The Religious Affiliation of
The Phantom Stranger
 

Religion: Jewish Christian?

Name: The Phantom Stranger

Other Names: Brotherless One; Grey Walker; Wandering Jew (unconfirmed)

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Phantom Stranger (vol. 1) #1 (Aug.-Sep. 1952): "The Haunters from Beyond!"

Creators: John Broome, Carmine Infantino, Sy Barry

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 340

   Comic Book Appearances: 339

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Quintessence; Sentinels of Magic; Shadowpact; The Justice League; Trenchcoat Brigade

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 26 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Action Comics Weekly #636 (24 Jan. 1989): "All That Jazz" (lead character)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1984): "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Supernatural Saviors"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" (only on cover)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3 (Dec. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Three: The Brave & the Bold"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #6 (Apr. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Six: Iron Man" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #29 (Mar. 2009): "Star Struck!" (1-panel cameo)

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #16 (July 2008): "One World, Under Gog, Part 1: He Came, and Salvation with Him" (cameo)
The Phantom Stranger

The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #4 (Nov.-Dec. 1969): "There is Laughter in Hell This Day" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #4 (Nov.-Dec. 1969): "Out of This World!" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #10 (Nov.-Dec. 1970): "Death... Call Not My Name!" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #14 (July-Aug. 1971): "The Man with No Heart" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #17 (Jan.-Feb. 1972): "Like a Ghost from the Ashes" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #35 (Feb.-Mar. 1975): "The Demon Gate" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 1) #1 (Aug.-Sep. 1952): "The Haunters from Beyond!" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 1) #1 (Aug.-Sep. 1952): "When Dead Men Walk" (lead character)
The Phantom Stranger (vol. 1) #1 (Aug.-Sep. 1952): "The House of Strange Secrets" (lead character)

The Saga of the Swamp Thing

The Saga of the Swamp Thing (vol. 1) #1 (May 1982): "...In Shadowed Depths" (lead character)
The Saga of the Swamp Thing (vol. 1) #3 (July 1982): "The Beauty of the Beast" (lead character)
The Saga of the Swamp Thing (vol. 1) #11 (Mar. 1983): "And I Shall Stand in the Shadow of Death" (lead character)

Secret Origins

Secret Origins (vol. 2) #10 (Jan. 1987): "Tarry Till I Come Again" (lead character)
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #10 (Jan. 1987): "And Men Shall Call Him Stranger" (lead character)
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #10 (Jan. 1987): "Revelations" (lead character)
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #10 (Jan. 1987): "Footsteps" (lead character)

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #125 (Sep. 1979): "There's Something Awful on Muir Island!" (1-panel cameo)
Vertigo Visions: Phantom Stranger #1 (Oct. 1993): "Gerontion" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/PhantomStranger.html
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=phantomstranger
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=phantomstranger
  - http://www.comicvine.com/phantom-stranger/29-3298/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0162209/