The Phantom Stranger

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Philip Stark

A mysterious guiding figure who carried his own series as well as guided other DC characters. He was presented without an origin from his first appearance in 1952 to 1987, when four origins for him were proposed in Secret Origins (vol. 3) #10. These included the Wandering Jew (Mike W. Barr), a good man who escaped a city destroyed by God (Paul Levitz), a person from the future in an experiment to save the earth that results in the destruction of reality and being sent to the beginning of time (Dan Mishkin), and an angel friend of Etrigan who cannot decide between God and Lucifer and so must inhabit Earth for all time (Alan Moore). The latter was given slightly more credence in the ensuing years, but none was treated as definitive, nor as the only possibilities. In 2012, the Post-Flashpoint Phantom Stranger was definitively revealed to be Judas Iscariot in an origin by Dan DiDio. This version of the character took the name Philip Stark and tried to live a "normal" life with a wife and c…more

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	The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 51,838 ratings — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman 4.01 avg rating — 19,547 ratings — published 1985 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 17,954 ratings — published 1993 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swamp Thing, Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 8,684 ratings — published 1986 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swamp Thing, Vol. 5: Earth to Earth by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 7,632 ratings — published 1987 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing by Garth Ennis 4.17 avg rating — 3,628 ratings — published 1993 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Man, Vol. 3: Deus ex Machina by Grant Morrison 4.43 avg rating — 2,905 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 3,272 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,352 ratings — published 2014 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madame Xanadu, Volume 1: Disenchanted by Matt Wagner 3.87 avg rating — 2,009 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars