The Phantom Stranger #2

DC's mysterious man in the wide-brimmed hat returns in this 1969 second issue, with a cover by Bill Draut that plunges readers straight into supernatural dread. The Phantom Stranger crouches alongside a young companion, flashlight cutting through the darkness, as an enormous purple-winged bird-demon looms overhead amid a swirling pink void crowded with leering, ghostly faces and a tribal idol. That tagline — "Follow me… for I am… The Phantom Stranger" — sets the tone perfectly for a series built on eerie atmosphere and uneasy wonder.