Story: "Tarry Till I Come Again" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Mike W. Barr (plot, script)
Jim Aparo (pencils, inks, letters)
Tom Ziuko (colors)
Robert Greenberger (edits)

Feature Character:

Phantom Stranger (Issac; also in flashback; see Comment)

Other Characters:

Father Knox (first appearance; a priest in a moment of crisis of faith)
Rebeccah (Issac's wife) and Issac's son (first appearance of both; both die in flashback)
Jesus of Nazareth (dies in flashback)
God (in flashback)
Mrs. Harmon (first appearance)

Comment: This story is one of four possible origins of The Phantom Stranger. None to date have become canon.

Chronological Comments: This story occurs during Christmas. The flashback sequence starts in the spring of 33 AD and ends several centuries later.

Second Story: "...and men shall call him Stranger" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Paul Levitz (plot, script)
Jose Luis Garcia Lopez (pencils, inks)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
Tatjana Wood (colors)
Robert Greenberger (edits)

Feature Character:

Phantom Stranger (as "a man of the city"; also in flashback; see Comment for the first story)

Other Characters:

an angel (first appearance; saves the man from a city condemned by God; in flashback)
Joshua (first appearance; the man of the city's son; in flashback)

Chronological Comments: This story takes place in an even earlier era than the first story.

Third Story: "Revelations" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Dan Mishkin (plot, script)
Ernie Colon (pencils)
Pablo Marcus (inks)
Albert DeGuzman (letters)
Carl Gafford (colors)
Robert Greenberger (edits)

Feature Character:

Phantom Stranger (also as a scientist in the far future; see Comment for first story and this story)

Villain:

Dr. Alt (first appearance)

Chronological Comments: This story takes place in the far future. The Phantom Stranger dies in this story as he transfers his powers to the scientist who becomes the Phantom Stranger when he journeys back to the Big Bang.

Fourth Story: "Footsteps" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Alan Moore (plot, script)
Joe Orlando (pencils, inks, colors)
Bob Lappan (letters)
Robert Greenberger (edits)

Feature Character:

Phantom Stranger (also as a fallen angel; see Comment for first story and this story)

Guest Stars:

Lucifer
Asmodeus
Leviathian
Etrigan (rebelling angels; see Comment for all)

Other Characters:

Josh (leader of the Subway Angels)
Otis
Louie
Vince
and others (first appearance of all five; latter four rebelling members of the Subway Angels, a protective organization)
an unnamed gang member (first appearance)

Comment: As it is not known whether or not any of these origins is the true origin of the Phantom Stranger, this story will not be included in the chronology of the guest stars in this story.

Chronological Comments: The flashback portions of this story take place even earlier than the second story.