This chapter outlines the publishing history of The Phantom, an American comic-strip character, in Australia and the Oceanic region. It focuses on the character's appearance in "Wantok", a Catholic newspaper published in Papua New Guinea (PNG), printed in Tok Pisin, a widely-spoken indigenous dialect that is one of PNG's three official languages. The chapter examines how The Phantom became a unique cultural phenomenon in PNG, which saw the character used in government information programs, and become a significant motif in tribal art, especially on ceremonial war shields crafted by local artists in the Western Highlands of PNG
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