Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) comic books graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $299.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4390841007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

First and only 12-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Draut. "When Ghosts Walk!", script by Mike Friedrich (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and John Broome (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7), pencils by Bill Draut (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and Carmine Infantino (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7), inks by Bill Draut (p. 1 and top half of p2-3) and Sy Barry (bottom half of p2-3, 4-7); When three friends die in a plane crash, the spirits seem to be haunting those they left behind, but the Phantom Stranger reveals that the ghostly appearances are really the work of an embezzler attempting to cover his tracks. "The Hermit's Ghost Dog" starring Doctor Terry Thirteen, Marie, Bart Harley, and Dirk the dog, script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr. "Defeat the Dragon Curse...or Die!", script by Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Draut; When Dr. 13 and Marie Leeds visit their friends Harry and Rosemary in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year, they find that their friends have been killed; When the Phantom Stranger appears, he suggests that it is the curse of Ching Hi Fu; The Phantom Stranger works to capture the culprit, a man worshiping Ching Hi Fu, who has been trying to destroy modern buildings which he believes are an effrontery to his Chinese heritage. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $199.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0184151011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "How Do You Know My Name?", script by Mike Friedrich (pp. 1, 2, 8) and John Broome (pp. 3-7), art by Bill Draut (pp. 1,2,8) and Frank Giacoia (pp. 3-7); Jody Cahill and some friends sneak into his father's amusement park carnival after hours; They find one of the cards dead on the ground; The Phantom Stranger appears and warns them about stumbling around through the park. "No Such Thing as Ghosts!", script by Mike Friedrich (top 2 tiers of p. 9, bottom of p. 16) and Ed Herron, art by Bill Draut (top 2 tiers of p. 9, bottom of p. 16) and Leonard Starr; At Jerry Cahill's home, Dr. Thirteen recalls his previous experience with a similar situation when he confronted the "Ghost of Paris." "Some Day in Some Dark Alley," script by Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Draut; Dr. Thirteen soon arrives at the carnival, where he finds the Phantom Stranger, but none of them are able to locate Jody Cahill; They hear him screaming in terror moments later; They race into the House of Thrills; The Stranger and Thirteen save each other's lives avoiding various traps and pitfalls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 12 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4271517004

Cover art by Neal Adams. "Marry Me - Marry Death!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jim Aparo; When Jason Phillips marries a new bride following the death of his first wife (the source of his wealth), the Phantom Stranger haunts him to get him to admit and turn himself over for being responsible for his first wife's death; It's revealed that his first wife had a weak heart and needed to take nitro pills, and Jason allowed her to die; Eventually Jason snaps, and tries to kill the Stranger with an axe. "A Time to Die," script by Jack Oleck, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is called in to investigate the curse of the Black Friar who kills villagers at midnight; Told the story by his colleague Dr. Hall, Dr. Thirteen and his wife investigate the strange happenings. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $235.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4341495023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout.

52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Like a Ghost from the Ashes," script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; Coming to the rescue of a man being pursued by thugs to recollect stolen scrolls, the Phantom Stranger decides to defend the man; However, when the thugs come at him, the Stranger is suddenly weakened by magical forces and beaten by the thugs who take what they want before leaving; The Stranger is rescued and taken in by Cassandra Craft, a blind girl with an affinity for the occult. "Suicide Tower!", script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr; story featuring Doctor Thirteen and Ghost-Breaker. I "Was a Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Smalle, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. Letter to the editor from Cerebus writer/artist Dave Sim. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $199.00 Paper: White Label #4341784005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "Dance of the Serpent," script by Mike Pellowski (idea) and Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; Documentary filmmaker Jim Colter has gone to his secretaries home, the island of Costa Roja, where he hopes to film her native peoples perform the Dance of the Serpent; However, in spite of the warnings that an outsider view, let alone film the dance is forbidden and those who cross the Cult of the Serpent will end up dead; Ignoring the warnings, even the ones given by the Phantom Stranger, Colter locates the Cult of the Serpent and films their ceremony. The Spawn of Frankenstein" Part 3, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Michael Kaluta; As Rachel Adams plots her revenge against the Spawn of Frankenstein, she is captured by a Satanist who hopes to use a satanic spell to sacrifice her soul to Satan for immortality; Coincidentally, the Spawn of Frankenstein has finished digging up the grave of Victor Adams when it beings to rain and seeks shelter in the same house; Interrupting the ceremony, the Spawn of Frankenstein is knocked out by the Satanist's loyal subject and put in Rachel Adams' place. Statement of ownership--average print run 306,288; average paid circulation 155,641. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $149.00 Paper: White Label #4341784004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Deadman's Bluff!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Mike Grell; When Lou Ubric, owner of Ubric Investment Corp. and secretly a crime boss, goes to see his Doctor, Dr. Zorn, Zorn uses his powers of manipulation to motivate his own agenda; Reviewing Ubric's patient tapes, he learns of his involvement in the murder of Boston Brand; Now knowing of the existence of Deadman, Zorn uses his mental powers to call Phantom Stranger; He records a conversation with the Stranger, and later edits the tape so, that the Stranger sounds as though he is confessing to the murder of Boston Brand; When Deadman arrives, he possesses Zorn and plays the tape; When the Stranger hears his own false confession, he tries to fight Zorn, but soon learns that Deadman is in control of Zorn's body; Deadman learns that the information about his murder came from Ubric originally, and so Deadman goes after him. Letters page "Mail to the Phantom Stranger" includes letter from Mark Verheiden. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.