The 21st Phantom, a masked avenger who inherited the mantle from his father in Bengalla. He protects the Skulls of Touganda, rescues Diana Palmer from air pirates, battles Xander Drax and Kabai Sengh on Devil's Vortex Island, and uses his magic Skull Ring (the Fourth Skull) to destroy the other skulls and Drax. He reveals his true identity to Diana before she returns to New York.
Their former romance remains emotionally important throughout the story.
The plot identifies Diana as Kit's college girlfriend and says she has mixed feelings after his sudden disappearance.
Their opposing goals drive the central conflict.
Drax seeks the Skulls of Touganda for destructive power, while the Phantom protects them and battles Drax at Devil's Vortex Island.
Quill represents both personal vengeance and the Sengh threat.
Quill is identified as the man who killed Kit's father, and the Phantom captures Quill's grave robbers before confronting him again.
They directly oppose each other in the final struggle over the Skulls.
The Phantom battles Kabai Sengh on Devil's Vortex Island after Sengh reveals his possession of the third Skull.
Their relationship begins as an adversarial encounter.
Sala's air pirates abduct Diana, and the Phantom fights to rescue her from Quill and the pirates.
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