Phantom Explained

Phantom, phantoms, or the phantom may refer to:

• Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
  • Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living

Aircraft

• Boeing Phantom Eye, a High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle
• Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle
• McDonnell FH Phantom, a jet fighter aircraft, introduced 1947
• McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, a supersonic air-defense fighter and fighter-bomber, introduced 1960
• Phantom (UAV), a series of unmanned aerial quadcopters developed by DJI
• Phantom X1, ultralight aircraft

Boats

• DC‐14 Phantom, an American catamaran design
• Flying Phantom Elite, a French hydrofoil catamaran sailboat design
• Flying Phantom Essentiel, a French hydrofoil catamaran sailboat design
• Phantom (dinghy), a British catboat design
• Phantom (pilot boat), Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1867 from the designs by Dennison J. Lawlor
• Phantom (yacht), schooner-yacht built in 1865 by Joseph D. Van Deusen
• Phantom 14, an American lateen-rigged sailboat design
• Phantom 14 (catamaran), an Italian sailboat design
• Phantom 16 (catamaran), an Italian sailboat design

Film

• O Fantasma, a 2000 Portuguese film whose name translates to "The Phantom" or "The Ghost" in English
• Phantom (1922 film), a silent film directed by F. W. Murnau
• Phantom (2002 film), a Malayalam film
• Phantom (2013 film), a film about a submarine captain trying to prevent a war
• Phantom (2015 film), an Indian political thriller film directed by Kabir Khan
• Phantom (2023 film) film, a South Korean film set in 1993 during Japanese colonization of Korea
• Phantoms (film), a 1998 film adaptation of the Dean Koontz novel
• The Belgrade Phantom, a 2009 Serbian film
• The Phantom, the main antagonist in the animated television series Flying Rhino Junior High
• The Phantom, an adventure comic strip title created by Lee Falk
  • Phantom (character), the strip's protagonist
  • The Phantom (1961 film), an unaired television film pilot for a series based on the comic strip
  • The Phantom (1996 film), a film directed by Simon Wincer starring Billy Zane, based on the comic strip
  • The Phantom (serial), a 1943 film serial based on the comic strip
• The Phantom (1931 film), an American film directed by Alan James
• The Phantom (2021 film), a documentary film about a possible wrongful execution in Texas
• The Phantom of the Opera (disambiguation), which lists the 1925, 1943, 1962, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2004, and 2011 film productions of The Phantom of the Opera

Literature

• The Phantom (play), a 1852 play by Dion Boucicault

Books

• Phantom, a 1923 short novel by Gerhart Hauptmann
• Phantom, a 1982 novel by Thomas Tessier
• Phantoms, a 1989 short story anthology by Martin H. Greenberg and Rosalind M. Greenberg
• Phantom (Kay novel), a 1990 novel by Susan Kay
• Phantom (Sword of Truth), a 2006 novel by Terry Goodkind
• Phantom, a 2009 short story anthology edited by Paul Tremblay and Sean Wallace
• Phantom (Nesbø novel), a 2012 novel by Jo Nesbø
• Phantoms (novel), a 1983 novel by Dean Koontz
• The Last Vampire 4: Phantom, a 1996 novel by Christopher Pike, the fourth installment in The Last Vampire series

Comics and magazines

• The Phantom, an adventure comic strip title created by Lee Falk
  • Phantom (character), the strip's protagonist
• "The Phantom", an alias of the Superman comics villain Bizarro
• "The Phantom", alias of Donald Birch, a Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee introduced in Tales of Suspense #63 (December 1964)
• "The Phantom", alias of John Mundy, an Atlas Comics character created by John Buscema and John Severin introduced in Wild Western #8 (March 1949)
• Bob Phantom, an Archie Comics superhero
• Jack Phantom, a main character from the WildStorm comic book series Top 10
• Phantom Magazine, a 2005 magazine edited by Nick Mamatas

Gaming

• CCI Phantom, a paintball marker
• , a game from the Metal Gear series
• "Phantom", a ghost type in the video game Phasmophobia
• Phantom, a demonic spider creature that serves as a boss in the video game Devil May Cry
• Phantom Animatronics, the antagonists of Five Nights at Freddy's 3
• Phantom Thieves, the group of main characters in Persona 5
• Phantoms, a type of enemy in The Legend of Zelda video game series
• Phantoms, a type of undead flying mob from the sandbox game Minecraft
• The Phantom, the title given to a nameless spy who is the main villain of
• The Phantom (game system), a cancelled cloud-based video game console from 2004

Medical

• Computational human phantom, a computerized model of the human body used primarily for radiation dose simulation
• Imaging phantom, an object used as a substitute for live or cadaver subjects
• Phantom limb, the sensation that a missing limb is still attached to the body
• Phantom pain, a perceived sensation

Military

• "Phantom", the name of the GHQ Liaison Regiment, a World War II special reconnaissance unit
• "Phantom Division", the name of the United States' 9th Armored Division

Music

• "Phantom 105.2", a former name for the radio section TXFM
• Phantom Records, a record label
• Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps
• Vox Phantom, a guitar

Albums

• Phantom (Betraying the Martyrs album), 2014
• Phantom (Khold album), 2002
• Phantoms, by Alan Hull
• Phantoms, by Hans Christian
• Phantoms, by Marianas Trench
• Phantoms (Acceptance album), 2005
• Phantoms (Freezepop EP), 2015
• Phantoms (Marianas Trench album), 2019
• Phantoms (The Fixx album), 1984
• The Phantom (album), a 1968 album by Duke Pearson
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004 soundtrack), the soundtrack album for the 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera

Bands and individuals

• Phantom (band), a South Korea-based hip hop project trio
• Phantoms (duo), a Los-Angeles based EDM duo
• Phantom (producer), Nigerian record producer and singer-songwriter
• The Phantom Band, a Proto-Robofolk sextet based in Glasgow

Musicals and works

• Phantom (musical), 1991
• Phantoms, a choral work by Ernst Toch
• The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Songs

• "Phantom", by Broadcast from Work and Non Work, 1997
• "Phantom", by Capsule from More! More! More!, 2008
• "Phantom Lord", by Metallica from Kill 'Em All, 1983
• "Phantom" and "Phantom Pt. II", by Justice from Cross, 2007
• "Phantom", by Rina Sawayama from Hold the Girl, 2022
• "Phantom", by Smokepurpp from Deadstar, 2017
• "Phantom", by T-Pain from Three Ringz, 2008
• "Phantom", by The Dirty Heads from Home – Phantoms of Summer, 2013
• "Phantom", by The Story So Far from The Story So Far, 2015
• "Phantom", a song about a Soviet pilot of namesake plane in the Vietnam War, unknown date
• "Phantoms", by Meshuggah from Immutable, 2022
• "The Phantom", a pseudonym used by Jerry Lott for the primal rockabilly song "Love Me"
• "Phantom of the Opera", by Iron Maiden from Iron Maiden, 1980

Sports

Teams

• American hockey:
  • Adirondack Phantoms (2009–14)
    • Lehigh Valley Phantoms (since 2014)
  • Philadelphia Phantoms (1996–09)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
  • Pittsburgh Phantoms (ABA), basketball
  • Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL), soccer
  • Pittsburgh Phantoms (RHI), roller hockey
• Wiesbaden Phantoms, American football, Wiesbaden, Germany

Individuals

• "The Phantom", Chris Martin (cricketer) (born 1974), New Zealander
• Thoroughbred racehorses:
  • Phantom (horse) (1808–1834), British sire
  • The Phantom (horse) (born 1985), New Zealand

Television

Characters and concepts

• The Phantom, a rock musician ghost character featured as the villain in "The Diabolical Disc Demon", season 3, episode 11 of The Scooby-Doo Show (1978)
• Danny Phantom, the titular character of the series
• Phantom Flan Flinger, masked pie-throwing character on Tiswas

Episodes

• "Phantom", Boku Patalliro! season 2, episode 24 (1983)
• "Phantom", FBI season 6, episode 8 (2024)
• "Phantom", .hack//Sign episode 22 (2002)
• "Phantom", Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 1, episode 16 (2002)
• "Phantom", Smallville season 6, episode 22 (2007)
• "Phantom", The Strange Calls episode 3 (2012)
• "Phantom", Zoids: Chaotic Century season 2, episode 19 (2000)
• "Phantoms", Stargate Atlantis season 3, episode 9 (2006)
• "Phantoms", The Flash season 8, episode 9 (2022)
• "The Phantom", 9 to 5 season 2, episode 22 (1983)
• "The Phantom", Babar season 1, episode 13 (1989)
• "The Phantom" Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension episode 5 (1998)
• "The Phantom", Mad Men season 5, episode 13 (2012)
• "The Phantom", Outer Banks season 1, episode 10 (2020)
• "The Phantom", Swamp People season 6, episode 16 (2015)
• "The Phantom", The Loop series 2, episode 2 (2007)
• "The Phantom", Wrecked season 1, episode 6 (2016)

Shows

• Danny Phantom, a Nickelodeon cartoon series
• Phantom (Russian TV series), an eight-part crime drama series first broadcast in 2020
• Phantom (South Korean TV series), a South Korean police procedural television series
• Phantom 2040, a French-American animated series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk
• The Phantom (miniseries), a 2010 science-fiction television miniseries inspired by the comic strip The Phantom

Other uses

• Gillig Phantom, a transit bus
• "Phantom", a nickname of the Filipino war hero Salvador A. Rodolfo, Sr. (1919–2012)
• Phantom, a preserved British Rail Class 08 locomotive
• Phantom (high-speed camera brand)
• The Phantom Hour, a 2016 American short film
• Phantom Galaxy, another name for the galaxy Messier 74
• Phantom Killer, American serial killer
• Phantom power, a method of sending DC electrical voltage through microphone cables
• Phantom read, a phenomenon that can occur within a database transaction at certain isolation levels
• Phantom Rock, a tourist destination in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India
• Rolls-Royce Phantom, a line of full-sized luxury cars

See also

• Apparition (disambiguation)
• Fantom (disambiguation)
• Fantome (disambiguation)
• Phantasm (disambiguation)
• Phantosmia, a form of olfactory hallucination
• The Phantom of the Opera (disambiguation)