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.