(July-August 1972)

DC, 1969 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #84.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as Jim Aparo)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as Jim Aparo)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-1672
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Kasmet; Song; Song's infant brother; Phantom Stranger
Reprints

A Child Shall Lead Them! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (plot); Len Wein (script)
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Tatjana Wood ?
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-1181
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger; Kasmet; Song; High Lama (death); Chendu; Song's mother (death); Song's infant brother
Synopsis
The Stranger helps a young boy who is accused of murdering the High Lama by supernatural means.
Reprints
Keywords
Dark Circle; Tibet

The Power (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Hanerfeld
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-1515
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

A Far Away Place (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek ?

Job Number
J-1591
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
George Wheemy meets a man who wants to take Mr. Letterman, who has been sick, on a long trip, but finds that Mr. Letterman died on the day of the intended "trip."
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mail to the Phantom Stranger / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Orlando ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-1685

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mark Sigal and John Courtade.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Phantom Stranger
  2. 1. A Child Shall Lead Them!
    The Phantom Stranger
  3. 2. The Power
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  5. 4. A Far Away Place
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mail to the Phantom Stranger
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore