The Phantom (1962) #5

Western 1962–1966 series Cover date Nov 1963

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

The Phantom #5 (1962) is issue #5 of Western's The Phantom (1962–1966), with a cover date of November 1963. Written by Bill Harris and drawn by Bill Lignante.

Creators

Writer: Bill Harris
Penciller: Bill Lignante
Inker: Bill Lignante
Letterer: Ben Oda

The stories

“Peoples of Africa, Number 7: The Fantis”

“The Swamp Rats”

Otter leads his "swamp rats" on raids against nearby villages and caravans, always escaping by means of secret trails through the Great Swamp. When they capture two Jungle Patrol men as hostages, the Phantom infiltrates their camp, frees the patrolmen, and with their help captures the bandits.

“Rogue Elephant”

The three friends narrowly escape death bringing down a rogue elephant in a bamboo stand. They discover that the animal had a bullet lodged in the nerve center of one tusk, causing it years of constant agony.

“The Phantom's Boyhood”

The twentieth Phantom teaches his son Kit in the skills and the lore of his future career as the Phantom. Eventually the boy is sent to his mother's family for schooling in America, with Guran as companion. The two friends don't know what to make of the industrialized world. Kit shocks his aunt and uncle by arriving in a loincloth, having swapped clothes with Guran, who's been feeling self-conscious.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.