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Story of the Phantom Books in Order

Story of the Phantom contains 17 books, published between 1972 and 1996. The first book is The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks (1972) and the newest is The Phantom (1996). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1972–1996
Pages on record
374 in 2 of 17 books
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Story of the Phantom is a 17-book run published between 1972 and 1996. Lee Falk is credited on 10 titles and Ron Goulart on 6, with Warren Shanahan and Carson Bingham each named on one. The books are catalogued under science fiction and novelisation, with motion pictures among the subjects. The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks (1972) opens the listing and The Phantom (1996) is the last recorded title.

How many Story of the Phantom books are there?

Story of the Phantom has 17 books, released between 1972 and 1996.

Story of the Phantom Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Story of the Phantom books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Phantom, book 17 of the Story of the Phantom series (1996)
  1. 1
    The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  2. 2
    The Slave Market of Mucar1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  3. 3
    The Scorpia Menace!1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  4. 4
    The Veiled Lady1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  5. 5
    The Golden Circle1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  6. 6
    The Mysterious Ambassador1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  7. 7
    The Mystery of the Sea Horse1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  8. 8
    The Hydra Monster1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  9. 9
    Killer’s Town1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  10. 10
    The Goggle-Eyed Pirates1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  11. 11
    Google-Eyed Pirates1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  12. 12
    The Swamp Rats1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  13. 13
    The Vampires and the Witch1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  14. 14
    The Island of Dogs1975 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975128
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  15. 15
    The Assassins1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  16. 16
    The Curse of the Two-Headed Bull1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  17. 17
    The Phantom1996 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996246
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Do you have to read Story of the Phantom books in order?

You should read the Story of the Phantom books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Story of the Phantom book also stands alone.

Where to start with Story of the Phantom

Start with The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Story of the Phantom book?

The Phantom (1996) is the newest Story of the Phantom book released so far.

Is there a new Story of the Phantom book coming?

No next Story of the Phantom book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Story of the Phantom at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Story of the Phantom title on record dates from 1996, 30 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Story of the Phantom books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
374 pages across the 2 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 187 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Story of the Phantom books, 16 of 17, were published in the 1970s.
Attribution
Of the 17 titles, 10 are credited to Lee Falk, 6 to Ron Goulart, 1 to Carson Bingham and 1 to Warren Shanahan. One title carries no credit.

What the Story of the Phantom books are about

5 of the 17 Story of the Phantom books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.