Captain America wasn’t the first to be packing

Everyone is talking about how Captain America now open carries a pistol! They have all forgotten that the Phantom has carried two .45’s for decades!

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I didn’t read comics much as a kid and my memory is vague so please correct me if I am wrong.

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Steve Oct 18th 2007 Misc, handguns Tags: , , 2 Comments Trackback URI Comments RSS

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2 Responses to “Captain America wasn’t the first to be packing”

  1. Razorskarron 18 Oct 2007 at 10:47 pm link comment

    That’s right, the Phantom used to carry a pair of 1911s.

    The Phantom was not immortal, IIRC, but the role was passed from father to son. Whenever there was a flashback to an earlier Phantom the firearms would change accordingly.

    I only ever owned one Phantom comic but I remember one such flashback contained therein. A Phantom in the late 18th/early 19th century was shown, identical to his modern counterpart in every way except that his trusty Colt .45s had been replaced by a handsome pair of flintlock pistols.

  2. Steveon 18 Oct 2007 at 11:06 pm link comment

    Thanks Razorskarr for confirming that.

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