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: "A Child of Death"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Jim Aparo

Reprinted From:
Phantom Stranger #13 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• Phantom Stranger (uses the alias Phillip Strong; last appearance in Phantom Stranger #12; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #14)

Villain(s)

• Tala (disguised as Dr. Marie Clair; last appearance in Phantom Stranger #9; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #24)
• Freddy (a hyper-mutant; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Forsyte and Mary Forsyte (Freddy's adoptive parents; no further appearances)
• Albert Anson (Mary's father; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Dr. Kurasawa Genji (A scientist; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Prof. Heinrich (A German scientist; no further appearances)
• Dr. Morandi, Regent, Bjalmar, and Anders (scientists; no further appearances)
• A race of hyper-mutants (in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Albert Anson, the head of the science project Thunderhead dies mysteriously while working on the project. His grandson Freddy, who carries a toy gun, is present at the time of death. The death is ruled to be of natural causes. When another scientist on the project dies in similar circumstances with Freddy also present, the Phantom Stranger intervenes.

Freddy's adoptive father Dr. Forsyte takes over the project. The Phantom Stranger then acts to prevent his death at Freddy's hand. Freddy is actually a hyper-mutant from a race that lives underground. Recent nuclear tests have forced the hyper-mutants, who look like children, to the surface. They intend to disrupt nuclear test projects. The Phantom Stranger also learns that Tala is observing the project disguised as one of the scientists. The Stranger tries to convince Freddy that the tests are force defensive purposes only. Freddy is then killed in a blast resulting from the latest test.