Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1952-10-22
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual)
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The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Marcia Mitchell

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Editor credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/18 (18 August 1952), provided by DC Comics. No script or art credits were indicated for this issue.

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 B387271.

Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
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Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page

Ghosts for Sale!
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The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Greystone; Marcia Mitchell; Phillip Mitchell; Tabor; Al; Mrs. Mitchell
Synopsis:
A magician's assistants vanish on stage. They are kidnapped and held for ransom by the stage manager.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The name of the stage magician "Greystone" is obviously a play on the noted stage magician Harry Blackstone.

Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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

Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Dead Man's Hand!
(Table of Contents: 7)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Hank Wheeler; Jim Pomeroy
Synopsis:
A rodeo rider feels "jinxed" by a deck of cards. But it's only a colleague trying to scare him into losing.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info by Mark Waid.

Magic Circles...
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comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural

Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet!
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

How to Spot a Witch!
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comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Ways to tell if someone is a witch.

The Man Who Carved Death!
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comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Curt Brent; Lobenga; Bukema; Jon Carter; Derek Richards; Alvin Peters
Synopsis:
The members of a treasure hunt expedition kill themselves out of greed.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer suggested Manny Stallman for pencils.

Your Hair's Best Friend
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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Eerie Eddys
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset

Indexer Notes

text with illustration

The Day of Destiny!
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The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
  • Feature Logo:The Phantom Stranger
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:He knew beforehand that the next twelve hours would be the luckiest of his life -- yet he was afraid to live them!
Characters:
Dr. Jayson Adams; Leonard Hall; Mr. Linton
Synopsis:
Employee plans a fraud on his company, but the Phantom Stranger steps in.
Reprints (1)

Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Draw Me!
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Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page

The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

Biggest Stopper on the Block!
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    The Phantom Stranger
  2. Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
    Novelty Mart Toys
  3. Ghosts for Sale!
    The Phantom Stranger
  4. Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  5. ["Whoopee! This is the real wild West!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  7. Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
    Superman
  8. Dead Man's Hand!
    The Phantom Stranger
  9. Magic Circles...
  10. Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  11. How to Spot a Witch!
  12. The Man Who Carved Death!
  13. Your Hair's Best Friend
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  14. The Eerie Eddys
  15. The Day of Destiny!
    The Phantom Stranger
  16. Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading
    DC Comics
  17. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  18. The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  19. Biggest Stopper on the Block!
    Thom McAn Shoes
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Steve Jenner
  • Arthur Lortie
  • Mark Muller
  • Phil Owens
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore
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