“Queens’oween? What’s that?” you ask. It was a feature I played around with a decade ago that focused on the Halloween displays to be found in Pan’s hometown borough of Queens, New York. Well, why not bring it back? says I. After all, there are plenty of Halloween-themed things to see in the County of Queens.

Starting things off is a bit of a repost for those celebrating Spooky Season, and for those who may have missed it the first time around: a one-page horror tale from comics’ Golden Age that takes place in one of the borough’s most well-known locations.

Set in the 1890s, “Phantom of Flushing” first appeared in Adventures into Darkness #9, published by Standard Comics in April 1953. Unfortunately, since most comics at the time didn’t include creator credits, and Standard Comics went out of business a long time ago, this story’s writer and artist are unknown.

Jokes about the name aside, Flushing is one of Queens’s oldest neighborhoods, first settled in 1645 by the Dutch (back when New York was known as New Amsterdam) before falling under British control in the 1660s. Today it’s a vibrant area that includes the Flushing Town Hall performing arts center, numerous art galleries and anime stores, countless places to eat, and a Chinatown even larger than the original in Lower Manhattan. If you’re ever in the New York City area, be sure to give it a visit.

Mini history lesson and tourism plug aside, sit back and get ready to meet…the Phantom of Flushing!