Kit Walker discovers that he's the 21st in a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom" or,
to superstitious Bengalla Island natives, "the Ghost Who Walks." As Kit learns how to deal with his other
identity he find outs that Xander Drax, a slimy industrialist, is plotting to take over the world by uniting the
three long lost magical Skulls of Touganda. So he travels to New York, where he finds allies in crusading
newspaper publisher Dave and his niece, Diana, who's also Kit's ex-girlfriend. Kit and Diana tackle Drax's
forces, including the conflicted Sala, in a quest for the Skulls that brings both sides back to Bengalla for a
showdown.
