Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) comic books

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 1 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white

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.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 14 GD/VG 3.0

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.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 15 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4710930003

52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Iron Messiah!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; John Kweli has returned to Africa to visit his home village, and finds it in conflict with a land developer who is trying to claim the land by any means possible; When diplomacy with the owner of the company doesn't work, John creates the Iron Messiah, a robot based on their tribe's god Chuma, and based on his own personality; Things get complicated when the Iron Messiah develops feelings for John's lover Ororo, however her love is spurned; The Phantom Stranger, who has been watching and helping John whenever there was danger, tries to convince the Iron Messiah to act like a man. "I Battled for the Doom Stone," script by Ed Herron, art by Alex Toth; An explorer discovers that a missing scientist has undergone a fantastic transformation. "Satan's Sextet," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is asked to stop a group called Satan's Sextet, a musical group that somehow manages to take control of their audiences and make them walk out into the ocean to drown. "I Scout Earth's Strangest Secrets," art by Mort Meskin; Mark Merlin describes three recent cases that he took on in his job as a supernatural investigator. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 21 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4660581005

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.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 24 VG/FN 5.0

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.