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David Vega Member	posted March 20, 2003 10:52 AM I love this mysterious stranger. His early adventures are out of print and hard to get. Archive please!! IP: Logged
CMCINTYRE3600 Member	posted March 20, 2003 10:56 AM Sounds good to me! I've always had a soft spot for the guy. Seems like a natural. Bob did say some non spandex Archives could see the light of day next year. Chris IP: Logged
quincyjb Member	posted March 20, 2003 11:00 AM quote: Originally posted by David Vega: I love this mysterious stranger. His early adventures are out of print and hard to get. Archive please!! David, if you kill for this archive, the police will figure it out in fifteen minutes. Likewise, if I kill for a Golden Age Johnny Quick archive, it will be obvious to everyone. I'll never get away with it. Now, we've never met before. This may sound crazy. But... what if we were to trade murders? Noone will ever suspect my cooperation in achieving a Phantom Stranger archive. And the detectives will never find anything linking me to the Johnny Quick archive, if I'm not the one who pulled the trigger. Think about it. IP: Logged
Triplicate Boy Member	posted March 20, 2003 11:58 AM The 50s Phantom Stranger series is reprinted in the early issues of the 70s series, as well as the Showcase tryout issue (#70?) IP: Logged
KOBE27 Member	posted March 20, 2003 12:05 PM Actually I would like an Archive of THOSE 70s issues (at least the first two year's worth of stories or so, when Neal Adams was doing the covers). I'm not sure there's enough 50s adventures for a full Archive. IP: Logged
Amentep Member	posted March 20, 2003 12:45 PM quote: Originally posted by quincyjb: David, if you kill for this archive, the police will figure it out in fifteen minutes. Likewise, if I kill for a Golden Age Johnny Quick archive, it will be obvious to everyone. I'll never get away with it. Now, we've never met before. This may sound crazy. But... what if we were to trade murders? Noone will ever suspect my cooperation in achieving a Phantom Stranger archive. And the detectives will never find anything linking me to the Johnny Quick archive, if I'm not the one who pulled the trigger. Think about it. It didn't work in Strangers on a Train, I doubt it'll work now. IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted March 20, 2003 12:49 PM Just please don't kill me. I really want to read a Phantom Strangers Archives. And I don't want to die. ------------------ Visit the Marvel Masterworks fansite and Message Board: Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
Hack Member	posted March 20, 2003 01:07 PM I've recently filled up the gaps in my PS collection but couldn't possibly pass on a PHANTOM STRANGER ARCHIVES. Man, that series had some incredible covers, too. My all time fave is #33's PS/Deadman graveyard faceoff. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted March 20, 2003 02:09 PM Well, there is ONE guy you can kill right now and you'd even get a medal for it. But you'll hve to hurry, as there are a hundred thousand competitors for that job. Unfortunately, I don't know that it will get you the desired Archive. IP: Logged
CMCINTYRE3600 Member	posted March 20, 2003 02:12 PM I guess that whomever does manage this should get the Archive of their choice. It'd be a big selling point. Chris IP: Logged
Old Dude Member	posted March 23, 2003 11:20 PM Eh. Phantom Stranger never did much for me. IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:12 AM quote: Originally posted by NecessaryImpurity: Well, there is ONE guy you can kill right now and you'd even get a medal for it... If you keep saying things like that about the former Governor of Texas, the Secret Service is gonna come looking for you. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:23 AM I have nothing but respect for Ann Richards! I was attending the Portland/Spokane playoff hockey game tonight, and was driven nuts but the play of one of our defensemen (defencemen, for the Canadian readers). I was thinking, "How can one guy continue to make so many bad decisions?" Then I recalled our present occupant of the White House, and granted the D-man a little slack. He could do worse. BTW, Portland won, 3-1. We're up 2 games to none, best of seven. IP: Logged
silveragesuperfan Member	posted March 24, 2003 09:08 AM Phantom Stranger is wonderful stuff. The archive should begin with the 50s stuff, reprint the Showcase cover and any new text material, and continue into the 70s series reprinting all new material and covers. I love the Aparo contents and Adams covers the most. A truly unique series, and not just a DC Doctor Strange. Through in the B & B team-ups and covers too... IP: Logged
silveragesuperfan Member	posted March 24, 2003 09:11 AM "Through in the B & B team-ups and covers too..." should read: Throw in the B & B team-ups and covers too... Sorry. IP: Logged
kjames New Member	posted March 24, 2003 09:20 AM >If you keep saying things like that about >the former Governor of Texas, the Secret >Service is gonna come looking for you. The subtle jabs can be overlooked, although I do hope we can keep personal politics to a minimum here. I've appreciated your insights into D.C.'s past, but I fail to see any humor in remarks like these. (end of soapbox) IP: Logged
Marty Raap Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:32 PM If we can't digress into politics without offending the sensitive among us, can we at least digress into sports? I have to point out to N.I. that the mighty Spokane Chiefs are just lulling Portland into complacency before their inevitable come-from-behind victory. I'm not really a hockey fan, but hey, I've got to stick up for my home team (or at least a team within about 30 miles of the wilderness I call home). And kjames, lighten up, my friend! Jokes at the President's expense come with the territory. I'm sure Bush can take it. Heck, I'm sure he wouldn't even understand it! He'd just be tickled by the cute little smiley face James used! IP: Logged
Owen Cardiff Darcy Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:38 PM http://www.geocities.com/owdarcy/phantomstranger.html IP: Logged
Marty Raap Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:39 PM And, I may not kill for a Phantom Stranger Archive, but I'd definitely buy one! IP: Logged
Marty Raap Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:41 PM Owen's got the right map there for Phantom Stranger, I think. You'd definitely want to start with the earliest stuff and go from there. The whole series is only 6 volumes on Owen's map, so it's relatively short. And I'd be tempted to chop off that Volume 6 as being too recent (post-Crisis). Still, even for newer material, it would be nice to have this stuff all collected into one volume instead of spread out over multiple individual comics. IP: Logged
Owen Cardiff Darcy Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:44 PM By the time they'd get around to publishing vol.6, the material wouldn't be so recent. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted March 24, 2003 01:51 PM Marty, while we may disagree about the outcome of the Portland/Spokane playoff, I think we can both agree that Seattle is on the Axis of Evil. Back to topic: Phantom Stranger would be a nice out-of-left-field choice, just for DC to show everyone that they are through with playing it safe and predicatable. The Stranger bridges that gap between super-heroics and occult/mystery/horror, sorta like Blackhawk bridges super and war. It;s a nice way to test the market without being reckless. IP: Logged
Coleo Member	posted March 24, 2003 02:26 PM While an Archive of 1950s material would be of mild interest to me, I'm really only looking forward to seeing the early 1970s Wein/Aparo run collected. I think that's the only time that the feature, and the character, really worked. I'd prefer to see that brief string of stories, the real high water mark for an inherently self-limiting character (as much as I love him), collected in a trade. While not exactly on par with Wolfman/Colan's Tomb of Dracula at Marvel, or even Wein/Wrightson's Swamp Thing, it was one of DC's best mystery/horror titles of the era. In order to round out the volume (and provide context for PS #26) I'd also include the Kaluta-drawn Spawn of Frankenstein back-ups. Cole IP: Logged
David Vega Member	posted March 24, 2003 02:34 PM Wow! I didn't think anyone else would be interested in this archive, so I didn't bother to check. Glad to see I was wrong. Keep on posting. Not that anyone at DC ever looks here, but it's great to hear from like minded folks. D IP: Logged
David Vega Member	posted March 24, 2003 02:43 PM Owen: Great job with the PS mapping! D IP: Logged

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