The Phantom Stranger #5

(April-May 1953)

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Leonard Starr

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

House ad for House of Mystery #13.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Living Nightmare (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Phantom Stranger

Reprints:

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #226 (August-September 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([January] 2009)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #226 (August-September 1974)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3

Your Hair's Best Friend (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Hair tonic ad with gag cartoon.

["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ray Thompson

Pencils:

Ray Thompson

Inks:

Ray Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

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)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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, a special plug for the latest issues of Adventuers of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Keywords:

celebrity

Demon Count (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Reprints:

• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30 (March 1960)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30 (March 1960)

The Unseen Familiar (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

Announcement of the Superman television show.

Twelve-Day Terror! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Supersititions about the twelve days of Christmas.

This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World (Table of Contents)

Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Special stamps available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.

People are People! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Time to Kill (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

John Giunta (signed)

Inks:

John Giunta (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #219 (February 1970)

Strange Secrets of the Ozarks (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Some of the superstitions of the Ozark Mountain people.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

The Stars Screamed Danger (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Frank Giacoia

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Villain: Vasti the Fortune Teller

Reprints:

• in The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1969 series) #3 (September-October 1969) [pp. 3-7, ; incorporated into: "How Do You Know My Name?"]
which is reprinted
• in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in Phantom Stranger, The (DC, 1969 series) #3 [incorporated into: "How Do You Know My Name?"]
• in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1

Hand of Glory (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Reprints:

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #128 (November 1962)

The Nameless Ones (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Hi there, Pal! Win Some of these 100 SIlver Anniversary Prizes! (Table of Contents)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

George Jowett

Synopsis:

Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Daisy Air Rifles and an instruction booklet for steps to establish an air rifle club.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.