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The Phantom Stranger #4

DC · Series began 1952 · February-March 1953

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Dates

Cover date: February-March 1953
On sale: December 17, 1952
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, Mort Drucker, Ruben Moreira, Gene Colan, Ray Thompson, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Fred Harmaninks: Sy Barry, Joe Giella, Mort Drucker, Ruben Moreira, Frank Giacoia, Ray Thompson, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Fred Harmanletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladino, Mort Drucker, Ray Thompsonscript: Manly Wade Wellman, Mort Drucker, John Broome, Ray Thompson, Jack Schiff, Jack Miller

Stories

The Hairy Shadows · 8 pages
The Phantom Stranger and two ghost hunters rescue a man from another dimension. They perform a spell and open a gateway.
The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet! · 5.67 pages
The Phantom Stranger exposes the killer of famed trumpet player Kix Dexter.
Trail of the Lucky Coin! · 3.67 pages
A lucky coin wanders from hand to hand.
Mystery at Cape Cod · 2 pages
Short article about the fate of a lost submarine.
The Dream Killer! · 6 pages
Successful art painter William Wilson has premonitions about future deaths. He is haunted by terrible dreams and threatened by a medusa-like character. The Phantom Stranger steps in and discovers an evil plot behind Wilson's dreams.
The Crazy House! · 1 pages
Short story about a haunted house.

Publisher’s description

The Phantom Stranger and two ghost hunters attempt to rescue a man from another dimension.

Characters

The Phantom Stranger

Reprinted in

House of Mystery (1951), House of Secrets (1956), Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (1965), Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (1965), The Unexpected (1968), The Witching Hour (1969)