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Judas Iscariot   ·   DC Comics   ·   Prime Earth

Phantom Stranger

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Judas Iscariot had killed himself after betraying his best friend, Jesus Christ, for thirty silver pieces. Rather than the Heaven or Hell he expected, he had found himself in a strange chamber, faced with the Council of Wizards. Though he felt he deserved his fate, he begged forgiveness, not knowing how dire his punishment would be. There were two others alongside him, and the wizards called them all the Trinity of Sin: The world's most egregious sinners.

The wizards gave his punishment first, charging him with avarice, and forever branding the thirty pieces of silver that he had earned into his skin—though he knew that greed was not his greatest crime; it was the betrayal. He awoke in the field of blood, alive. This place was significant to the crime he committed. As he called out with confusion at his apparent resurrection, a Voice boomed down, urging him to put on the robe that lay nearby and complete his punishment. When he put on the robe, he realized that it was the robe of his betrayed friend and it held a transformative power. From the moment he put it on, he would forever be a "Phantom Stranger". He realized that with each act he did in the service of the Voice, he would be one step closer to redemption. Until the voice came again, he would have to wander and remain nothing more than a stranger.

Phantom Stranger

Creators

  • Geoff Johns
    Geoff Johns
  • Carlos D'Anda
    Carlos D'Anda
  • Carmine Infantino
    Carmine Infantino
  • John Broome
    John Broome

Information

  • First Appearance
    The Phantom Stranger #1
    Jun 1952
  • First Appearance (Post-Flashpoint)
    Justice League #6
    Feb 2012
  • Death (Post-Flashpoint)
    Infinite Frontier #0
    Mar 2021

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Team & Affiliations

Justice League Dark
Former
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History

Original Creators:  John Broome and Carmine Infantino.

Post-Flashpoint Creators: Geoff Johns and Carlos D'Anda.

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