Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) comic books in grade FN or better

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Draut. "The Man Who Died Three Times!", script by Otto Binder, art by Bill Draut; Young Billy Hatton watches his father Cyrus Hatton wander off in a stupor; He gets into his car and crashes into a nearby bridge; Horror-stricken, Billy runs home to tell his mom that his father had died; The Phantom Stranger appears and decides to investigate this spectacle. "The House of Strange Secrets," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Stage magician Robart lures a traveler to his house; He wants to kill him and be able to cast a black magic spell; The Phantom Stranger appears on the scene, protects the innocent man and foils Robarts evil plans. "The Girl Who Lived 5,000 Years," script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr; Dr. Thirteen once learned of the existence of a 5,000 year old Babylonian woman named Tateeka who came to life once every one-hundred years at Lamson Manor; A resident of the manor, Mister Hendricks would charge men one-thousand dollars for a life-changing experience with Tateeka; But each of these men would soon commit suicide not long after dating Tateeka. "Fact File #8" article about The Spectre. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "No. 13 Thirteenth Street!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Colletta and Frank Giacoia; Mr. Square, Wild Rose, Spartacus, and Attila are once more looking for a place to crash for the night, and witness what appears to be ghost activity at house number 13 on Thirteenth Street, which is owned by two old women; When they go in to investigate they also draw the attention of Phantom Stranger and Dr. Thirteen; Naturally, Phantom Stranger believes it to be a supernatural occurrence, while Thirteen dismisses it as another hoax; To support their claims, both tell everyone gathered stories of similar occurrences that support their beliefs. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "Journey to the Tomb of the Ice Giants!", script by Denny O'Neil, art by Jim Aparo; Terrence Thirteen and his wife Maria are asked to come up and investigate sightings of ice giants in the north on behalf of the Muttson Oil Company when their owner is frozen in a chunk of ice; The phenomenon also brings out the Phantom Stranger; While Terrance and his wife are exploring outside, they come across a giant sword; They are then attacked by an Ice Giant, who knocks Terrance out; The Phantom Stranger arrives to save them, but he encounters Tala, who has come to witness the Giants' insurgence; As it turns out the Ice Giants are an ancient civilization that has been living in hiding, and they intend to come out of hiding and take over the surface world. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Man with No Heart!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; Broderick Rune traps the Phantom Stranger and has his heart transplanted into his body. "The Spectre of the Stalking Swamp!", script by Len Wein, art by Tony DeZuniga; Doctor Thirteen investigates the disappearance of people in the swamp, supposedly caused by a swamp monster. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Image in Wax," script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; A museum of the occult which specializes in wax sculptures of famous practitioners of the occult are after a woman named Dalia; When the Phantom Stranger intervenes he finds that the woman is amnesiac, and so he uses his powers to lift the fog of her memory; He learns that she was an ancient sorceress who was going to be preserved by being made into a wax figure. "The Threat of the Horrible Hex," script by Arnold Drake, art by Mort Meskin; Mark and Elsa travel to central Pennsylvania to help a young woman escape from a curse on her family from the days of the colonial witch trials. "And the Corpse Cried, Murder!", script by Len Wein, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is visited by the "ghost" of a Paul Williams, television executive who supposedly committed suicide; The executive asks Thirteen to solve his murder; Which leads him to Ross Curran, who kills himself as well. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Home Is the Sailor," script by Len Wein, art by Tony DeZuniga; When a lonely mariner girl named Lorelei is visited by ghosts out at sea, she is rescued by the Phantom Stranger; Later, she and her father are visited by a ship captain named Hans Vanderdecker, who has come to their port to wait out a storm; When the storm lets off, the impulsive Lorelei decides to leave with Vanderdecker. "War of the Toy Soldiers!", script by Jack Miller, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs; Retired general Roger Fielding loves to play with his toy armies and dies of exhaustion. "Stopover!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Tony DeZuniga; Called to witness a seance, Dr. Thirteen and his wife Marie are witness to something altogether different; Aliens who have decided steal the Earth's atmosphere arrive. "The Demon Spirit That Invaded Mark Merlin!", script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Jay Zilber. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Resurrection of Johnny Glory!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; After Johnny Glory is sent to the electric chair for his crimes, his body is later picked up by minions of Cerebus, a member of the Dark Circle who uses his magic powers to resurrect Glory; He sends Glory to kill Chandu Gamal, the leader of a small mid-eastern country, who is in America on a good-will mission with his daughter Indiria; However, attempts to assassinate Chandu attract the attention of the Phantom Stranger, who comes to the rescue after Indiria is captured by Glory. "Woman of Stone," script by Len Wein, art by Tony DeZuniga; When Marie Thirteen witnesses what appears to be a real live Medusa, Dr. Thirteen goes to work to determine the truth of the situation; After much investigation, Dr. Thirteen solves the mystery, revealing it all to be part of an elaborate plan by the local doctor and his wife, using a convincing Medusa costume and a pistol that fires a stone-like spray. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Panic in the Night!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; In their quest to end the terror of the Dark Circle, the Phantom Stranger and Cassandra Craft end up in Paris; The city has been terrorized by the appearance of Quasimodo and the Phantom of the Opera; While attending the opera, the "Phantom" captures Cassandra; Going after the "Phantom," the Phantom Stranger learns that it's really his old foe Tannarak. "The Spawn of Frankenstein" Part 1, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Mike Kaluta; When Victor Adams, a colleague of Dr. Thirteen recovers the frozen remains of Frankenstein's Monster, he becomes determined to revive the creature; Even when the university he works for fires him for his proposed plan, Adams decides to continue with the project on his own; When his wife calls in Dr. Thirteen and his wife Marie, the two arrive just as Adams has used a laser device to revive the monster. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Apocalypse," script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; Phantom Stranger, Cassandra Craft, and Tannarak investigate the Paris hideout of the Dark Circle; After some work they locate their headquarters where they learn that they are lead by Tala who hopes to bring forth the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and bring about chaos, death and destruction; During the battle, Tannarak attacks Tala directly, knocking both into a fissure in the cavern which swallows them up. "The Spawn of Frankenstein" Part 2, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Michael Kaluta; Following the funeral of Victor Adams, Dr. Thirteen vows to track down and destroy the Spawn of Frankenstein; The monster itself however, after dressing itself with a cape and hat, goes to the cemetery where Victor's body will be buried, the Monster attacks everyone in his path to collecting what he wants: Victor Adam's body. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Dr. Zorn: Soul-Master," script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; When the Phantom Stranger is present when a famous musician goes mad during one of his performances, he follows him to his doctor: Matthew Zorn. Zorn has a very famous clientele including celebrities and military personnel; The Stranger feigns illness so that he can go and see the doctor, and is given one of his special "medicines" which creates a powerful hallucination in which Phantom Stranger is ruler of the world; Shaking off the effects of the drugs, Phantom Stranger decides to investigate further. "The Terror and the Compassion," script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; The Spawn of Frankenstein awakens from a dream to find a young woman about to be raped by her date; The Spawn scares the man and woman, and carries the fainted woman to safety; However, the man revives and tries to run down the Spawn, but the monsters strength and durability only ends up wrecking the car and not harming the monster; When the girl revives from her spell, she flees the monster and tries to get away, she ends up running into a cult who wishes to use her as a sacrifice in one of their black masses. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. "The Counterfeit Madman!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; When Willie Limmick apparently pulls out a gun and holds an entire plane hostage for a ransom due to his split personality known as Joseph Gantz; However, the Phantom Strangers intervention ends with Willie being taken into police custody; The jury presiding over Willie's case believes that the man suffers from a split personality; The Phantom Stranger warns them not to be so quick to believe his story. "Night of the Snake God," script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; The Spawn of Frankenstein is trying to save the life of a woman about to be sacrificed by a cult that worships a snake god; However, the jilted lover of the woman wants to kill the Spawn for interrupting his attempt for forcibly have his way with the woman; The monster disarms the man and saves the woman before she can be sacrificed by the cult; However in fleeing, the limbering monster accidentally kills her when his awkward limbering causes her to break her neck when her head strikes a tree. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "The Devil Dolls of Dr. Z," script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; After Dr. Zorn has gotten off for his previous crimes when his victims refuse to testify, he has setup in a high rise apartment for the wealthy; There the Phantom Stranger tries to ward off Dr. Z's dabbling in voodoo; Dr. Zorn uses this new skill to terrorize the local security guard for the building. "The Snake-God Revealed!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; Being persecuted by towns people, the Spawn of Frankenstein is invited in by a snake worshiping cult who believes that the monster is a gift from their gods; The leader of the cult reveals their god, which has transformed his hand into that of a snake; When the Spawn of Frankenstein sees what the cult is all about, and their intention to sacrifice another woman to a pit of snakes, the monster tries to stop them only to be cast into a pit himself. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "The Children's Crusade!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; Children of a town have been coerced into joining a cult led by Ara Ben-Baal, a charismatic young man who worships the demon Baal; When all the children in town suddenly leave home to live with Ara, the people of the town hold a meeting to try and figure out what to do when they unsuccessfully try to stop Ara Ben-Baal; The Phantom Stranger appears and offers his aid in saving the children from Ara Ben-Baal's influence. "Turn-About!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; With the Spawn of Frankenstein trapped in the snake pit, the snake cults latest intended victim manages to escape and alert the police; When they arrive, the cult decides to flee and avoid capture; When the Spawn of Frankenstein escapes the snake pit, the police believe him to be responsible. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "Sacred Is the Monster Kang!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; When soldiers of fortune take over an ancient temple where it's followers have spent generations building a giant maze to apparently keep a demon at bay, they intend to sell the men off to slavery; However, one of these soldiers is an opium addict named Jones is visited by the Phantom Stranger, who tries to convince Jones to shake off his dependencey on the drug (which is the reason why he is part of this operation) and do what's right before it's too late. "Island of Fear!" featuring Black Orchid, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Tony DeZuniga. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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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.

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Demon Gate," script by David Michelinie, art by Gerry Talaoc; Dr. Nathaniel Seine's wife is on her death bed, and in spite of her please to him to let her die, Seine has been trying to find a way to make her young and vital again, having delved into all avenues of both science and magic in order to find a way to prolong his wife's life; To facilitate this plan he creates Mogal, a mystical construct, and uses her to capture the Phantom Stranger. "Operation Frame-Up!" starring Black Orchid, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Nestor Redondo. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Curse of the Stalking Skull," script by Paul Levitz, art by Fred Carrillo; When the Earth is suddenly blanketed in total darkness, the cause is a source of speculation; However, one local preacher blames a nun and believes that she has blasphemed against god; When he leads a mob to attack the nun, the Phantom Stranger is there to save her life and fend off the attackers; The Stranger soon learns this is another plot by Dr. Nathaniel Seine to get revenge on the Stranger for the "murder" of his wife; When the Stranger confronts Sein, the two have a lengthy mystical battle. "The Secret of the Black Orchid," script by Mike Fleisher and Russell Carley (Script Continuity), art by Fred Carrillo; Black Orchid disguises herself as female gang-member Roxanne to infiltrate a gang that is planning a diamond heist; She foils it with little difficulty; Change focus to Ronne Kuhn, race-car driver, jet pilot, and heiress; Why does she have a Black Orchid costume? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Death Calls Twice for a Deadman," script by Paul Levitz, art by Fred Carrillo; Sensei teleports Cleveland Brand, Tiny and Lorna to his sanctuary in an attempt to kill Deadman, who he has mistaken for Cleveland rather than his brother Boston. "Minerva Menace!" Hostess ad with Shazam. "The Legion of the Black Orchid," script by Mike Fleisher and Russell Carley (Script Continuity), art by Fred Carrillo; Ronnie Kuhn, an admirer of the Black Orchid, is invited to join a league of women who claim collectively to be her; Ronnie accepts, not knowing the Black Orchid Legion is a fraud. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "In the Kingdom of the Blind," script by Paul Levitz, art by Fred Carrillo; With the Deadman's help, the Phantom Stranger begins delving into the mystery of why he has been drawn back to his old friend Cassandra Craft (who now works for a school for the blind), sending Deadman to watch over her; Meanwhile Dr. N. Sein seeks to cope with being blind. In his frustration he decides to strike at Phantom Stranger again by summoning a demon and unleashing it on the town; When it attacks Cassandra and her new friend Alex, Phantom Stranger and Deadman work together to destroy the demon. "The Black Orchid Conspiracy," script by Mike Fleisher and Russell Carley (Script Continuity), art by Fred Carrillo; The Black Orchid Legion dupes Ronnie Kuhn into helping them rob her father's bank. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Captive Commissioner." Joe Kubert art in a two-page Tarzan ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.