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Issue: The Phantom Stranger #6
Publication Date: June 1953
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Issues: #6 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: 04/15/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Filler credits in this issue verified from copies of DC editorial records from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
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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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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Pencils below masthead.
 
 
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The Doorway in the Sky!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Lorna (actress)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Murphy Anderson recalled drawing the cover to Phantom Stranger #6 in The Comic Reader #27, July 1964.
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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)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity, humorous
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series) #6 (May-June 1953)
Inside front cover.
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The Ghosts in the Locked Room!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Ira Prentiss (millionaire); Alice Barton (secretary); Hugh Criley (debunker)
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger solves a clever jewelry theft, committed out of a locked room.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Can Your Scalp Pass the Fingernail Test?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Hair tonic ad with gag panel.
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Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for canvas shoes made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
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The Busy Brownie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about a certain kind of fairy.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #10 published May 1958
as The Busy Brownie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Magic Tricks

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 chocolate drink mix.
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Doorway in the Sky!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (pages 1-3)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Lorna (actress); Bill Sloane (movie director); Gordon (columnist); Charley (cameraman); Eddie (publicist); Grace Harris (stand-in)
Synopsis: On a Hollywood movie set, the Phantom Stranger saves actress Lorna from a deadly intrigue.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #42 published October 1968
as Doorway in the Sky [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Nick Caputo believes pages 1-3 were penciled by an unknown artist.
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Superman Is on Television!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(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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$15,000 in Prizes!

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad and entry blank for the Red Ball Sports Shoes contest.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
First Line: I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!
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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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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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. Plus an additional plug for the latest issue of Adventues of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Dead Man's Bluff!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: The gangster Ace Mitchell claims he can cross into another dimension - with the help of a special wrist watch.
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Pages: 4
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The Mystical Mesmer

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Highlights of the life and career of Franz Mesmer.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: text w/illo
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Stop That Yawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Odd superstitions about yawning.
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In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #25 published May 1958
as Stop That Yawn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Hey! You Baseball Fans! Look!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for baseball pennants available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.
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Horror in Miniature!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Tim Harley (photographer); Pete
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger and cameraman Tim Harley fight back an invasion of elves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #64 published January 1972
as Mystery in Miniature [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #224 published April 1974
as Mystery in Miniature! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #60 published ?
as Geheimnis in Miniatur [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Peter Porkchops Learns "Careless Is No Joke!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
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Pages: 1
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Free! 235 Stamps from All Over the World

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 235 foreign stamps and a set of Anti-Communist Stamps.
Inside back cover.
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May Is National Daisy Air Rifle Month!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
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Synopsis: Ad for several different models of Daisy Air Rifles.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for several different models of Daisy Air Rifles.
Back cover.

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