As WWII ends the first superhero grows into a hero for more than his white audiences. After criticism Black characters were depicted as "ignorant, superstitious coloured people", Falk and The Phantom artists move to correct the racial caricatures of the early Phantom stories. Plus we dive into the impact first and second wave feminism has on the female characters of the strip, and the phenomenal global impact our purple-suited hero begins to have: with three countries in particular… Sweden, India… and Australia! And one of the most influential Phantom comic artists, now 92-year-old Seymour (Sy) Barry joins the podcast to blow your MIND with stories from this period of incredible change.

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LINKS

• Read the episode transcript here - https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep3-transcript .
• Sy Barry’s website https://sybarry.com/
• Buy ‘The Phantom Unmasked' Dr Kevin Patrick
• Find The Phantom via Frew Publications – the comic publisher in Australia
• Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram

MEDIA REFERENCED

• Reeves Eason, B. (Director) 1943. The Phantom [TV serial]. Columbia Pictures.
• Faiman, P. (Director) 1977-1984. The Paul Hogan Show [TV Variety Show]. Seven Network.

CREDITS

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis
• Guests (in order of appearance):
• • Dr Kevin Patrick
  • Valerie Falk
  • Sy Barry
  • “Ohm” Phantom Collector
  • Glenn Ford
• Voice Actor: Harry Lambert-McDonald
• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper
• Editor: Adrian Walton

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