Phantom Stranger Vol 3 1

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"The Heart of a Stranger"

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Phantom Stranger Vol 3 #1
October, 1987

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Mike Mignola

Writers

Paul Kupperberg

Pencilers

Mike Mignola

Inkers

P. Craig Russell

Colourists

Petra Scotese

Letterers

John Workman

Editors

Denny O'Neil, Mike Carlin

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Appearing in "The Heart of a Stranger"

Featured Characters:

• Phantom Stranger

Supporting Characters:

• Bruce Gordon
• James Gordon
• Jenet Klyburn
• Jimmy Olsen
• Negative Woman
• Ronald Reagan

Villains:

• Eclipso
• Lycaon (First and only known appearance to date)
• Ralphie "The Nose" Bono (First and only known appearance to date)
• Rizzoli (First and only known appearance to date)
• Tony Wallace (First and only known appearance to date)

Other Characters:

• Dave (First and only known appearance to date)
• Liz Samuels (First and only known appearance to date) (Behind the scenes)
• Randy (First and only known appearance to date)
• Ravonovich (First and only known appearance to date)
• Stiles (First and only known appearance to date)
• Winston (First and only known appearance to date)

Locations:

• Metropolis
• New Jersey

• Newark
• Gotham City
• S.T.A.R. Labs
• Temple of the Divine Light

• Russia
• Washington

• Mt. Saint Helens

• Washington, D.C.

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Heart of a Stranger"

A subtle darkness is gripping the world. All across the globe, disasters ranging from the mundane to the catastrophic are occurring with increasing activity. Mount St. Helens erupts, a nuclear facility goes into meltdown, tensions increase in the Middle East and Soviet/American relations erode.

The Phantom Stranger studies the patterns of these events and it brings him to the Temple of Divine Light in Gotham City. He recognizes cult leader, Lycaeon, as the Chosen of Darkness. Lycaeon summons a large demon to challenge the Stranger. The Phantom Stranger fights the demon until the Gotham City PD led by James Gordon burst into the church. Miraculously, Commissioner Gordon opens fire on the demon dispelling it.

The Phantom Stranger observes the heroism of mere mortals and wonders whether or not his mission still maintains validity as there is no personal cost to the Stranger himself. He traces the demon's activity to the dungeon lair of the evil entity known as Eclipso. The Stranger knows that he cannot destroy Eclipso's evil influence on a global basis, so he decides to consult with Eclipso's human foil, Dr. Bruce Gordon.

Notes

• The Phantom Stranger appeared last in Spectre (Volume 2) #7.

• Eclipso appeared last in Outsiders (Volume 1) #18.

• Negative Woman appeared last in Vigilante #47. She appears next in Phantom Stranger (Volume 3) #3.

• Rizzoli the mob clerk appears next in Phantom Stranger (Volume 3) #3.

Trivia

• One of the headlines on a Daily Star newspaper reads, "Carlin called on carpet in Fumetti dating scam".
  
  

Related Articles

• Phantom Stranger image gallery
• Phantom Stranger appearances list
• Phantom Stranger quotes page

See Also

• Discuss Phantom Stranger Vol 3 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Phantom Stranger series

Recommended Reading

• Phantom Stranger (Volume 1)
• Phantom Stranger (Volume 2)
• Phantom Stranger (Volume 3)
• Vertigo Visions

Links and References

• Phantom Stranger article at Wikipedia
• Phantom Stranger biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Phantom Stranger (Volume 3) series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Phantom Stranger index at Dark Mark's Indexing Domain