(October-November 1952)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-09-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 6, Part 2, Numbers 1-2, Periodicals, January-December 1952. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B375141.
The Killer Shadow!
The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
Binky Asks "What Do You Know about Other People?"
Binky [DC] / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky; Cosette; Allergy; Lucy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Killer Shadow!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
- Synopsis
- Guardian John Neville tries to drive his wealthy ward Myra crazy to get his hands on her money. Neville pretends to steal her shadow, then disguises himself as Myra's shadow and attacks her. The Phantom Stranger sets things straight.
- Reprints
-
in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #98 (October-November 1971) which is reprinted
-
in Indexer Notes
Reprint info from Mark Waid.
Death's Strange Deputy!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
- Synopsis
- Evil magician Velie uses the help of a hypnotized deputy district attorney to murder D.A. Caldwell. The Phantom Stranger steps in and thwarts the plot.
- Reprints
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #418 (April 1972) which is reprinted
-
in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #14 (juillet-août 1978) -
in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #27 ([June 1977])
-
Indexer Notes
Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, March 2019. Previous indexer credited Bernard Sachs.
Death Writes an Obituary!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- John Giunta (credited as Jay Gee)
- Inks
- John Giunta (credited as Jay Gee)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Newspaperman Joe Kennedy plans to fake his own death, but actually drowns.
The Haunting Wind!
comic story / 3.67 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- John Giunta (signed)
- Inks
- John Giunta (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dan Russell; Jim Nelson
- Synopsis
- After stealing a ruby ring in Tibet, mountain explorer Dan Russell is cursed to die by a vengeful wind.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #69 - 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 Skräckmagasinet (Williams Förlags AB, 1972 series) #11/1974 ([november] 1974) - in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #28 (December 1974)
- in House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [March 2019])
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #227 (October-November 1974) which is reprinted
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #12 (mars 1987) [N&B [B&W]]
-
in Skrekk Magasinet (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1972 series) #11/1974 ([november] 1974) - in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #4 (4ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]
-
The Talking Head!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- 13th century English scientist Roger Bacon experiences a vision.
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #9 (January 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Script and art credits changed from Morris Waldinger by Gene Reed based on comparisons with Drucker's known work from this period and due to the fact that Waldinger's fillers do not appear in Schwartz-edited comics until late 1953. Drucker is also credited as having worked on the comic in The Comic Reader #27, July 1964.
Can You Explain It?
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- Several anecdotes that defy logical explanation.
Indexer Notes
text w/illo
Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines!
All-American Men of War; Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Three Signs of Evil!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
- Synopsis
- The Phantom Stranger and artist Mark Davis tackle a cult of evil assassins.
- Reprints
- in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #80 (February 1969) [1st page omitted] which is reprinted
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Sy Barry. Reprint info from Mark Waid.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Killer Shadow!
The Phantom Stranger -
1.
Binky Asks "What Do You Know about Other People?"
Binky [DC] -
2.
The Killer Shadow!
The Phantom Stranger -
3.
["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault..."]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
4.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
5.
Death's Strange Deputy!
The Phantom Stranger -
6.
["To reach the moon..."]
Out of This World; Necco -
7.
Death Writes an Obituary!
-
8.
The Haunting Wind!
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9.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic -
10.
The Talking Head!
-
11.
Can You Explain It?
-
12.
Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines!
All-American Men of War; Our Army at War -
13.
The Three Signs of Evil!
The Phantom Stranger -
14.
Tootsie Rolls' Great Big Contest
Tootsie Roll -
15.
How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
Motor Book Dept -
16.
A Carnival of Columbia Built 75th Anniversary Models Jumbo Features
Columbia Bicycles
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- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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