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Issue: The Phantom Stranger #4
Publication Date: February 1953
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Issues: #4 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: 12/17/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers in this issue have been verified from copies of DC editorial records from Nelson Bridwell.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
First Line: Stop! Don't read another word from that evil book!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Instantly

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a lightbox that projects images on paper so they can be traced, from Master Art Helper Co., Dept. 136, 318 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Inside front cover.
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The Hairy Shadows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Vic Woods; Ellen Woods; Judd; old farmer
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger and two ghost hunters rescue a man from another dimension. They perform a spell and open a gateway.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #43 published January 1968
as The Hairy Shadows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #225 published June 1974
as The Hairy Shadows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #53 published ?
as Der behaarte Schatten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Per Murphy Anderson interview in Comic Book Marketplace 88, he drew at least one Phantom Stranger story that was written by Manly Wade Wellman.

Writer ID by comparing to known Wellman stories in other Schwartz titles of the period.
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Ring the Bells!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Odd facts about the mystical significance of bells.
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Pages: 0.5
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Magic Tricks

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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 chocolate drink mix.
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Tops in Comics!

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, science fiction
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space #12 and Gang Busters #32.
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Superman Is on Television!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Superman television show.
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The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Clay Whitman; Hal Davies; Perry Fulton
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger exposes the killer of famed trumpet player Kix Dexter.
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Pages: 5.67
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Your Hair's Best Friend

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Hair tonic ad and gag cartoon.
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[untitled]

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
First Line: Poor Pud...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Fleer's bubble gum ad.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also a special plug for the latest issue of Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Pete
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Pages: 1
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Trail of the Lucky Coin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Synopsis: A lucky coin wanders from hand to hand.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Witching Hour #38 published January 1974
as Trail of the Lucky Coin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
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Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for a television program sponsored by Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Fudge.
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Mystery at Cape Cod

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Short article about the fate of a lost submarine.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: text with illustration
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Green Thoughts

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Odd facts about the color green.
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Pages: 0.5
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Hi, Pardner! Get This Swell Cowboy Knife and Chain!

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Editor(s): ?
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a knife available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and 1 Necco Wafer Wrapper.
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The Dream Killer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): William Wilson; Harold Devers
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly #42 published October 1968
as The Dream Killer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Per Murphy Anderson interview in Comic Book Marketplace 88, he drew at least one Phantom Stranger story that was written by Manly Wade Wellman.

Writer ID by comparing to known Wellman stories in other Schwartz titles of the period.
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The Crazy House!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Mrs. Golding; Anne Robinson
Synopsis: Short story about a haunted house.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #23 published August 1959
as The Crazy House! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #108 published August 1968
as The Crazy House! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #2/1970 published February 1970
as Det gale huset! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for vehicle repair manuals from Motor Book Dept., Desk 92, 250 W. 55th St., New York 19, N.Y.
Inside back cover.
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Announcing the New Daisy Defender Repeating Air Rifle

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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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.
Back cover.

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