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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Phantasm
| image =
| caption =
| publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Teen Titans|The New Teen Titans]]'' (vol. 2) #73 (1991)
| creators = [[Marv Wolfman]]<br>[[Mike Collins (comics)|Mike Collins]]
| alter_ego = Daniel M. Chase, later the souls of [[Azarath]]
| full_name =
| species = Human (originally)<br>Fusion of Souls (currently)
| homeworld = 
| alliances = [[Teen Titans|New Teen Titans]]<br/>[[Central Bureau of Intelligence]]
| aliases = 
| supports = 
| powers = Telekinesis<br>Extremely intelligent with a [[photographic]] memory
}}
'''Danny Chase''' (later called '''[[Phantasm (comics)|Phantasm]]''') is a fictional [[superhero]] in [[DC Comics]] publications.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=233}}</ref>

==Publication history==
Danny Chase/Phantasm first appeared in ''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' Annual (vol. 2) #3 and was created by [[Marv Wolfman]] and artist [[Mike Collins (comics)|Mike Collins]]. Although Wolfman hoped the character would restore the "teen hero" feel to a group composed mostly of characters in their twenties, Danny was also intended as a comic foil for one of the group's foundational characters, [[Beast Boy|Changeling]]. However, readers responded negatively to the character, leading him to be written out of the series.

During [[Jay Faerber]]'s run on ''Teen Titans'', he intended for the villain Epsilon to be a resurrected Danny Chase, but editor [[Andy Helfer]] vetoed the idea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Epsilon & Theta |url=http://www.titanstower.com/epsilon-theta/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013133635/https://www.titanstower.com/epsilon-theta/ |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |work=Titans Tower}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
Danny Chase is the son of Central Bureau of Intelligence spies, and was thus trained in espionage, infiltration, and intelligence acquisition.<ref>''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' (vol. 2) #40 (February 1988)</ref> He later joins the Teen Titans, but [[Nightwing]] forces him to leave following [[Jason Todd]]'s death.<ref>''[[New Titans]]'' #55 (June 1989)</ref>

In ''Titans Hunt'', Danny is attacked by the [[Wildebeest Society]] and presumed dead. However, he survives and adopts the '''Phantasm''' identity using a makeshift costume and voice modulator.

Danny later sacrifices himself to save [[Raven (DC Comics)|Raven]]'s homeworld of Azarath. He, [[Arella]], and the souls of Azarath merge into a new entity called Phantasm.<ref>''New Titans'' #84-85 (March - April 1992)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Teen Titans: Who Was Danny Chase, DC's OTHER Phantasm? |url=https://www.cbr.com/teen-titans-danny-chase-phantasm/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]}}</ref><ref>''[[Teen Titans]]'' (vol. 3) #39 (November 2006)</ref> In ''[[Blackest Night]]'', Danny's body is temporarily resurrected as a [[Black Lantern Corps|Black Lantern]].<ref>''[[Blackest Night]]: Titans'' #3 (December 2009)</ref>

In ''[[The New 52]]'' continuity reboot, Phantasm appears as a captive of [[A.R.G.U.S.]]<ref>''[[Justice League of America's Vibe]]'' #6 (September 2013)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Danny Chase is a [[metahuman]] who possesses telekinesis, and is additionally skilled in espionage and has a [[photographic memory]]. As Phantasm, he possesses the combined magic of the souls of Azarath.

==In other media==

* Danny Chase appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Jason Marsden]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Danny Chase Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Danny-Chase/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version possesses teleportation in addition to telekinesis, both of which he gained from experimentation by the [[List of Young Justice characters#The Light|Light]], and was further transformed by [[DeSaad]] into a robotic being known as the '''Kaiser-Thrall'''. Danny is then forced into serving the forces of [[Apokolips]] before being freed by the [[List of Young Justice characters#"The Team"|Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=May 26, 2022 |title=''Young Justice'' Fixes The Story Of The Most Hated Teen Titan |url=https://screenrant.com/young-justice-kaizer-thrall-danny-chase-teen-titan/ |access-date=September 20, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>
* Danny Chase appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>
* Danny Chase appears in ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics)|Injustice: Gods Among Us]]: Year Five'' #16.<ref>''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics)|Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five]]'' #16 (October 2016)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/danny-chase/29-28700/ Danny Chase] at Comic Vine

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[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1988]]
[[Category:Characters created by Marv Wolfman]]
[[Category:DC Comics child superheroes]]
[[Category:DC Comics metahumans]]
[[Category:DC Comics telekinetics]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with eidetic memory]]
[[Category:Fictional ghosts]]
[[Category:Fictional intelligence analysts]]

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