This article is about the comic book superheroine. For the Japanese superhero known as Phantoma, see Ōgon Bat. For Phantoma, the synonym of a genus of manitid, see Empusa (mantis).
Comics character
Fantomah
Fantomah transforming. From Jungle Comics #15 (March 1941), art by Fletcher Hanks.
Publication information
Publisher
Fiction House
First appearance
Jungle Comics #2 (Feb. 1940)
Created by
Fletcher Hanks (as "Barclay Flagg")
In-story information
Abilities
Superstrength, flight, other unspecified powers
Fantomah is an American comics character, best known as one of the earliest comic-book superheroines.[1] Created by Fletcher Hanks, the character first appeared in Jungle Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fiction House. Hanks is also known for creating the equally strange Stardust the Super Wizard.[2]
The character preceded Wonder Woman's first appearance, and has been claimed to be the first female superhero in comic books (although the Centaur Comics superheroine, "Magician from Mars", predates Fantomah by two months).[3] One comics historian says: "Simultaneously grotesque and goofy, horrific and hilarious, the strip truly defies description".[4]
^Fantomah, Mystery Woman of the Jungle at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015.
^Sadowski, Greg (2009). Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941. Fantagraphics Books. pp. 189–190. ISBN 978-1560979715.
^Morris, Jon (2015). The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Quirk Books. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9781594747632.
^Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-1605490892.
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