The Faceless Phantom was the first opponent of the hero Doc Strange. Like Strange, the Phantom created a formula that gave him super strength and durability, although to a lesser degree than Strange. He coveted the “Delta Ray Gun”, a powerful weapon that could destroy anything its red ray touched, including tanks and battleships. He kidnapped its inventor Professor Thompson, father of Virginia Thompson, Doc Strange’s fiance. The Phantom wore a skull mask and was seemingly defeated by Strange at the end of their first battle. In Thrilling Comics #7 (Aug. 1940), the Faceless Phantom returned with an improved formula that equaled Strange’s original. Luckily, Strange had also upgraded his own formula, giving him the ability of flight. The Phantom fell from an airplane while battling Strange. In Thrilling Comics #27 (Aug 1942), the Faceless Phantom returned again to work with the Nazi saboteur Z-3, first using a “Konga snake” meant to both hypnotize and paralyze Strange. Strange fought off the hypnotic effects but played along, following the Phantom’s orders to learn the Phantom’s schemes, which included the collapse of a bridge, the kidnapping of Strange’s teammates, and escape via a Nazi “battle-wagon”. Strange sinks the ship, but the Phantom survives. In addition to the strength and durability given to him from his formula, the Phantom had the ability to vanish in a cloud of purple mist. Strange suspected the ancient Egyptian chemical “Kalodin” was the reason, and found a re-agent to counter it in an old manuscript.
Description The Faceless Phantom was the first opponent of the hero Doc Strange. Like Strange, the Phantom created a formula that gave him super strength and durability, although to a lesser degree than Strange. He coveted the “Delta Ray Gun”, a powerful weapon that could destroy anything its red ray touched, including tanks and battleships. He kidnapped its inventor Professor Thompson, father of Virginia Thompson, Doc Strange’s fiance. The Phantom wore a skull mask and was seemingly defeated by Strange at the end of their first battle. In Thrilling Comics #7 (Aug. 1940), the Faceless Phantom returned with an improved formula that equaled Strange’s original. Luckily, Strange had also upgraded his own formula, giving him the ability of flight. The Phantom fell from an airplane while battling Strange. In Thrilling Comics #27 (Aug 1942), the Faceless Phantom returned again to work with the Nazi saboteur Z-3, first using a “Konga snake” meant to both hypnotize and paralyze Strange. Strange fought off the hypnotic effects but played along, following the Phantom’s orders to learn the Phantom’s schemes, which included the collapse of a bridge, the kidnapping of Strange’s teammates, and escape via a Nazi “battle-wagon”. Strange sinks the ship, but the Phantom survives. In addition to the strength and durability given to him from his formula, the Phantom had the ability to vanish in a cloud of purple mist. Strange suspected the ancient Egyptian chemical “Kalodin” was the reason, and found a re-agent to counter it in an old manuscript.
