Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 15

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52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Iron Messiah!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; John Kweli has returned to Africa to visit his home village, and finds it in conflict with a land developer who is trying to claim the land by any means possible; When diplomacy with the owner of the company doesn't work, John creates the Iron Messiah, a robot based on their tribe's god Chuma, and based on his own personality; Things get complicated when the Iron Messiah develops feelings for John's lover Ororo, however her love is spurned; The Phantom Stranger, who has been watching and helping John whenever there was danger, tries to convince the Iron Messiah to act like a man. "I Battled for the Doom Stone," script by Ed Herron, art by Alex Toth; An explorer discovers that a missing scientist has undergone a fantastic transformation. "Satan's Sextet," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tony DeZuniga; Dr. Thirteen is asked to stop a group called Satan's Sextet, a musical group that somehow manages to take control of their audiences and make them walk out into the ocean to drown. "I Scout Earth's Strangest Secrets," art by Mort Meskin; Mark Merlin describes three recent cases that he took on in his job as a supernatural investigator. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.