The Phantom Stranger #23 (Feb. 1973)

Dear Editor,

I enjoyed the Phantom Stranger stories in issue #23.

Panic in the Night was a lot of fun but I kind of wish I knew more about that pipe organ with the ability to kill the Stranger. I'm left to assume that it plays some sort of magical tone that only the Stranger can hear. Some sort of dark tone that lures him to his final resting place forcing him to fight back through great pain.

I do have one request about The Spawn of Frankenstein. Do you really have to write Dr. Thirteen as such a jerk? This is supposed to be a smart man that addresses a situation with sharp skeptical mind. Why then would he assume that the monster was evil right away? I think he is better than that.

Your reader,
Jeff King
Pittsburgh, PA

Related Links

• Phantom Stranger Vol 2 23 (DC Comics Database)

The Phantom Stranger #3 (Oct. 1969)

Dear Editor,

I just read The Phantom Stranger #3. This was the first time I read a Phantom Stranger comic. It is an interesting format. It's neat how the book is like an anthology comic but the stories are from the point of view of the characters. I dig the idea.

The execution however, was not great. The first two stories were kind of flat in my opinion. They just didn't draw me in. But, the third one was great. I was there the whole time wondering what was going to happen next.

I do have a question though. There is one frame, just after Phantom Stranger saves Dr. Thirteen from the ax man where it looks like the Phantom Stranger shot the ax man with a yellow light. Is that what happened? It isn't really clear. Neither Thirteen nor the Phantom Stranger say anything about. It could have just been the Phantom Stranger pointing at the ax man while the artist highlighted him… I don't know. But I would like to. A little help?

I realize this might not be the most positive letter you've received. But I'll tell you this: I can't wait to read more Phantom Stranger stories. I want to find out more about him. I dig him.

Thanks,
Jeff King
Pittsburgh, PA