The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies comic books issue 1

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1936-1937!"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore.

The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with Hermes Press' new complete reprint of The Phantom! Debuting in newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances, The Phantom has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since. Hermes Press will offer the entire run of the comic strip, which will span over seventy years of The Phantom legend, ending with artist Sy Barry's run on the strip in 1994, giving a whole new generation of readers and fans of the "Ghost Who Walks" a chance to revisit the series all over again.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1936-1937!" Written by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Ray Moore. The first Volume of Hermes Press' critically acclaimed series of Phantom reprints has been sold out for over three years. Hermes Press has decided to re-issue this volume, with additional documentary material and revisions to make this ground breaking feature available again! Spanning the first two years of the strips, The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume One: 1936-1937 presents the origin of the Phantom as well as two additional continuities of the strip. Included in this deluxe reprint are comprehensive historic essays by comic historian Ron Goulart and Phantom expert, the late Ed Rhoades. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.