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3December 1952-January 1953
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The Phantom Stranger #3

DC · December 1952-January 1953 · on sale 1952-10-22

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Identification plate

Series
The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 1952-January 1953
Key date
1952-12-00
On-sale date
1952-10-22
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
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Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger
2Ghosts for Sale!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetJerry Lewis, Dean Martin
6Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
7Dead Man's Hand!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
8Magic Circles...comic story0.5script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
10How to Spot a Witch!comic story1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
11The Man Who Carved Death!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCurt Brent; Lobenga; Bukema; Jon Carter; Derek Richards; Alvin Peters
13The Eerie Eddystext article2script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
14The Day of Destiny!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry, Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
15Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Readingpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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