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Series: The Phantom Stranger

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Publisher: DC

Title: The Phantom Stranger
Issue: 4
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: February-March 1953
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Phantom Stranger #4 CGC 5.0 Big Apple
Owner: the420kid

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Phantom Stranger


Story Title: Draw Instantly - advertisement
Features:Master Art Helper Co.
Pages:1
Synopsis:Ad for a lightbox that projects images on paper so they can be traced.


Story Title: The Hairy Shadows - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Phantom Stranger; Vic Woods; Ellen Woods
Synopsis:The Phantom Stranger and two ghost hunters rescue a man from another dimension. They perform a spell and open a gateway.


Story Title: Ring the Bells! - cartoon
Pages:0.5
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Odd facts about the mystical significance of bells.


Story Title: Magic Tricks - advertisement
Features:Baker's Instant Cocoa Mix
Pages:0.5
Synopsis:Ad for a chocolate drink mix.


Story Title: Tops in Comics! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:0.67
Genre:crime; science fiction
Synopsis:House ad for Mystery in Space #12 and Gang Busters #32.


Story Title: Superman Is on Television! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Superman
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman
Synopsis:Ad for the Superman television show.


Story Title: The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet! - comic story
Pages:5.67
Genre:crime; fantasy
Synopsis:The Phantom Stranger exposes the killer of famed trumpet player Kix Dexter.


Story Title: Your Hair's Best Friend - advertisement
Features:Wildroot Cream-Oil
Pages:0.33
Genre:humor
Synopsis:Hair tonic ad and gag cartoon.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Fleer's Dubble Bubble
Pages:0.5
Genre:children
Synopsis:Bubble gum ad.


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also a special plug for the latest issue of Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.


Story Title: Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!" - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy; superhero


Story Title: Trail of the Lucky Coin! - comic story
Pages:3.67
Genre:fantasy
Synopsis:A lucky coin wanders from hand to hand.


Story Title: Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Synopsis:Ad for a television program sponsored by Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Fudge.


Story Title: Mystery at Cape Cod - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Short article about the fate of a lost submarine.


Story Title: Green Thoughts - cartoon
Pages:0.5
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Odd facts about the color green.


Story Title: Hi, Pardner! Get This Swell Cowboy Knife and Chain! - advertisement
Features:Necco Assorted Wafers
Pages:0.5
Synopsis:Ad for a knife available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and 1 Necco Wafer Wrapper.


Story Title: The Dream Killer! - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Phantom Stranger; William Wilson
Synopsis:Successful art painter William Wilson has premonitions about future deaths. He is haunted by terrible dreams and threatened by a medusa-like character. The Phantom Stranger steps in and discovers an evil plot behind Wilson's dreams.


Story Title: The Crazy House! - comic story
Pages:1
Genre:fantasy
Characters:Mrs. Golding; Anne Robinson
Synopsis:Short story about a haunted house.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Motor's Auto Repair Manual
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Announcing the New Daisy Defender Repeating Air Rifle - advertisement
Features:Daisy Manufacturing Company
Pages:1
Synopsis:Ad for several models of Daisy Air Rifles.


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