One of the more unusual moments in the Stranger's publishing history involves Secret Origins, the 1980s anthology series that existed to provide origin stories for those characters who had never been given one before. He often works with other DC and Vertigo mystics, notably John Constantine, Doctor Occult and Mister E, who are known as the "Trenchcoat Brigade" (though the Stranger wears a cape, not a trenchcoat.) The Stranger has an habit of appearing (and disappearing) when nobody is looking, like a leprechaun, which most people find very annoying. Most of these have not been seen in years, though. The Stranger has starred in his own series, and he did have his own supporting cast, including: Cassandra, a blind psychic who was in love with him Tannarak, an alchemist obsessed with immortality, an occasional ally and Tala, a demonic sorceress, best known for being Lex Luthor's moll in the animated Justice League series. Whether he did this because he saw his job as being helping others to help themselves, or because some Powers That Be limited his actions, or that meddling too much would invariably make things worse, has never been made clear. He almost always appears to help other heroes deal with a magical menace that they can't handle alone- though his help would always be minimal, only taking a direct hand when absolutely needed. Ironically, when the Stranger was a guest in some of Doctor Thirteen's (another DC ghost debunker) own stories, he was the subject of the Doctor's attention, but Thirteen could never prove that the Stranger wasn't a magical being.īy the time the Stranger entered the larger DC Universe, it was decided that he was indeed magical, but still little else was revealed about him. only to leave other people wondering if he was a supernatural being. Originally, he was mostly a host of mysteries involving the supernatural, that he would help debunk. The character has changed over the years, though.
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