Showcase #80
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Men Call Me the Phantom Stranger" is a standout tale from Showcase #80 (1969), a 12-cent comic that blends eerie atmosphere with a quiet mystery. Written by Mike Friedrich and illustrated with haunting precision by Jerry Grandenetti, with inks by Bill Draut and letters by Milt Snapinn, the story follows the enigmatic Phantom Stranger as he encounters a group of frightened kids in a cursed cave—only to return later and team up with the skeptical Doctor Thirteen and his wife Marie to uncover the truth. The cover, a striking piece by Neal Adams in both pencils and inks, captures the story’s gothic mood perfectly.
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The Phantom Stranger finds young Robbie and his buddies in a spooky cave, all scared of a curse. He tells them a scary story about curses and then leaves. Soon after, Doctor Thirteen and his wife Marie arrive to investigate a supposed town curse. They assure the kids there's no such thing as a curse and go on to tell them another story. After, the Phantom Stranger returns and he and Doctor Thirten decide to work together to figure out what's really behind the town curse.
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