The Phantom

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 5 a.m.

Before the superhero cinema boom, there was a smaller trend in the 90s of translating pulp characters into film and TV. This week, Perry is joined by pulp author John Bruening to discuss The Phantom, a kind of bridge character between the pulps and superheroes. The movie's not as bad as you may have heard, but it's not without its flaws. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/superherocinephiles/message