(April-May 1953)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-02-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
Credits for fillers verified by copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986. On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What was the strange secret behind the haunting terror that struck an amusment park?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Possible Kane or Moreira pencils and Moreira inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Murphy Anderson on pencils and Bernard Sachs on inks.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Leonard Starr (illustration)
- Inks
- Leonard Starr (illustration)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- House ad for House of Mystery #13.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Living Nightmare!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
- 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.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #59 -
in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #226 (August-September 1974) which is reprinted -
in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986) which is reprinted - in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)
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Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hair tonic ad with gag cartoon.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray Thompson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Bubble gum ad.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- 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
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Account of demons.
- Reprints
- in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30 (March 1960)
-
The Unseen Familiar!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- 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.
Superman Is on Television!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Announcement of the Superman television show.
Twelve-Day Terror!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Supersititions about the twelve days of Christmas.
This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World!
Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Special stamps available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.
Superman Says: "People are People!"
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Time to Kill!
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Henry Kuttner
- Pencils
- John Giunta (signed)
- Inks
- John Giunta (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jed Bruno; Andrew Seldin
- Synopsis
- Jed Bruno travels to the future to get revenge on his enemy.
- Reprints
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #219 (February 1970)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
Indexer Notes
Script credit from reprint in Batman #219. We formerly credited Jack Miller.
Strange Secrets of the Ozarks
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Some of the superstitions of the Ozark Mountain people.
Indexer Notes
text w/illo
The Stars Screamed Danger!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Vasti the Fortune Teller (villain)
- 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.
- Reprints
- in The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1969 series) #3 (September-October 1969) [first page omitted] which is reprinted
-
in Skräckserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1973 series) #3/1973 (18 april 1973) - in Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (1er trimestre 1975)
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Frank Giacoia for pencils.
Hand of Glory
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The candle-bearing severed hand of a hanged man was believed to have magic powers.
- Reprints
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #128 (November 1962) which is reprinted
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #33 (1 de julio de 1963)
-
The Nameless Ones!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The power of names and pseudonyms
- Reprints
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #38 (May 1955) which is reprinted
-
in Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["What was the strange secret behind the haunting terror that struck an amusment park?"]
The Phantom Stranger -
1.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading!
DC Comics -
2.
The Living Nightmare!
The Phantom Stranger -
3.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
6.
Demon Count
-
7.
The Unseen Familiar!
The Phantom Stranger -
8.
Superman Is on Television!
Superman -
9.
Twelve-Day Terror!
-
10.
This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World!
Necco Assorted Wafers -
11.
Superman Says: "People are People!"
Superman -
12.
Time to Kill!
-
13.
Strange Secrets of the Ozarks
-
14.
The Stars Screamed Danger!
The Phantom Stranger -
15.
Hand of Glory
-
16.
The Nameless Ones!
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17.
Hi There, Pal! Win Some of These 100 Silver Anniversary Prizes!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Steve Jenner
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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