Ed Rhoades

• Born 1946-09-12 · Died 2012-07-30

Ed Rhoades was a longtime Phantom fan, artist, musician, and friend of Lee Falk. Rhoades was editor and publisher of the newsletter for the Phantom fan club Friends of the Phantom. The group also held holiday dinners at Sardi's Restaurant in New York for many years, with several Phantom fans as well as Lee Falk and artists such as Sy Barry often in attendance. He also contributed Phantom-related articles and interviews for several other publications. In addition, Rhoades was integral to the making of the A&E "The Phantom: Comic Book Crusader" special, created for the A&E Biography series in 2000. Rhoades was a consultant for Moonstone Books and contributed articles under the title "Behind the Mask". Rhoades also co-wrote a story with Mike Bullock for the prose anthology The Phantom Chronicles. He contributed material to Hermes Press' Phantom reprints.