tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post8193655887814076661..comments2024-01-31T19:44:34.430-05:00Comments on The Phantom Stranger: The Phantom Stranger #1 - June 1969rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-50873278040193799472013-01-12T18:07:23.556-05:002013-01-12T18:07:23.556-05:00Thanks for the memories! What fun to discover your...Thanks for the memories! What fun to discover your blog,as I was a Phantom Stranger addict as a kid. I still have this issue No. 1 in my possession,was a subscriber in the 70s (when they used to FOLD the issues before mailing them!)and was crushed when the book was discontinued. As the 80s dawned,I drifted away from the world of comics. But it's enjoyable to revisit. Take Care!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050780812342957714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-53676891172253359502008-11-03T11:33:00.000-05:002008-11-03T11:33:00.000-05:00fellas-thanks for the kind words. and yes, we'll b...fellas-<BR/><BR/>thanks for the kind words. and yes, we'll be talking about each and every PS appearance, in order of publishing, right up until today.<BR/><BR/>including the one time he appeared in a comic NOT published by DC...rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-20399566427945559852008-11-03T08:06:00.000-05:002008-11-03T08:06:00.000-05:00Funny how "non-super heroey" PS looks in these ear...Funny how "non-super heroey" PS looks in these early tales. He's downright Vertigo-esque here!<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-86965464930317130952008-11-03T03:10:00.000-05:002008-11-03T03:10:00.000-05:00Great blog! An issue-by-issue recap is more than I...Great blog! An issue-by-issue recap is more than I had hoped for. I've always been fond of PS and I'm enjoying this a lot. The idea of a "narrator" who becomes involved in the story but isn't necessarily the main focus seemed like a novel approach to me back then. I too like the precise, workman-like quality of the Infantino stories, just as I did Bruno Premiani's early work. It bears a resemblance to fashion illustration. The closing panels of "When Ghosts Walk" still carry a chill after all these years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-5342632421870981572008-11-03T02:05:00.000-05:002008-11-03T02:05:00.000-05:00Rob,'I am...the Phantom Commenter'!(OK, ac...Rob,<BR/>'I am...the Phantom Commenter'!<BR/>(OK, actually, I left many anonymous comments on the JLA Satellite!)<BR/>I like what you're doing here! My only real experience with PS came from his JLA, B & B, and DCCP guest shots, so it's interesting to see his background as a 'mystery' character...not so much 'horror', since he's more than just a storyteller like (yeesh!) Cain and Abel.<BR/><BR/>The glimpses of the hatless Stranger were interesting. I'd seen him briefly without a hat (I think it was JLA #103), and noticed a resemblance to...don't laugh...Leslie Nielsen!<BR/>But in the panels you posted, I'd have to agree with your John Carradine comment...or maybe an older Jimmy Stewart. I still think Nielsen, in his pre-comedy days as a character actor, had a suitably mysterious voice which could have worked for a Hollywood adaptation.<BR/>Anybody else have any ideas for 'Phantom Stranger: The Movie'?<BR/>Good luck with this new blog; I'll definitely be checking in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com