DC will collect a variety of Phantom Stranger stories in The Phantom Stranger Omnibus,a 1,184-page hardcover omnibus that will land on shelves with a solid thud in August 2023. The omnibus will collect The Phantom Stranger (1952) #1-6; The Phantom Stranger (1969) #1-41; Batman and the Outsiders #8; The Brave and the Bold #89, #98, and #145; DC Comics Presents #25 and #72; DC Super-Stars #18; House Of Secrets #150; Justice League Of America #103; The Saga of the Swamp Thing #1-13; Secret Origins #10; Showcase #80; and Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18. In addition to Broome and Infantino, the omnibus includes work by writersMike Friedrich and Robert Kanigher and artists Bill Draut and Dan Spiegle, among others. The omnibus will have a cover by Neal Adams and will go on sale on August 22, 2023, with an MSRP of $150.
The Phantom Stranger was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino andfirst appeared in an anthology series of the same name that debuted in 1952. After that, he disappeared for a while and then resurfaced in 1969 with an appearance in Showcase #80 followed by a new series that ran from 1969 to 1976. The omnibus includes these stories as well as the Phantom Stranger’s appearances in a number of other DC titles. What seems to be missing, however, is the newer Phantom Stranger series that was launched as part of the 2012 expansion of the New 52 (see “DC Goes to ‘Zero’ Issues in September”).
Source: ICV2
