Comic Title: Phantom Stranger #16
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1971
On Sale Date: September 14, 1971 Newsstand Date September 14, 1971
Source: House Ad, Phantom Stranger #15, Page 46

Copyright Date September 14, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "The Threat of the Horrible Hex"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Mark Merlin (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: Mort Meskin

Reprinted From:
House of Secrets #64 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Mark Merlin (last appearance in House of Secrets #63; next appearance in House of Secrets #65)

Supporting Character(s)

• Elsa Magusson (last appearance in House of Secrets #63; next appearance in House of Secrets #65)

Villain(s)

• Peter Stalk, Toten, and Black Moon (evil spirits; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Josef Von Halz and Henrietta J. Halz (a ghost spirit and his ancestor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mark Merlin travels to Halzburg to help Henrietta Halz defeat an old curse upon her family. Three powerful black magicians have cursed the first born of every generation in Henrietta's family as revenge upon Josef Von Halz, the former burgermeister who defeated them. Mark transfers the curse to himself, then outwits each of the spirits when they strike at him. When the three spirits combine forces, Mark summons the spirit of Josef Von Halz to defeat them. An enchanted barn, which protected the evil spirits, is destroyed in the battle ensuring that the spirits will never return.