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Issue: The Phantom Stranger #5
Publication Date: April 1953
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Issues: #5 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: 02/18/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers verified from DC records of 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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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
First Line: What was the strange secret behind the haunting terror that struck an amusment park?
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Pages: 1
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Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #13.
Inside front cover.
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The Living Nightmare!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Jerry Samson (boxer); Windy Baxter (trainer); Ken Winwright (socialite); Maxon (medium); Della (Jerry's fiancée)
Synopsis: Boxing prizefighter Jerry Samson is made to believe he lost his powers. A gambling syndicate coaxed him into thinking he is the reincarnation of the biblical Samson, then cuts off his hair, thusly securing their odds at betting. The Phantom Stranger coaches Samson into winning his match.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #226 published August 1974
as The Living Nightmare! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #59 published ?
as Ein lebender Alptraum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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Your Hair's Best Friend

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Hair tonic ad with gag cartoon.
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[untitled]

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
First Line: Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!
Synopsis: Fleer's bubble gum ad.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Genres: celebrity, humorous
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 issues of Adventuers of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Demon Count

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, occult
Synopsis: Account of demons.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #30 published March 1960
as Demon Count [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Unseen Familiar!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Rufus Wilde (rich man); Carl Baker (Wilde's nephew); Pritchett (Wilde's secretary)
Synopsis: Rich heir Carl Baker is haunted by a ghost being, a familiar, who tries to coax Baker into signing over all his property. The Phantom Stranger exposes the familiar as the butler.
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Pages: 5.67
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Superman Is on Television!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Announcement of the Superman television show.
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Twelve-Day Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Supersititions about the twelve days of Christmas.
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Pages: 0.5
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This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World!

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Special stamps available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.
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Superman Says: "People are People!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Mr. Carson
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Pages: 1
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Time to Kill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Jed Bruno; Andrew Seldin
Synopsis: Jed Bruno travels to the future to get revenge on his enemy.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #219 published February 1970
as Time to Kill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Strange Secrets of the Ozarks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Some of the superstitions of the Ozark Mountain people.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: text with illustration
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The Stars Screamed Danger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Vasti the Fortune Teller (villain); Phil; Jerry Cahill (park owner); peggy Cahill (Jerry's wife)
Synopsis: At an amusement park, the mystic and fortune-teller Vasti predicts strange things which actually start to happen. The Phantom Stranger steps in and puts an end to Vasti's schemes.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Phantom Stranger #3 published September 1969
as Chapter 1: How Do You Know My Name? [Story on Interior Page(s)]first page omitted
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Pages: 6
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Hand of Glory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: The candle-bearing severed hand of a hanged man was believed to have magic powers.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #128 published November 1962
as Hand of Glory [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Nameless Ones!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: The power of names and pseudonyms
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Pages: 1
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Hi There, Pal! Win Some of These 100 Silver Anniversary Prizes!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): George F. Jowett (photo); John Sill (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free muscle-building materials from Jowett Institute of Physical Training, Dept. NC-34, 220 Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N.Y.
Inside back cover.
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Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): Ad for Daisy Air Rifles and an instruction booklet for steps to establish an air rifle club.
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy Air Rifles and an instruction booklet for steps to establish an air rifle club.
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