D. J. David B. Spins Comics-Tunes: Let’s All Sing About The Phantom!
The Phantom of the Opera, the Phantom Menace, The Phantom Stranger, Phantom Detective, The Funky Phantom. So many phantoms, it’s hard to tell them apart. But if you ask me, D.J. David B., there’s only one phantom and that’s The Phantom!
Lee Falk’s “Ghost Who Walks” has been stalking the jungles since 1536 and his adventures have been chronicled in comics since 1936. That’s a lot of walking, even for a ghost.
Fun fact: The Phantom is the first comics hero to wear a skintight costume, predating even Superman. And this was before the invention of spandex in 1959, when skintight super-hero costumes were still hand-sewn out of fabrics like wool and burlap. Talk about itchy!
Technically, The Phantom isn’t a super-hero, though, since his only power is being spooky and enigmatic. (And having his eye-bones blunk out like Little Arf ’n’ Nonnie.)
Since The Phantom is shrouded in mystery it’s quite apropos that the record I present to you today is equally mysterious. Those of you who are following along at home will have to credit this tune to “unknown.”
Enjoy this suitably creepy comics tune by clicking the link below.
— DJ David B.
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Fun song though, getting close to FOUR CDs worth of songs now (as in, the third is almost complete).
Maybe someone will recognize it and educate both of us!
Possibly - I tried it with Shazam (that thing where you hold your phone up to the speakers and it tells you what the song is), but that didn’t work…
this is awesome, more phantom songs, please! i really like this blog! did the phantom ever meet wacky wonder woman?