We begin this issue with the Phantom Stranger in "Marry Me – Marry Death" with Robert Kanigher returning to write (bye-bye Gerry Conway) and Jim Aparo continuing as artist. When Jason Phillips marries a new bride following the death of his first wife (the source of his wealth), the Phantom Stranger haunts him to get him to admit and turn himself over for being responsible for his first wife's death. It's revealed that his first wife had a weak heart and needed to take nitro pills, and Jason allowed her to die.
Eventually, Jason snaps, and tries to kill the Stranger with an ax, but only succeeds in getting himself run over by the hearse coming to get his first wife's coffin.
The backup story of Doctor 13 is "A Time to Die" by Jack Oleck and Tony DeZuniga. Dr. Thirteen is called in to investigate the curse of the Black Friar who kills villagers at midnight in the town of Broomsgrove. Told the story by his colleague Dr. Hall, Dr. Thirteen and his wife investigate the strange happenings. Eventually, Dr. Thirteen reveals the Friar to be a hoax and is revealed to be none other than Dr. Hall.
This entire issue was reprinted in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger Vol. 1 TPB (2006).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
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