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Issue: The Phantom Stranger #3
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #3 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/22/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Editor credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/18 (18 August 1952), provided by DC Comics. No script or art credits were indicated for this issue.

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 B387271.
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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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Marcia Mitchell
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Pages: 1
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Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Happy the Cowboy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ads for various toys from Novelty Mart, Dept. 10, 59 East 8th Street, New York 3, N.Y.
Inside front cover.
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Ghosts for Sale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Greystone; Marcia Mitchell; Phillip Mitchell; Tabor; Al; Mrs. Mitchell
Synopsis: A magician's assistants vanish on stage. They are kidnapped and held for ransom by the stage manager.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: The name of the stage magician "Greystone" is obviously a play on the noted stage magician Harry Blackstone.
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Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome

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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for a TV show sponsored by Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.
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[untitled]

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): stage driver
First Line: Whoopee! This is the real wild West!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Fleer's bubble gum ad.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also, there's a special blurb for the latest of Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Pages: 0.5
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Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
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Pages: 1
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Dead Man's Hand!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Hank Wheeler; Jim Pomeroy
Synopsis: A rodeo rider feels "jinxed" by a deck of cards. But it's only a colleague trying to scare him into losing.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #97 published July 1964
as Dead Man's Hand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #419 published May 1972
as Dead Man's Hand! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Magic Circles...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers verified from DC records of Nelson Bridwell.
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Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for a premium available for 35 cents plus the front cover of a Smith Brothers box.
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How to Spot a Witch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Ways to tell if someone is a witch.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers verified from DC records of Nelson Bridwell.
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The Man Who Carved Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Curt Brent; Lobenga; Bukema; Jon Carter; Derek Richards; Alvin Peters
Synopsis: The members of a treasure hunt expedition kill themselves out of greed.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Previous indexer suggested Manny Stallman for pencils.
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Your Hair's Best Friend

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Hair tonic ad with a gag panel.
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The Eerie Eddys

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text with illustration. Script and art credits for fillers verified from DC records of Nelson Bridwell.
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The Day of Destiny!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Dr. Jayson Adams; Leonard Hall; Mr. Linton
Synopsis: Employee plans a fraud on his company, but the Phantom Stranger steps in.
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Pages: 6
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Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for House of Mystery #9.
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Draw Me!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for an art correspondence school. Win an art course worth $280.00 from Art Instruction Inc., Dept. 10502-1, 500 S. 4th, Minneapolis 15, Minn.
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The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for four different models of Daisy Air rifles and BB shot, featuring the 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine.
Inside back cover.
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Biggest Stopper on the Block!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Blue Moc, available from Thom McAn for $7.98 per pair.
Back cover.

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