The Phantom Ranger

Set in the American West, The Phantom Ranger ran for 18 issues from 1955 to 1956, published by World Distributors. This short-lived series followed the adventures of a masked, mysterious lawman, tapping into the enduring popularity of Western comics during the mid-1950s. While the title character never achieved the lasting fame of some contemporaries, the series stands as a clean, unpretentious example of the genre's heyday.