Phantom Stranger
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The Phantom Stranger is a figure of mysterious and deliberately unresolved origin who appears throughout DC history to guide heroes through supernatural crises, first appearing in The Phantom Stranger #1 in August 1952. His true identity has been presented through multiple conflicting stories in DC continuity, ranging from fallen angel to the biblical Wandering Jew, with no single account confirmed as authoritative. He has appeared across countless DC titles as a recurring presence in occult and supernatural storylines spanning seven decades.
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Up on the Rooftops!; Cuffing Season; The Holiday Getaway; It's a Wonderful Life; Shine in the Silence; I'll Be Home for Hanukkah; Holiday Woes; A Martian on 34th Street
DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus (2026)
Nov 26, 2025
Book Two; New History of the DC Universe Timeline, Part Two
New History of the DC Universe (2025)
Jul 23, 2025
Chapter Eight; Wildcat: Going the Distance, Part One
DC vs. Vampires: World War V (2024)
Apr 09, 2025
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