Itâs both what folklorists study and the name of the discipline they work within. Yes, folklore is folk songs and legends. Itâs also quilts, Boy Scout badges, high school marching band initiations, jokes, chian letters, nicknames, holiday foodâ¦ and many other things you might or might not expect. Folklore exists in cities, suburbs and rural villages, in families, work groups and dormitories. Folklore is present in many kinds of informal communication, whether verbal (oral and written texts), customary (behaviors, rituals) or material (physical objects).
For other uses, see The Phantom (disambiguation). The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many forms of media, including television and film, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating in the African jungle.
Anshuman Gaur adds Phantom was one of the more popular characters in India. He went under the name 'Betaal', which in Hindi means Phantom. There were minor changes in the names of his dog/wolf-Shera and horse-Toofan, and some place names were also rendered into Hindi.hen it was the turn of Marvel Comics, with both Phantom The Ghost Who Walks (five issues, apparently starring the 22nd Phantom) and Phantom 2040 (four issues) - they had previously published the Phantom as part of their Defenders of the Earth comic, based on the cartoon of the same name.