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"When Ghosts Walk": This story is reprinted from The Phantom Stranger #1.

Quote1 But who was that Phantom Stranger? Quote2
Edgar Jones

The Phantom Stranger (Volume 2) #1 is an issue of the series The Phantom Stranger (Volume 2) with a cover date of June, 1969. It was published on March 13, 1969.

Synopsis for "When Ghosts Walk"

This story is reprinted from The Phantom Stranger #1.

When three men die in a plane crash, their 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.

Appearing in "When Ghosts Walk"

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  • Edgar Jones (Single appearance)
  • Margo Phillips (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Matt Wright (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Bart Benson (Single appearance)
  • Carson Rand (Single appearance)
  • John Martin (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "The Hermit's Ghost Dog"

This story is reprinted from Star-Spangled Comics #125.

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Synopsis for "Defeat the Dragon Curse... or Die!"

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. Although the Phantom Stranger manages to capture the man, Dr. 13 and he fail to learn how he managed to cause the destruction he was responsible for.

Appearing in "Defeat the Dragon Curse... or Die!"

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  • Unnamed Villain (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Harry (Single appearance; dies)
  • Larry (Single appearance)
  • Mildred (Single appearance)
  • Rosemary (Single appearance; dies)
  • Mr. Fong (Single appearance)
  • Frank (Single appearance)

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Trivia

  • "When Ghosts Walk" may be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Lee Falk adventure hero, the Phantom. The Phantom was also referred to as the Ghost Who Walks. Naming similarities aside, there is no connection between Falk's Phantom and the Phantom Stranger.


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