| Issue | #40 |
| Published | December 1975-January 1976 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (Assistant Editor) |
| Characters | Phantom Stranger; Deadman [Boston Brand] |
| Genre | Superhero; Occult |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo [as JA] |
| Inks | Jim Aparo [as JA] |
| Reprinted | in Deadman (DC, 1985 series) #4; in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 (March 2008) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Notes | Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement. |
| Characters | Phantom Stranger; Deadman [Boston Brand] |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Paul Levitz |
| Pencils | Fred Carrillo |
| Inks | Fred Carrillo |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 (March 2008) |
| Characters | Black Orchid; Ronnie Kuhn; Lisa Patrick; Karen Jensen; Stefanie Tower; Barbie Henderson; Janet Grant |
| Synopsis | The Black Orchid Legion dupes Ronnie Kuhn into helping them rob her father's bank. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Mike Fleisher; Russell Carley [as Russ Carley] (Script Continuity) |
| Pencils | Fred Carrillo |
| Inks | Fred Carrillo |
| Notes | Character appearances and synopsis from Darci via the GCD Error List (22 March 2007). |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | LOC from readers Janie Allen and Bob Rodi. |