The Phantom Stranger #2

(October-November 1952)

What Do You Know about Other People? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Binky; Cosette; Allergy; Lucy

The Killer Shadow! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Sy Barry; Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Phantom Stranger

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #98 (October-November 1971)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info from Mark Waid (Per Sandell)

["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault."] (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:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

A list of DC's advisory board members plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also a plug for "A Date with Judy" broadcast Saturday mornings on ABC-TV.

Death's Strange Deputy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Phantom Stranger

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #418 (April 1972)
• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #27 ([June 1977])

"To reach the moon..." (Table of Contents)

Out of This World / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Ad for Necco Assorted Wafers.

Death Writes an Obituary (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

John Giunta [as Jay Gee]

Inks:

John Giunta [as Jay Gee]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama

The Haunting Wind! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

John Giunta (signed)

Inks:

John Giunta (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Dan Russell; Jim Nelson

Synopsis:

After stealing a ruby ring in Tibet, Dan Russell is cursed to die by a vengeful wind.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #97 ([July 1964])
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #199 (February 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #28 (December 1974)
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #227 (October-November 1974)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

Your Hair's Best Friend (Table of Contents)

Waildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Synopsis:

Hair tonic ad.

The Talking Head (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Sir Francis Bacon

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits changed based on comparisons with Drucker's known work from this period. Morris Waldinger's fillers do not appear in Schwartz-edited comics until late 1953. Gene Reed -3/6/2011.

Can You Explain It? (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Several anecdotes that defy logical explanation.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Grandenetti; Gil Kane

Inks:

Jerry Grandenetti; Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Synopsis:

House ad for All-American Men of War #128 and Our Army at War 33.

The Three Signs of Evil (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella; Sy Barry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Phantom Stranger

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #80 (February 1969)
which is reprinted
• in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info from Mark Waid (Per Sandell)

Tootsie Rolls' Great Big Contest (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops with entry blank rules for entering the Tootsie Rolls Contest.

How to Fix ny Part of Any Car (Table of Contents)

Motor Book Dept / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for a comprehensive automobile repair manual.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

A Carnival of Columbia Built 75th Anniversary Models Jumbo Features (Table of Contents)

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for bicycles built by The Westfield Manufacturing Company.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.