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Phantom Zone | |
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![]() Superman trapped in the Phantom Zone as seen on the cover of Superman (vol. 5) #2 (August 2018). Art by Ivan Reis. | |
First appearance | Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961) |
Created by | Robert Bernstein (writer) George Papp (artist) |
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Type | Prison Dimension Interdimensional realm |
Publisher | DC Comics |
The Phantom Zone is a prison-like parallel dimension appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is mainly associated with stories featuring Superman. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961), and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp.[1] It was frequently used in the Superman comics before the continuity was rebooted in the 1980s after Crisis on Infinite Earths and has appeared occasionally since.