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2October-November 1952
$0.10

The Phantom Stranger #2

DC · October-November 1952 · on sale 1952-09-01

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Series
The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October-November 1952
Key date
1952-10-00
On-sale date
1952-09-01
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Killer Shadow!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: John Giunta; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger
1Binky Asks "What Do You Know about Other People?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappAlice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs
2The Killer Shadow!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry, Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Death's Strange Deputy!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
7Death Writes an Obituary!comic story2script: Jack Miller; pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJoe Kennedy; copy editor; fishing buddy
8The Haunting Wind!comic story3.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDan Russell; Jim Nelson; guide; airplane pilot; night-shift factory workers
10The Talking Head!comic story1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Ira SchnappRoger Bacon; servant; talking head (bust)
11Can You Explain It?text article2script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12Here's Explosive Adventure in 2 More Great Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jerry Grandenetti, Gil Kane; inks: Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
13The Three Signs of Evil!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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