Anti-crime crusader

Comic book superhero The Phantom is sworn to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. Seemingly immortal, having been around since 1536, he is in fact the latest member of a crime-fighting dynasty to adopt the same costumed-persona. Written by creator Lee Falk in 1973, the novel ‘The Story of The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks’ tells the story of young Kit Walker, who eschews college success to become the 21^st Phantom on the death of his father.

Superhero design

The coin portrays a coloured image of The Phantom with a background representing Skull Cave, his jungle hideout. Also included in the design are the inscriptions ‘THE PHANTOM’ and ‘THE GHOST WHO WALKS’, and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.