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Bob Phantom
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Real Name
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Robert Brooks
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First Appearance
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The Comet #7 (January, 1992)
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Creators
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Mark Waid, Alan Kupperberg
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Team Affiliation
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None
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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Mobile
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Powers
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None
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Skills and Abilities
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Limited fighting experience
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Tools and Weapons
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Various gadgets
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Bob Phantom (Bob Brooks) is a hero in the Impact Universe.
History[]
Bob Brooks, a television producer, came up with the identity of Bob Phantom as a method of getting an interview with the Comet. His equipment consisted of goggles, a wirepoon & climbing line and a paint gun. Since he looked the part, Brooks was able to secure his interview with the Comet. But during the interview two crises happened simultaneously. Comet flew off to handle one of them, and left Bob Phantom to deal with the other crisis.
Reluctantly, Bob was left to fight a villain with a powersuit and force field. The villain's forcefield had no problem stopping bullets - but lucky for Bob, it was defenseless against paint pellets. And the paint gummed up the works of the powersuit, leaving the villain unable to move. To Bob Phantom's utter amazement, he had managed to save the day.