Geek culture IS popular culture now. And in the next 15 years, we’ll hit the point where superheroes as a concept have been around for a century. But you know what’s weird? Not many people know about the masked vigilante who started it all: The very first super hero. The Phantom. We're taking you into the murky world of publishing in the early 20th century (like Mafia murky) and into the origin story of the purple suit wearing, jungle dwelling, justice seeking hero; Kit Walker a.k.a. The Phantom

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LINKS

• Read the Episode Transcript here https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep1-transcript
• Read ‘The Phantom Unmasked; America’s First Superhero’ by Dr Kevin Patrick
• Read more from Tim Hanley – comic book historian and author
• Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram

CREDITS

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis
• Guests (in order of appearance):
  • Kodi Smit McPhee @kodismitmcphee
  • Remy Hii @remyhii
  • Shari Sebbens @cloudspotting
  • Hunter Page Lochard @hunterpage
  • Tim Hanley @timhanley01
  • Dr Kevin Patrick https://drkevinpatrick.academia.edu/
• Voice Actor: Harry Lambert-McDonald
• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper
• Editor and Audio Imaging: Adrian Walton

MEDIA REFERENCED

• Reeves Eason, B. (Director) 1943. The Phantom [TV serial]. Columbia Pictures.
• Nolan, C. (Director). 2008. The Dark Knight [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures.
• Reeves-Stevens, J &G. (Writer). (1994, September 18). Generation Unto Generation (Part One) (Season 1, Episode 1)[TV Series episode]. In D. J. Corbett (Executive Producer), Phantom 2040. Hearst Corporation.
• Wincer, S. (1996) The Phantom [Film]. The Ladd Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Hearst Entertainment, Paramount International.
• Deming, N. (Director). Nelson, S. (Director) 1939. Mandrake The Magician [TV Serial]. Columbia Pictures.
• Black, S. (Director). Favreau, J. (Director) 2008. Iron Man [Film]. Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios.
• Whedon, J (Writer). (1997, March 10). Welcome to the Hellmouth (Season 1, Episode 1) [TV Series Episode]. In Whedon, J. (Executive Producer), Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The WB.
• Campbell, M. (Director). 2011. Green Lantern [Film]. DC Comics, Warner Bros. Pictures, De Line Pictures.

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