(January-February 1966)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Bi-monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1965-11-25
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; Later Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was An On-Going Series
Issue Notes
On sale date from house ad in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #158.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
The Spectre / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Super-hero; Occult
- Characters:
- The Spectre
Indexer Notes
1st Spectre
The Magic Card! (Table of Contents)
public service announcement / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- Teen
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover, in black and white.
War That Shook the Universe (Table of Contents)
The Spectre / comic story / 23 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Super-hero; Occult
- Characters:
- Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Azmodus; Stefan Miklos; Millicent Olcott; Paul Nevers
- Synopsis:
- The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers.
- Reprinted:
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #491 (September 1982)
Indexer Notes
Revival of the character. This issue explains why he has not been seen in 20 years. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. The character Stefan Miklos is a thinly disguised rendition of real-life alleged psychic Peter Hurkos. The story is divided into three parts, with pages 8, 18 and 24 just 0.33 page each, shared with various house ads.
"I just can't get Pete to keep his room neat." (Table of Contents)
Little Pete / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (?)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Humor
- Synopsis:
- Pete's father gets him to pick up all this stuff on his bedroom floor by giving him a model car racing set.
Indexer Notes
Follows page 18 of Sequence 2.
Origin of the Spectre (Table of Contents)
Spectre / comic story / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Characters:
- Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
- Reprinted:
- from the cover of More Fun comics (DC, 1936 series) #52, February 1940.
Indexer Notes
Opposite Sequence 3; reprints cover of More Fun #52. Originally credited to Gardner Fox. Error pointed out by Ted Watson.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Magic Card!
-
2.
War That Shook the Universe
The Spectre -
3.
"I just can't get Pete to keep his room neat."
Little Pete -
4.
Origin of the Spectre
Spectre
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Per Sandell
- Ted Watson
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Donald Dale Milne
- Clayton Emery
- Mike Nielsen
- Ed Boner
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