Ghosts
#18
(September 1973)
DC,
1971 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1973-06-05
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (credited) (editor); Carmine Infantino (credited) (publisher)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #97.
Graveyard of Vengeance
cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1769
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
Don't Be Half A Man!
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Graveyard of Vengeance
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alfredo Alcala (signed as
Alfred P. Alcala [long P]) - Inks
- Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala [long P])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala [long P])
- Job Number
- B-1489 ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They were innocent souls, those people who crossed his accursed land.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Orrin Randall; Katie Randall [Kate]
- Synopsis
- An Indian Chief curses all white men on his ground when his family is killed by English soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
- Reprints
-
in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #5 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]] -
in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #39 (May 1980) - in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- Cape Henlopen (Delaware)
Now There Are 14 Prehistoric Scenes.
Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for models of prehistoric scenes.
Between pages 4-5 of the first story.
[no title indexed]
The Shadow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Shadow #1, on sale July 12th. Cover reprint is a full page.
Between pages 4-5 of the first story.
Death of a Ghost
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Abe Ocampo (signed as Abe Ocampo)
- Inks
- Abe Ocampo (signed as Abe Ocampo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B-1597
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Is that what we drove all this distance for?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Clayton Butler [Clay]; Jan Butler; Joshua Butler (ghost); Devereux
- Synopsis
- Jan and Clayton Butler try to move into a haunted mansion. Mr. Devereux has a machine that will remove the ghost that occupies the mansion.
- Reprints
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #5 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
I'm Sick and Tired of My Job!
Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don’t forget, dear, we’ve got a date for the movies with Jim and Helen tonight
- Synopsis
- Send for two free books describing career opportunities in electronics.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 2-3 of the second story.
[no title indexed]
Unknown; The Witching Hour / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the shock of your life, read these twin masterpieces of menance and mystery...
Indexer Notes
The house ad is located at the bottom of the final page of the second story.
The DC Apprentice Program
Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum (illustration)
- Inks
- Dave Cockrum (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When I dropped by the DC offices this afternoon, there was so much going on that I couldn't even find my desk!
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes
The Eye of Evil
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Frank Redondo (credited) (signed as
Frank Redondo [big FR, K into O]) - Inks
- Frank Redondo (credited) (signed as Frank Redondo [big FR, K into O])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B-1619
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drawing again, you lout?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Alois Hitler; Klara Hitler; Otto (bar keeper); Adolf Hitler
- Synopsis
- Alois Hitler can see the hate in his son's eyes but nobody will believe him.
- Reprints
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #5 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #33 ([November 1978])
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #6 (January-February 1981)
- in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Writing credit from reprint.
The Girl-Hunting Ghost
text story / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1760
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Elizabeth Driscoll awoke with a start.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Elizabeth Driscoll; Roger Collins; Dr. Lindstrom
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Leading off this week's collection of classics is the September issue of DC Super-Spectacular starring Batman (#DC-20).
- Feature Logo
Direct Currents- Characters
- Kamandi; Metamorpho
Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sea-monkeys from Unicorn House and Transcience Corporation.
Pencil credits from: http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2005/11/10/comic-book-urban-legen… .
Death Came Creeping
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ernie Patricio (signed) (credited as E. Patricio)
- Inks
- Gerry Talaoc (signed) (credited as G. Talaoc)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B-1673
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take your baggae, sir?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abdul Mahmoud
- Synopsis
- Abdul Mahmoud has a cat that is better than any security system or safe at protecting him and his belongings.
- Reprints
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #3 (1er trimestre 1976)
-
in Aventura (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #838 (28 de abril de 1977) - in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #16 ([1981])
- in Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #4 (octobre 1985)
- in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
Famous Name Prizes or Cash...the Easy Olympic Way!
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for greeting cards.
Power
Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for body building course.
On inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Graveyard of Vengeance
-
1.
Don't Be Half A Man!
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
2.
Graveyard of Vengeance
-
3.
Now There Are 14 Prehistoric Scenes.
Aurora Products -
4.
[no title indexed]
The Shadow -
5.
Death of a Ghost
-
6.
I'm Sick and Tired of My Job!
Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] -
7.
["For the shock of your life, read these twin masterpieces of menance and mystery..."]
Unknown; The Witching Hour -
8.
The DC Apprentice Program
Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World -
9.
The Eye of Evil
-
10.
The Girl-Hunting Ghost
-
11.
["Leading off this week's collection of classics is the September issue of DC Super-Spectacular starring Batman (#DC-20)."]
Direct Currents -
12.
Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys -
13.
Death Came Creeping
-
14.
Famous Name Prizes or Cash...the Easy Olympic Way!
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
15.
Power
Universal Bodybuilding -
16.
Getting a Daisy B*B Gun Is Like Getting a Good Grade.
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Paul Lefebvre
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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