The Phantom Stranger (1952) #2

DC 1952–1953 series Cover date Oct 1952

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

The Phantom Stranger #2 (1952) is issue #2 of DC's The Phantom Stranger (1952–1953), with a cover date of October 1952. Written by John Broome, Mort Drucker and Jack Miller and drawn by Mort Drucker, John Giunta and Carmine Infantino.

Creators

Writers: John Broome, Mort Drucker, Jack Miller
Pencillers: Mort Drucker, John Giunta, Carmine Infantino
Inkers: Sy Barry, Mort Drucker, Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella, John Giunta
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp
Cover artists: John Giunta, Carmine Infantino

Characters

The Phantom Stranger (DC, supernatural)

The stories

“The Killer Shadow!”

Guardian John Neville tries to drive his wealthy ward Myra Hunter crazy to get his hands on her money. Neville pretends to steal her shadow, then disguises himself as Myra's shadow and attacks her. The Phantom Stranger sets things straight.

“Death's Strange Deputy!”

Evil magician Velie uses the help of a hypnotized deputy district attorney to murder D.A. Caldwell. The Phantom Stranger steps in and thwarts the plot.

“Death Writes an Obituary!”

Newspaper obituary writer Joe Kennedy plans to fake his own death, but actually drowns.

“The Haunting Wind!”

After stealing a ruby ring that once belonged to a wind-god from a high mountain tomb in Tibet, mountain explorers Dan Russell and Jim Nelson are cursed to die by a vengeful wind. Jim Nelson is immediately blown off a peak to his death. Dan Russell, with the stolen ring, makes it back to the United States intact. But, can he ever be truly safe from the wind-god's curse?

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.