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Phantom 2040: A New Shadow - Fri, January 23, 2026

By Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, John Amor

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12 – Tabula Rasa

Fri, January 23, 2026

Justice League OCR: IT'S STRANGENOW THAT I'M TAKING A MINUTE TO REALLY LOOK AT YOU- IT'S STRANGENOW THAT I'M TAKING A MINUTE TO REALLY LOOK AT YOU-
Superhero OCR: YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON OUTSIDE OF MY FAMILY TO WEAR THAT COSTUME IN... WELLLET'S JUST SAY IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. IT'S NOTLIKE...WEIRD FOR YOUIS IT? YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON OUTSIDE OF MY FAMILY TO WEAR THAT COSTUME IN ... WELLLET'S JUST SAY IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME . IT'S NOTLIKE ... WEIRD FOR YOUIS IT ?
Graphic design OCR: KIND OF. BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. AT LEAST NOT RIGHT NOW. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE PHANTOM. BELIEVE ME... KIND OF . BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT . AT LEAST NOT RIGHT NOW . WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE PHANTOM . BELIEVE ME ...
Fiction OCR: ...THERE'S THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. ... THERE'S THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW .
Publication OCR: "TO SAY THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE WOULD BE A HELL OF AN UNDER- STATEMENT. IF THERE'S ONE THING AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT THE PHANTOM DOESIT'S WHO THE PHANTOM IS... " TO SAY THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE WOULD BE A HELL OF AN UNDER- STATEMENT . IF THERE'S ONE THING AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT THE PHANTOM DOESIT'S WHO THE PHANTOM IS ...
Screenshot OCR: "...AND THAT MEANS WRESTLING WITH MY FAMILY'S LEGACY. " ... AND THAT MEANS WRESTLING WITH MY FAMILY'S LEGACY .
Animation OCR: "BECOMING THE PHANTOM WAS MY BIRTHRIGHTI GUESS YOU CAN SAY. EVERYONE'S BORN INTO SOMETHING. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE BORN INTO SOMETHING... " BECOMING THE PHANTOM WAS MY BIRTHRIGHTI GUESS YOU CAN SAY . EVERYONE'S BORN INTO SOMETHING . I JUST HAPPENED TO BE BORN INTO SOMETHING ...
Military aircraft OCR: "...DIFFERENT THAN MOST I TOLD You You WOULDN'T ARE! " ... DIFFERENT THAN MOST I TOLD You You WOULDN'T ARE !
Flap OCR: PEOPLE." BRING THIS THING- "BUT LIFE AS THE PHANTOM WASN'T JUST ADVENTURE. IT WAS JUST HEROISM..." PEOPLE . " BRING THIS THING- " BUT LIFE AS THE PHANTOM WASN'T JUST ADVENTURE . IT WAS JUST HEROISM ... "
Animated cartoon OCR: ?? BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA ?? BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA
Publication OCR: "...IT WAS DANGER. CONSTANT DANGER." FINE! YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING YOUR SHIP DOWN? " ... IT WAS DANGER . CONSTANT DANGER . " FINE ! YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING YOUR SHIP DOWN ?
Flap OCR: "I'D SAVE THE WORLD..." I'LL BRING IT DOWN FOR YOU! " I'D SAVE THE WORLD ... " I'LL BRING IT DOWN FOR YOU !
Publication OCR: IT'S HIM! HOW'D HE GET ON THE SH- IT'S HIM ! HOW'D HE GET ON THE SH-
Publication OCR: WWHM WWHM
Graphic design OCR: W WHERE IS HE?! TELL ME WHERE THAT EVIL SLIME YOU WORK FOR IS! FAR FROM HEREPHANTOM! W WHERE IS HE ?! TELL ME WHERE THAT EVIL SLIME YOU WORK FOR IS ! FAR FROM HEREPHANTOM !
Supervillain OCR: HE KNEW YOU'D FOLLOW ANYTHING TRYING TO FIND HIM- SO HE GAVE YOU SOMETHING TO CHASE. NO. HE KNEW YOU'D FOLLOW ANYTHING TRYING TO FIND HIM- SO HE GAVE YOU SOMETHING TO CHASE . NO .
Publication OCR: "...BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SAVED THE WORLDNO MATTER HOW MANY VILLAINS I DEFEATED... " ... BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SAVED THE WORLDNO MATTER HOW MANY VILLAINS I DEFEATED ...
Fictional character OCR: "...IT NEVER ENDED. " ... IT NEVER ENDED .
Advertising OCR: "YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE BEATEN YOUR NEMESISYOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACEBUT THERE'S A FUNNY THING ABOUT EVIL... " YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE BEATEN YOUR NEMESISYOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACEBUT THERE'S A FUNNY THING ABOUT EVIL ...
Book cover OCR: "...IT NEVER RESTS." " ... IT NEVER RESTS . "
Fiction OCR: M M
Hero OCR: "...YOU NEVER RESTEITHER. YOU ARE THE PHANTOM..." "IT NEVER STOPS. WHICH MEANS YOUAS THE PHANTOM... " ... YOU NEVER RESTEITHER . YOU ARE THE PHANTOM ... " " IT NEVER STOPS . WHICH MEANS YOUAS THE PHANTOM ...
Book OCR: ...THAT IS WHO YOU ARE. YOU MAY NOT HAVE ASKED FOR IT. YOU MAY NOT HAVE CHOSEN IT. BUT IT IS WHO YOU ARE JUST LIKE IT IS WHO I AMAND WHO MY FATHER WASAND WHO HIS FATHER WAS. ... THAT IS WHO YOU ARE . YOU MAY NOT HAVE ASKED FOR IT . YOU MAY NOT HAVE CHOSEN IT . BUT IT IS WHO YOU ARE JUST LIKE IT IS WHO I AMAND WHO MY FATHER WASAND WHO HIS FATHER WAS .
Publication OCR: DO NOT THINK THAT IT'S JUST ONE VILLAIN YOU HAVE TO DEFEAT; DO NOT THINK THAT DONNING THIS COSTUMETHAT ACCEPTING THIS LEGACYIS JUST ABOUT YOU. DO NOT THINK THAT IT'S JUST ONE VILLAIN YOU HAVE TO DEFEAT ; DO NOT THINK THAT DONNING THIS COSTUMETHAT ACCEPTING THIS LEGACYIS JUST ABOUT YOU .
Fiction OCR: IT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT CAME BEFORE YOU. EVERYONE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY- IT'S ABOUT WHO COMES AFTER YOU. IT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT CAME BEFORE YOU . EVERYONE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU . AND MORE IMPORTANTLY- IT'S ABOUT WHO COMES AFTER YOU .
Supervillain OCR: NOWCARLOS OSORIOTELL ME THISAND MAKE IT TRUE-BECAUSE ONCE YOU GIVE YOUR ANSWERTHERE IS NO TURNING BACK. NOWCARLOS OSORIOTELL ME THISAND MAKE IT TRUE - BECAUSE ONCE YOU GIVE YOUR ANSWERTHERE IS NO TURNING BACK .
Superhero OCR: ARE YOU READY TO BE THE PHANTOM? MR. WALKERI'VE BEEN SEARCHING MY ENTIRE LIFE-SEARCHING FOR MEANING. SEARCHING FOR MY PLACE IN THE WORLD. SEARCHING FOR WHO I AM. AM I READY TO BE THE PHANTOM? SIR... ARE YOU READY TO BE THE PHANTOM ? MR . WALKERI'VE BEEN SEARCHING MY ENTIRE LIFE - SEARCHING FOR MEANING . SEARCHING FOR MY PLACE IN THE WORLD . SEARCHING FOR WHO I AM . AM I READY TO BE THE PHANTOM ? SIR ...
Hero OCR: ...I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE READY FOR ANYTHING MY ENTIRE LIFE. ... I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE READY FOR ANYTHING MY ENTIRE LIFE .
Hero OCR: CARLOS- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. NOW COME... CARLOS- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR . NOW COME ...
Book OCR: ...WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO. To be continued! ... WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO . To be continued !
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