with the original Ghost Rider, he battled the aged German in aerial combat. With von Reitberger's death, Kaufman's vengeful spirit was allowed to pass on. Sometime later, the ghost of the Phantom Eagle's plane assisted Doctor Strange and the Punisher. They were trying to stop a collection of mystically powered mobsters. Powers and abilities The Phantom Eagle was a normal man with no superhuman powers. He possessed good hand-to-hand fighting skills, and was an expert stunt-flyer and combat pilot. He customized his own World War I vintage biplane. Other versions Counter-Earth Phantom Eagle Another Phantom Eagle exists on Counter-Earth, located on the far side of the sun. He is the counterpart of Nefarius, the Lloyd Bloch of the main Marvel Universe. MAX Writer Garth Ennis and penciller-inker Howard Chaykin produced an alternate-reality version of the character in a World War I-set miniseries, War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1–5 (May–September 2008), published under Marvel's mature-audience MAX imprint. This version of the Phantom Eagle reappears in a tie-in to Marvel's 2015 Secret Wars event, starring in Where Monsters Dwell, a miniseries by Garth Ennis and Russell Braun. References External links Nevins, Jess. Jess Nevins' The Golden Age Heroes Directory The Captain Marvel's (sic) Homepage: Phantom Eagle Bio Marvel Directory: Phantom Eagle Nevins, Jess. A Guide to Marvel's Pre-FF #1 Heroes: Phantom Eagle and Freedom's Five 1942 comics debuts 1968 comics debuts Aviation comics Characters created by Gary Friedrich Characters created by Herb Trimpe Comics characters introduced in 1942 Comics characters introduced in 1968 Fawcett Comics superheroes Fictional aviators Fictional characters from Wisconsin Fictional fighter pilots Fictional World War I veterans Fictional World War II veterans Marvel Comics military personnel United States-themed superheroes War comics published by Marvel Comics