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The Phantom Stranger #1

DC · Series began 1952 · August-September 1952

first appearance of The Phantom Stranger

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The Phantom Stranger (DC, supernatural) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: August-September 1952
On sale: June 6, 1952
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Win Mortimer, Ray Thompson, Murphy Anderson, Mort Drucker, Raymond Perry, Gil Kane, Ruben Moreirainks: Sy Barry, Win Mortimer, Ray Thompson, Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson, Mort Drucker, Raymond Perry, Ruben Moreiraletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladino, Ray Thompsonscript: Jack Schiff, Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Thompson, John Broome, Mort Drucker, Jack Miller

Stories

The Haunters from Beyond! · 8 pages
Secretary Anne Parris, descendant of a family of witch-hunters, has inherited the Parris fortune. Her criminal cousin Bryce costumes as a witchmaster and tries to scare her to death. Anne, however, is assisted by the Phantom Stranger to reveal the plot.
When Dead Men Walk! · 6 pages
When three friends die in a plane crash, the spirits seem to be haunting those they left behind, but the Phantom Stranger reveals that the ghostly appearances are really the work of an embezzler attempting to cover his tracks.
Goblin in the Bottle · 5.67 pages
Socialite Moira Varner tries to break up an engagement by pretending to command a bottle imp.
Whistle Magic · 1 pages
Fate Takes a Hand · 2 pages
The House of Strange Secrets! · 6 pages
Stage magician Robart lures a traveler to his house. He wants to kill him and be able to cast a black magic spell. The Phantom Stranger appears on the scene, protects the innocent man and foils Robart’s evil plans.

Characters

The Phantom Stranger

Reprinted in

The Phantom Stranger (1969), Five-Score Comic Monthly (1961), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971), The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1990), The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1992)