The Phantom Stranger #3

(December 1952-January 1953)

Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop (Table of Contents)

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ads for various toys.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Ghosts for Sale (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Characters:

Captain Tootsie

Synopsis:

Ad for a TV show sponsored by Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.

["Whoopee! This is the real wild West!"] (Table of Contents)

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

Ray Thompson

Pencils:

Ray Thompson

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Ray Thompson

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Ray Thompson

Content Information

Synopsis:

Bubble gum ad.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis

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.

UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

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Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Dead Man's Hand (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #97 ([July 1964])
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #419 (May 1972)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info by Mark Waid (Per Sandell)

Magic Circles (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

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Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Indexer Notes

Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet! (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for a premium available for 35 cents plus the front cover of a Smith Brothers box.

How to Spot a Witch (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

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Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Ways to tell if someone is a witch.

Indexer Notes

Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

The Man Who Carved Death (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Manny Stallman

Inks:

John Giunta

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Your Hair's Best Friend (Table of Contents)

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Hair tonic ad with a gag panel.

The Eerie Eddys (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

text w/illo; script credit verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

The Day of Destiny (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Sy Barry; Joe Giella

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Now More Than Ever -- This Famous SYmbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Ruben Moreira

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Ruben Moreira

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

Ad for House of Mystery #9.

Draw Me! (Table of Contents)

Art Instruction Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for an art correspondence school.

The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Red Ryder

Synopsis:

Ad for four different models of Daisy Air rifles and BB shot.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Biggest Stopper on the Block! (Table of Contents)

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for the Blue Moc, available from Thom McAn for $7.98 per pair.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.