Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddyof all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 byLee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspaperswell before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and hasbeen acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery"since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, andromance in adventure...