- Wrote The Phantom newspaper comic strip, which he created, from 1936 until his death in 1999.
- His character Mandrake The Magician is often considered the world's first comic book superhero.
- Is one of the most widely read comics-writers ever; having over a hundred million readers every single day in his prime with his comic strips The Phantom and Mandrake.
- Considered calling The Phantom for The Gray Ghost at first, but he quickly found out that he preferred The Phantom instead.
- He mainly wrote comic strips because of the high payment, because Falk's favorite kind of writing was for the theater. He ran 5 theaters, and directed and produced hundreds of plays, starring people like Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Chico Marx, Ethel Waters, Paul Newman, and Ezio Pinza.
- Is the only comic-creator to receive the Roman Lifetime Achievement Award, given to him by the Minister of Culture.
- Was a world traveler, and often wrote his scripts for The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician in a hotel room, far away from his New York home.
- Originally intended The Phantom to be a rich playboy who fought crime at night. Falk actually introduced the character of Jimmy Wells in 1936 in his first story, The Singh Brotherhood, with the intention of him being the Phantom's real identity. However, during the course of the story, Falk decided to move The Phantom to Africa, where he got the familiar identity of Kit Walker.
- His character Lohan from Mandrake is considered the first African-American main character in a comic book.
- Falk wrote two musicals; one called "Happy Dollar" and "Mandrake the Magician", based on his own newspaper strip with the same name.
- Graduated from the University of Illinois and worked with the Office of Information during World War II, prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army. After the war, he enjoyed a successful career as a playwright and stage producer.
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