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The Phantom Stranger#4
Cover: Carmine Infantino & Sy Barry

The Phantom Stranger #4

Feb 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Hairy Shadows”

In "The Hairy Shadows," painter William Wilson is tormented by visions of impending deaths, his mind haunted by a creeping dread and a sinister, medusa-like figure. The Phantom Stranger arrives to unravel the mystery, uncovering a dark scheme woven into Wilson’s nightmares. With art by Murphy Anderson and inks by Joe Giella, and a striking cover by Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry, this 1953 DC classic blends psychological unease with supernatural intrigue.

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Cast · 12 characters

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cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover inks Sy Barry

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Successful art painter William Wilson has premonitions about future deaths. He is haunted by terrible dreams and threatened by a medusa-like character. The Phantom Stranger steps in and discovers an evil plot behind Wilson's dreams.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).