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Here's the three versions of Fantomah that Fiction House created over the years. Most recognizable is the Fletcher Hanks original version (in black.) Like a lot of Hanks' creations, she's less superhero than wrathful goddess who brings judgement and destruction. Which is highly appropriate to her, since she has the alternate form of a blue skull faced monster.

Fiction House liked the Fantomah name, but didn't like all the Fletcher Hanks weirdness. Which lead to her second incarnation (in blue.) She was much more of a typical jungle girl, though she did have some mystical abilities. Her stories tended to be much more conventional than the grotesque imagination of Hanks. Eventually, Fantomah shifted again, this time into "The Daughter of the Pharaohs" (in green) she was now the Queen of a lost civilization descended from the Egyptians.

Fantomah is also notable for being the very first female superhero in comics, and in more recent years she's acquired some notoriety, thanks to the revived interest in Fletcher Hanks and his very unusual art style and storytelling. Unfortunately, the revival has been limited to the first version. So I thought it would be a good thing to illustrate all of the Fantomahs together.

Description
Here's the three versions of Fantomah that Fiction House created over the years. Most recognizable is the Fletcher Hanks original version (in black.) Like a lot of Hanks' creations, she's less superhero than wrathful goddess who brings judgement and destruction. Which is highly appropriate to her, since she has the alternate form of a blue skull faced monster.

Fiction House liked the Fantomah name, but didn't like all the Fletcher Hanks weirdness. Which lead to her second incarnation (in blue.) She was much more of a typical jungle girl, though she did have some mystical abilities. Her stories tended to be much more conventional than the grotesque imagination of Hanks. Eventually, Fantomah shifted again, this time into "The Daughter of the Pharaohs" (in green) she was now the Queen of a lost civilization descended from the Egyptians.

Fantomah is also notable for being the very first female superhero in comics, and in more recent years she's acquired some notoriety, thanks to the revived interest in Fletcher Hanks and his very unusual art style and storytelling. Unfortunately, the revival has been limited to the first version. So I thought it would be a good thing to illustrate all of the Fantomahs together.