Issue The Phantom Stranger 1 of 4 Subtitle Heart of a Stranger Date October 1987 Writer(s) Paul Kupperberg Artist(s) Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell storyline Phantom Stranger awakened disoriented, not knowing if he'd been asleep or dead (he'd been killed during the Dr. Fate miniseries). Elsewhere, in Gotham City, Commissioner Gordon surveyed a murder site where several men had been killed at close range with an uzi. War and natural disasters rocked the planet. The Stranger burst into a congregation in the Temple of the Divine Light. The church's leader, Lycaon, professed that he did not fear the Stranger or the darkness from which he came. A demon appeared. As they fought, Gordon and his men were called in. Phantom Stranger was astonished when Gordon shot the creature and it disappeared. The stranger emerged next in the presence of Eclipso. They discussed the end times, and Stranger vanished. He enlisted the help of Bruce Gordon. A scientist at STAR Labs noted strange seismic activity.

Issue The Phantom Stranger 2 of 4 Subtitle The Soul of the Man Date November 1987 Writer(s) Paul Kupperberg Artist(s) Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell storyline The Phantom Stranger told Bruce Gordon they could fight Eclipso, but it would do no good. The Lords of Order appeared and released the Stranger from his servitude. They told of the future: the Age of Darkness would come, followed by a new age of Order. Due to his lack of faith, the Lords grabbed him up. Natural disasters continued to occur as the Soviet Union appeared to ready for war. Gordon and the Stranger visited with Dr. Klyburn, who still believed an outside force (Eclipso) was causing the seismic activity. She joined them and they traveled to the Mt. St. Helens area. Though he'd been stripped of his inner magics, the Phantom Stranger used mana from his surroundings to travel to another plane. He began battling Eclipso's demons. Dr. Klyburn went into the volcano with a laser weapon "borrowed" from STAR. She fired it into weak points in the fault and was swallowed up. Below her, she saw the Stranger battling demons. Using the laser, she blasted Eclipso. After falling, the Stranger picked up the weapon. Eclipso's demon exploded and the pair found themselves back on Earth with Bruce.

Issue The Phantom Stranger 3 of 4 Subtitle Thunder in the Night Date December 1987 Writer(s) Paul Kupperberg Artist(s) Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell storyline The Phantom Stranger, stripped of his powers, adjusted to being a mortal. Colonel Vostok attempted to get word to the President that an outside force was playing both sides in the tension between the US and USSR. The Daily Planet's Jimmy Olsen, tracking down a story, was caught by a demon. The Phantom Stranger intervened. The Stranger, Bruce Gordon, and Jimmy Olsen stood outside the White House. The sorcerer told the others they must go in to avert nuclear war. Stranger disappeared; Olsen and Gordon saw Rizzoli merge with the President. As he was giving the launch orders, the Phantom Stranger appeared and attacked the "President." He was able to grasp the demon and teleport outside. The demon was defeated and the real President went back in to avert the war.

Issue The Phantom Stranger 4 of 4 Subtitle A World full of Voices Date January 1988 Writer(s) Paul Kupperberg Artist(s) Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell storyline Eclipso, defeated twice, gave instruction to Lycaon. Colonel Vostok infiltrated the temple from where Lycaon would be broadcasting, but he was prepared for her. The Phantom Stranger and Eclipso met at Stonehenge. The Stranger flew at him with rage and realized he'd been touched by evil. Eclipso's feign worked and he defeated the Stranger. Binded, he was forced to watch Lycaon's sermon. He escaped his bindings and went after Eclipso again. A demon spawned on the sun. As the battle raged on Lycaon's stage, Vostok escaped and got into the broadcast control room. She was able to break the spell the broadcast had over its viewers. The Stranger felt his powers returning through the hopes of mankind. He used the light to destroy the sun-eating demon along with Eclipso.

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