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Issue: The Phantom Stranger #2
Publication Date: October 1952
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Issues: #2 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/01/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 6, Part 2, Numbers 1-2, Periodicals, January-December 1952. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B375141.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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The Killer Shadow!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Phantom Stranger
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Pages: 1
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Binky Asks "What Do You Know about Other People?"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Binky; Cosette; Allergy; Lucy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Killer Shadow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Phantom Stranger
Synopsis: Guardian John Neville tries to drive his wealthy ward Myra crazy to get his hands on her money. Neville pretends to steal her shadow, then disguises himself as Myra's shadow and attacks her. The Phantom Stranger sets things straight.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #98 published October 1971
as The Killer Shadow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault...
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also a plug for "A Date with Judy" broadcast Saturday mornings on ABC-TV.
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Pages: 0.5
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Death's Strange Deputy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Phantom Stranger
Synopsis: Evil magician Velie uses the help of a hypnotized deputy district attorney to murder D.A. Caldwell. The Phantom Stranger steps in and thwarts the plot.
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #418 published April 1972
as Death's Strange Deputy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #27 published June 1977
as Death's Strange Deputy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, March 2019. Previous indexer credited Bernard Sachs.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
First Line: To reach the moon...
Synopsis: Ad for Necco Assorted Wafers.
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Pages: 0.33
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Death Writes an Obituary!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: Newspaperman Joe Kennedy plans to fake his own death, but actually drowns.
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Pages: 2
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The Haunting Wind!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Dan Russell; Jim Nelson
Synopsis: After stealing a ruby ring in Tibet, mountain explorer Dan Russell is cursed to die by a vengeful wind.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #97 published July 1964
as The Haunting Wind [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #199 published February 1972
as The Haunting Wind! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #227 published October 1974
as The Haunting Wind! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSkrekk Magasinet #11/1974 published November 1974
as Vindens hevn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #28 published December 1974
as Der Wind des Grauens! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as The Haunting Wind! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagHorror #69 published ?
as Geistersturm! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3.67
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Your Hair's Best Friend

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic
Synopsis: Hair tonic ad.
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Pages: 0.33
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The Talking Head!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: 13th century English scientist Roger Bacon experiences a vision.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits changed based on comparisons with Drucker's known work from this period. Morris Waldinger's fillers do not appear in Schwartz-edited comics until late 1953. Drucker is also credited as having worked on the comic in The Comic Reader #27, July 1964.
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Can You Explain It?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Several anecdotes that defy logical explanation.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: text w/illo
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Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines!

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): All-American Men of War; Our Army at War
Synopsis: House ad for All-American Men of War #128 and Our Army at War #33.
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Pages: 1
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The Three Signs of Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Phantom Stranger
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger and artist Mark Davis tackle a cult of evil assassins.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase #80 published February 1969
as The Three Signs of Evil [Story on Interior Page(s)]1st page omitted
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Phantom Stranger #1 published December 2006
as The Three Signs of Evil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Tootsie Rolls' Great Big Contest

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Synopsis: Ad for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops with entry blank rules for entering the Tootsie Rolls Contest.
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Pages: 1
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How to Fix Any Part of Any Car

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor Book Dept
Synopsis: Ad for a comprehensive automobile repair manual.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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A Carnival of Columbia Built 75th Anniversary Models Jumbo Features

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia Bicycles
Synopsis: Ad for bicycles built by The Westfield Manufacturing Company.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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