Comic Title: Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: October 25, 2006 Direct Market Date October 18, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #7 (#211)

Direct Market Date October 25, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 544
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Obeah Man"
Pages: 20

Feature(s):
Phantom Stranger (of Earth-1)

Writer: Mike Sekowsky
Artist: Jim Aparo

Reprinted From:
Phantom Stranger #9 (1970)

Feature Character(s)

• Phantom Stranger (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #8; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doctor Thirteen (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #8; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #10)
• Spartacus, Attila, Wild Rose, and Mister Square (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #7; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Tala (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #8; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #13)
• Rodney (Edward's nephew; in flashback; no further appearances)
• The Ju Ju Man (a witch doctor; in flashback; no further appearances)
• The Obeah Man (also called Papaloi; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The President of an island country (no further appearances)
• Edward Ashley (a former police inspector; in flashback; no further appearances)
• A friend of Dr. Thirteen (in flashback; no further appearances)
• Several African tribesmen (in flashback; no further appearances)
• Abo (an informant; dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Doctor Thirteen is summoned by the president of a small island country while he is visiting. The president requests Thirteen's help in combating the legend of a witch doctor which has now claimed the life of one of his aides. Dr. Thirteen relates the story of another debunked witch doctor then leaves to find evidence that this one is also a fake.

Along the road, Thirteen spots the teenage acquaintances who are often involved with the Phantom Stranger. When he questions them, the Stranger appears. Together they reach the castle where the witch doctor resides. The Phantom Stranger finds Tala and the Obeah Man. He uses the Seal of Solomon to trap the evil spirit and tosses it into the ocean. Tala vanishes. As Doctor Thirteen begins raving about the Phantom Stranger being a fraud, the Stranger disappears as well.