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Phantom is a white German Shepard dog owned by retired costumed adventurer turned mechanic Hollis Mason, who worked with Mason as his sidekick during his days as the first Nite Owl.

Biography[]

Phantom assisted Nite Owl in his adventures until they both retired.

Events of Watchmen[]

Phantom was present when the Knot Tops killed Mason on Halloween night.[1]

Trivia[]

  • He was named after the adventure comic strip character The Phantom, who is arguably one of the earliest superheroes to ever appear in fiction[2], as he was the first fictional crimefighter to wear a skintight costume and a mask with no visible pupils (common visual elements typically in the classic superhero image).
    • Like Nite Owl, the Phantom had animals for sidekicks, with a trained wolf named Devil and a horse called Hero.
  • Given Nite Owl's similarities to Batman, Phantom can also be seen as a analog for the Dark Knight's canine sidekick, Ace the Bat-Hound.

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