Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1952-09-01
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual)

The Killer Shadow!

The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The strange story of a creeping doom that struck at night... "The Killer Shadow!"
  • Keywords:fear; shadows
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Myra Hunter; killer shadows
Synopsis:
Myra Hunter is menaced by a quartet of killer shadows.

Issue Data

Indexer 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.

Binky Asks "What Do You Know about Other People?"

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page


  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's been wonderful being with you these past few weeks. I've learned so much about America...
  • Keywords:societal and cultural awareness
Characters:
Cosette
Synopsis:
Cosette returns to France with a greater understanding of American families.

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover.

The Killer Shadow!

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters:
Myra Hunter; John Neville
Synopsis:
Guardian John Neville tries to drive his wealthy ward Myra Hunter 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 (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info from Mark Waid.

[Pud's Bank Deposit]

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Death's Strange Deputy!

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Velie; Adam; District Attorney Caldwell
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 (2)

Out of This World

Necco Wafers / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page

Death Writes an Obituary!

comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:
Joe Kennedy; copy editor; fishing buddy
Synopsis:
Newspaper obituary writer Joe Kennedy plans to fake his own death, but actually drowns.

The Haunting Wind!

comic story / 3.67 pages


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters:
Dan Russell; Jim Nelson; guide; airplane pilot; night-shift factory workers
Synopsis:
After stealing a ruby ring that once belonged to a wind-god from a high mountain tomb in Tibet, mountain explorers Dan Russell and Jim Nelson are cursed to die by a vengeful wind. Jim Nelson is immediately blown off a peak to his death. Dan Russell, with the stolen ring, makes it back to the United States intact. But, can he ever be truly safe from the wind-god's curse?
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

The stone of the "ruby ring" is colored green.

[I Was a Teenage Bird's-Nest!]

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Talking Head!

comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In the 13th Century, the English scholar and scientist, Roger Bacon, conceived the idea of enclosing England with a wall, making the country inaccessible to any invader...
  • Keywords:13th Century; border wall; England; lightning; statue bust; vision
Characters:
Roger Bacon; servant; talking head (bust)
Synopsis:
13th century English scientist Roger Bacon experiences a vision, but misses the one moment it becomes a reality.
Reprints (1)

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


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Strange, inexplicable events continue to occur...
  • Keywords:coincidences
Synopsis:
Several anecdotes that defy logical explanation.

Indexer Notes

Includes an anecdote on Winston Churchill.

Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines!

DC Comics; 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; horror-suspense
Characters:
Mark Davis (artist); members of the Moon Cult (villains); NYC police officer
Synopsis:
The Phantom Stranger and artist Mark Davis tackle a cult of evil assassins who have staked-out three locations in New York City as places where ceremonies and a human sacrifice will give them great powers - Columbus Circle, Times Square, and Washington Square Park.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info from Mark Waid.

Tootsie Rolls' Great Big Contest

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

How to Fix Any Part of Any Car

MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

A Carnival of Columbia Built 75th Anniversary Models Jumbo Features

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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