The October Phantom

The October Phantom is a plain light bone colour with eyes of the faintest celadon green. These eyes are not like the usual Phantom eyes however; as the slight fades the eyes will emit an eerie glow.

Phosphorescent pigment is not a contemporary invention, in the early 1900s radioactive materials were used to make paint that glowed. When radium was discovered in the early 1900s, people were fascinated by its mysterious glow and it was added to many everyday products, including paints. These paints were used on the dials of clocks and watches to make them glow-in-the-dark. This glow-in-the-dark paint was also used on airplane dials and gauges, which allowed people to read clocks and instruments at night with no other light. During World War II, radium dials and gauges allowed pilots to fly at night without cockpit lights. This helped the pilots avoid being seen by enemy soldiers.