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It was through Ray's artwork that the first generation of Phantom fans came to know and love "The Ghost Who Walks....". From the beginning he set the realistic style that would await the arrival of Sy Barry, about twenty years later, to find an equal. Ray's art from 1936 to the beginning of 1939 remained fairly static encompassing only small changes. One of these changes is pointed out by Jim Shepherd in the editorial of Frew #931A. The issue contains the daily stories, "Little Toma", 1937-38, "The Prisoner of the Himalayas", 1938 and "Adventure in Algiers", 1938. Jim suggests to the reader to "...See if you can spot a few subtle differences in these three gems which covered the period September 1937 to July 1938. Suprisingly, even in that relatively short period, there are quite a few. Especially noticable is a cleaner cut face for the Phantom...." Moore began to clean up and clarify the Phantom's features during "Little Toma" (see above)
and the progression is very easy to pick.The other changes during these early years were mainly in the design of the Phantom's costume.
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