The final chapter of The Phantom reveals that the masked protector of the jungle was thrown clear of the explosion along with Devil. Believing that The Phantom has finally bit the dust, Dr. Bremmer, who needs native labor to build his airstrip, has one of his men, Andy Kriss, masquerade as the hooded avenger. At the gathering of the tribes, Kriss, as The Phantom, feigns a throat injury, necessitating that Dr. Bremmer speak for him, but an old enemy, Chota, uses this "weakened" condition to get rid of his rival once and for all.