Comments on: Captain America wasn’t the first to be packing http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/18/captain-america-wasnt-the-first-to-be-packing/ Firearms not Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:29 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/18/captain-america-wasnt-the-first-to-be-packing/#comment-189 Steve Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:06:34 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/18/captain-america-wasnt-the-first-to-be-packing/#comment-189 Thanks Razorskarr for confirming that. Thanks Razorskarr for confirming that.

]]> By: Razorskarr http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/18/captain-america-wasnt-the-first-to-be-packing/#comment-188 Razorskarr Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:47:23 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/18/captain-america-wasnt-the-first-to-be-packing/#comment-188 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19th century was shown, identical to his modern counterpart in every way except that his trusty Colt .45s had been replaced by a handsome pair of flintlock pistols. 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19th century was shown, identical to his modern counterpart in every way except that his trusty Colt .45s had been replaced by a handsome pair of flintlock pistols.

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