though meets his end with Max Jr. shuts down the power with him still in it, deleting him. Voiced by Paul Williams.
Sean One – The first human born in outer space and founder and leader of the Free Orbital Movement, Sean One seeks independence for his Orbital colonies. An arrogant and abnormally tall man, he resorts to espionage and terrorist attacks in order to achieve his ends and is unable to walk by himself while in the presence of gravity. He is revered among the Orbitals’ inhabitants in an almost god-like way, and is extremely apathetic towards whom he calls the “gravity-slaves” of Earth. He is defeated when he publicly announced his plan to rig the votes to make the Orbital Colonies independent, as well as attempting to kill Vaingloria. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.
Gorda – A morbidly obese crime lord and smuggler from Australia who is unable to move by herself and has an army of strong, red-tinted biots under her command. She refers to herself in third-person and has a well-armed robotic kangaroo as her sole companion. In the end she is arrested and transported back to Australia to await trial. Voiced by Paddi Edwards.
Heisenberg – A shape-shifting fractal biot built by Max Madison Jr. using nanites grown in space by Sean One, named by Maxwell after the German physicist Werner Heisenberg. Heisenberg is the first stable fractal biot created by Maximum, and is controlled by Maxwell using a separate remote brain which must be carried around in a case. Heisenberg is forced to impersonate the Phantom and succeeds in criminalising him with the help of Dr. Jak, but after a confrontation with the Phantom, Maxwell loses the remote brain and hence control of Heisenberg. Afterwards, the fractal biot gains independence and a form of sentience, dons a cloak and seeks answers for his past, remembering nothing of his creation other than his name. He meets a wise street saxophonist named Betty, and after deciding to take his own path, becomes a “teacher” to biots everywhere, helping them to be free from their human owners and become self-aware. Heisenberg eventually joins the Phantom and becomes a close companion to Pavlova, Dr. Jak’s assistant. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.
Pavlova – Dr. Jak’s personal biot assistant, distinguishable by red symbols on her face. Pavlova sometimes questions the honesty and morality of Jak’s news uploads, but always has her memory wiped by Jak afterwards (a task he does somewhat reluctantly). Nicknamed “Pav” by Jak, the reporter treats her as his friend and sometimes even in a joking, romantic way, because Pavlova was named after Jak’s late wife. Pavlova also befriends Heisenberg, who takes an interest in her. She ultimately tells Jak “I will program myself from now on.” At which later Jak laments, “You just had to be your own person, just like her.” Referring to Pav’ name sake. Voiced by Liz Georges.
Vaingloria – A popular starlet singer trained by Maximum Inc. to brainwash the public. It is known that Rebecca Madison found her as a street urchin and offered her food, shelter and fame in exchange for her services for Maximum. Rebecca had her fitted with retractable mirrors which can focus light to such a strength that looking at the mirrors can overload the mind’s senses, tricking the public’s minds into adoring her and on Maximum’s orders using them to completely brainwash certain people (it can be assumed that the mirrors are difficult to control with precision, as Vaingloria once accidentally sent a victim into a coma). Vaingloria reluctantly takes part in several of Maximum’s plots and becomes particularly close to Graft, who treats her in a (albeit cold) fatherly way. He ultimately hardwires her mirrors she can use them on her own. Voiced by Deborah Harry.
Betty – A wise street saxophonist who becomes Heisenberg’s best friend and companion. She is seen to be aware of everything around her and frequently relating life to the blues. She carries a saxophone that was property of an “unnamed” former U.S. president. Voiced by Iona Morris.
Maxwell Madison Sr. – Rebecca’s deceased husband, who was killed along with the 23rd Phantom in a toxic train wreck. Rebecca captures his brainwaves and stores them in an enormous computer, and is constantly seeking a stable way to transfer them into a biot or preferably a living body to effectively resurrect Maxwell Madison Sr. He was regarded as a very dangerous and power-hungry man when he was alive and in control of Maximum, Inc, but it is discovered that his plans for the world were very ecologically beneficial and that his ambitious wife Rebecca sabotaged his plans in favour of greedy, selfish world domination. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.

Below is a list of episodes for the animated TV series Phantom 2040, including titles, writers, original air dates, production codes, and a brief synopsis of each episode.

Season 1

Episode 1: “Generation Unto Generation (Part One)”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: September 18, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-052
- Synopsis: Kit Walker Jr., a student at Metropia University, meets Guran, an old friend of his father. Guran informs Kit about his family legacy and attempts to convince him to become the next Phantom.
Episode 2: “Generation Unto Generation (Part Two)”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: September 25, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-053
- Synopsis: Kit takes on his first heroic act as the Phantom, working to prevent Maximum Inc. from brainwashing young citizens into rioting by using a virtual reality game.
Episode 3: “The Sum of the Parts”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 2, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-018
- Synopsis: Maxwell Madison Jr. creates the first stable “fractal biot,” a shape-shifting automaton that is ordered by Maximum to impersonate the Phantom and frame him for a series of robberies. Meanwhile, one of Kit’s professors, Jack Archer, discovers Kit’s true identity.
Episode 4: “Fire and I.C.E.”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 9, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-008
- Synopsis: The Phantom and Guran access a virtual reality projection of Cyberville, a fortress planned by Rebecca Madison. Graft has discovered a way to locate the Skull Lair by tracking their virtual signal. However, a cyber-surfer nicknamed Sparks penetrates Maximum’s system, and Graft mistakes him for the Phantom.
Episode 5: “Reflections of Glory”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 16, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-040
- Synopsis: Vaingloria, a starlet singer trained by Maximum, uses hypnotic mirrors to brainwash the children of City Councillors in an attempt by Rebecca Madison to rig the Cyberville vote. Kit and Enforcer Sagan Cruz have to end their date early as the Phantom takes on Maximum’s plan.
Episode 6: “Shadows from the Past”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 23, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-016
- Synopsis: Queen Nia, the deposed heir to the throne of Egypt, tracks down the Phantom to get revenge for his unification of Africa. Guran is hit by Nia’s poisonous darts. Guran’s ramblings in the Ghost Jungle reveal information about the Sector Zero train wreck, but the Phantom has to find him before Nia does.
Episode 7: “The Good Mark”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 30, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-004
- Synopsis: Guran gives Kit the Phantom’s other ring, called the Good Mark. Graft lures the Phantom into a trap using fake data files about the Sector Zero incident. When Graft finds out Rebecca is hiding the real Sector Zero files, he steals them. Enforcer Cruz works with the Phantom, who gives her a medallion marked with the Good Mark.
Episode 8: “The Ghost in the Machine”
- Written by: Brynne Stephens
- Original air date: November 6, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-017
- Synopsis: Rebecca partially revives Maxwell Madison Sr. in a biot body. Unable to remember his death, Maxwell kidnaps his son and tries to get his memories back. The Phantom follows him to Sector Zero and learns more about the wreck there.
Episode 9: “Dark Orbit (Part One)”
- Written by: Len Wein
- Original air date: November 13, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-036
- Synopsis: Sean One, with the help of Australian crime boss Gorda, raids cargo ships belonging to Maximum to get chemicals needed for his Damocles Platform, an orbital laser cannon that he wants to use to force Earth to recognize the independence of the Orbital Colonies.
Episode 10: “Dark Orbit (Part Two)”
- Written by: Brynne Stephens
- Original air date: November 20, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-001
- Synopsis: The Phantom teams up with Graft and Maxwell Jr. to stop Gorda and Sean One from using the laser cannon on Damocles Platform to fire at Metropia.
Episode 11: “The Biot in Red”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: November 27, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-033
- Synopsis: While running from the Phantom, Maxwell Jr. hides a data file he stole from Sean One. Heisenberg, the free fractal biot, finds it and seeks out the Phantom, discovering more about his self-awareness and emotions.
Episode 12: “The Gauntlet”
- Written by: Marc Scott Zicree
- Original air date: December 4, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-024
- Synopsis: Sparks finds out what happened to his parents while Guran and the Phantom investigate Project Gauntlet, a dangerous new security system in Cyberville that is a shape-shifting, sentient structure.
Episode 13: “Three Into One”
- Written by: Siddhartha Frank Lotman
- Original air date: December 13, 1994
- Production Code: 4308-050
- Synopsis: Three civilians mysteriously become a single, super-powered consciousness, and the Enforcers ask the Phantom to stop them from destroying Metropia. To do this, the Phantom must learn the truth about the Triad project.
Episode 14: “Life Lessons”
- Written by: Brynne Stephens
- Original air date: February 4, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-014
- Synopsis: Kit is surprised to find humans pretending to be biots to get work and even more surprised to discover a hidden nuclear reactor in Cyberville. It is leaking radiation and harming the disguised humans. The Phantom must work with Heisenberg to stop the reactor from melting down.
Episode 15: “The Magician”
- Written by: Mel Gilden
- Original air date: February 11, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-015
- Synopsis: Sagan finds records of a mysterious white-haired man who was friends with the Phantom during the time of Kit’s father. Graft wants to find the “magician” before the Phantom does.
Episode 16: “Swifter, Higher, Faster”
- Written by: J. Larry Carroll & David Barrett Carren
- Original air date: February 18, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-012
- Synopsis: Kit tries to reconnect with friends at the university and finds a plot by Maximum to test performance-enhancing nanobots on student athletes. He learns that one of his friends is a test subject.
Episode 17: “Lasers in the Jungle”
- Written by: Shari Goodhartz
- Original air date: February 25, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-029
- Synopsis: Graft leads an attack on the Ghost Jungle to find the Phantom’s lair, bringing Vaingloria with him. Kit’s plan to divert Graft from Sector Zero fails, and the Phantom must save his friends from Maximum’s biot army.
Episode 18: “Down the Line”
- Written by: Craig Miller
- Original air date: April 29, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-013
- Synopsis: The Skull Lair receives a message from the future: the Phantom of 2157 asks the Phantom to break his vow and kill Rebecca Madison. Guran and Kit disagree about whether to take the message’s advice.
Episode 19: “Control Group”
- Written by: Shari Goodhartz
- Original air date: September 2, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-044
- Synopsis: Rebecca Madison tests a new brainwave transfer method on Graft, which leads the Phantom to discover some of Graft’s memories of being a soldier in the Resource Wars and his defiance of Maximum. The Phantom has to help Graft remember that he was once a hero so they can stop Rebecca from turning Metropia’s new war memorial into a plasma cannon.
Episode 20: “A Boy and his Cat”
- Written by: Lydia C. Marano & Arthur Byron Cover
- Original air date: September 9, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-047
- Synopsis: Maxwell Jr. is stuck in virtual reality after Rebecca is angered by his walk through Maximum’s defenses. The Phantom has to get him out before he unknowingly destroys Metropia with his army of combat biots.

Season 2

Episode 1: “Rite of Passage”
- Written by: Richard Merwin
- Original air date: September 16, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-007
- Synopsis: A recap of events in Season One, with Kit’s voiceover, focused on the stories of the protagonists: Kit, Heloise, Sparks, Guran and Sagan.
Episode 2: “The World is My Jungle”
- Written by: Richard Merwin
- Original air date: September 23, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-034
- Synopsis: The second part of the Season One recap, again with Kit’s voiceover, but this time focused on the antagonists: Rebecca Madison, Graft, Maxwell Madison, and Max Jr.
Episode 3: “Sanctuary”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Len Wein
- Original air date: September 30, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-025
- Synopsis: Queen Nia returns to the Ghost Jungle, bringing Gunnar, a dangerous marksman. They capture Guran. Gunnar finds evidence of the Shadow Panther in the jungle and makes Nia go with him on his hunt. The Phantom must intervene. Meanwhile, Rebecca Madison abandons Maxwell’s cat to lure him out of virtual reality.
Episode 4: “The Ties That Bind”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Brynne Stephens & Michael Reaves
- Original air date: October 7, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-010
- Synopsis: After Rebecca Madison destroys Sean One’s main orbital platform, the Phantom arranges a secret meeting with his friends to plan their next move against Maximum. The group is ambushed by Graft’s biot army and Dr. Jak.
Episode 5: “The Woman in the Moon”
- Written by: Sam Graham & Chris Hubbell
- Original air date: October 14, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-037
- Synopsis: The Orbital Council prepares to vote on whether to declare independence from Earth. The Phantom travels to the orbital platforms to investigate a shipment of cloned human hands sent to Sean One. Sean One and Maximum each put plans in motion to influence the vote.
Episode 6: “Matter Over Mind”
- Written by: Marc Scott Zicree
- Original air date: October 21, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-028
- Synopsis: Sparks discovers a formula for the toxic chemicals in the Sector Zero wreck, which triggers lost memories for Mr. Cairo. With the Phantom’s help, he learns more about his past and his connection to Dr. Jak and the Sector Zero crash.
Episode 7: “The Sins of the Fathers (Part One)”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: October 28, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-032
- Synopsis: Major revelations about Maxwell Sr.’s past and the Sector Zero crash are revealed, and Kit starts to question his father’s actions. Rebecca finally revives Maxwell Sr.
Episode 8: “The Sins of the Fathers (Part Two)”
- Written by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Original air date: November 4, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-030
- Synopsis: The group returns to the Skull Cave in Bengala, Africa, and Kit decides he does not want to be the Phantom. Rebecca Madison has released her biot army in Metropia as Cyberville nears completion. The Phantom returns to Metropia for a final showdown with Maximum Inc.
Episode 9: “The Sacrifice (Part One)”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Brynne Stephens
- Original air date: November 11, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-009
- Synopsis: The Madison family, trapped in Cyberville, offers to partner with Gorda in Maximum, Inc. in exchange for help escaping. Kit learns that his father, who has just awakened from sixteen years in cryogenic stasis, is still alive, but his exposure to the Sector Zero chemicals means he doesn’t have long to live.
Episode 10: “The Sacrifice (Part Two)”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Michael Reaves
- Original air date: November 18, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-038
- Synopsis: The Madisons escape Cyberville with help from Gorda and immediately start planning to rebuild Maximum, Inc. and take over Metropia. Mr. Cairo offers to help the Phantom find the data he needs to create an antidote for his father in Maximum’s data banks.
Episode 11: “Rogue”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Shari Goodhartz
- Original air date: November 25, 1995
- Production Code: 4308-057
- Synopsis: Heisenberg is labeled a rogue biot after Dr. Jak records a secret gathering of self-aware biots and claims they are planning a revolt. The Enforcers ask Maxwell Jr. to help them find Heisenberg, but he actually plans to retake control of the biot.
Episode 12: “The Second Time Around”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Mel Gilden
- Original air date: February 11, 1996
- Production Code: 4308-022
- Synopsis: Guran makes the Phantom let a thief escape because he has a gold coin with the Good Mark on it. The Phantom enters a virtual reconstruction of one of the 20th Phantom’s adventures to find out how the thief got the coin.
Episode 13: “The Furies”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Brynne Stephens
- Original air date: February 18, 1996
- Production Code: 4308-035
- Synopsis: When Gorda steals iridium from Maximum, Inc., her partnership with Rebecca falls apart. Maxwell Sr. tries to manipulate both the Enforcers and the Phantom against both sides.
Episode 14: “Moments of Truth”
- Story by: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Teleplay by: Shari Goodhartz
- Original air date: February 25, 1996
- Production Code: 4308-022
- Synopsis: After finding out Sparks knows nothing about geography, Kit makes him take remedial classes at the university. The partnership between Maximum, Inc. and Gorda continues to worsen as Rebecca smuggles rare Brazilian roses into Metropia behind Gorda’s back. The Phantom tries to find out why the roses are so important to Rebecca. Maxwell Jr. and Graft plan to use Sparks to find the Skull Lair.
Episode 15: “The Whole Truth”
- Written by: Richard Merwin
- Original air date: March 3, 1996
- Production Code: 4308-035
- Synopsis: Rebecca unleashes her biot army on Metropia in an attempt to take over the city. Maxwell Sr. reveals the truth about the Sector Zero crash. The Phantom makes a final effort to bring down Maximum, Inc.