 Following Barreto's sudden death in late 2011, Ryan returned to the Sunday feature briefly until a replacement, Terry Beatty, was found.One of the many highlights of Ryan's time on "The Phantom" is the daily adventure that ran from August 24, 2009, until May 7, 2011.Called by DePaul in its entirety "The Death of Diana Palmer Walker", this epic storyline is considered the longest in duration of all "The Phantom" newspaper plots.