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6June-July 1953
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The Phantom Stranger #6

DC · June-July 1953 · on sale 1953-04-15

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Identification plate

Series
The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
June-July 1953
Key date
1953-06-00
On-sale date
1953-04-15
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Doorway in the Sky!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger
1Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Readingpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira SchnappJerry Lewis, Dean Martin
2The Ghosts in the Locked Room!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
5The Busy Browniecomic story0.5script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
7Doorway in the Sky!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typesetJerry Lewis, Dean Martin
12Dead Man's Bluff!comic story4script: Jack Miller; pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar Saladino
13The Mystical Mesmertext article2script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
14Stop That Yawncomic story0.5script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
16Horror in Miniature!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
17Peter Porkchops Learns "Careless Is No Joke!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops, Wolfie

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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House of Secrets #101958On eBay ›
Tales of the Unexpected #251958On eBay ›
House of Mystery #2241974On eBay ›

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