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The Phantom Stranger#5
Cover: Gil Kane & Ruben Moreira
The Phantom Stranger #5
“The Living Nightmare!”
writer John Broome · artist Carmine Infantino · inker Bernard Sachs · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Gil Kane, Ruben Moreira
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Cast · 10 characters
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writer John Broome
artist Carmine Infantino
inker Bernard Sachs
letterer Gaspar Saladino
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover pencils, inks Ruben Moreira
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Boxing prizefighter Jerry Samson is made to believe he lost his powers. A gambling syndicate coaxed him into thinking he is the reincarnation of the biblical Samson, then cuts off his hair, thusly securing their odds at betting. The Phantom Stranger coaches Samson into winning his match.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).