(November-December 1974)

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Volume
40
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-08-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Comic title appears (on cover only) as Weird Adventure Comics.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #109.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
Colors
Tatjana Wood

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Reprints
Keywords
observatories; sea monsters

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Gasmen and... the Spectre (Table of Contents: 1)

The Spectre / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (script continuity, credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-3698
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Earl Crawford (freelance magazine writer); Bob (Newsbeat Magazine editor); Marian (auto show model, death); Simms; Field Marshall Offal (villain, death)
Synopsis
Lt. Corrigan investigates the deaths of patrons at a local car show by lethal gas, such as that used in World War I, not realizing that this mass killing is a part of "Operation Green Cloud," a demonstration to city officials who are being asked to cough up $1 billion or risk more guerilla attacks!
Reprints
Keywords
giant squid

Indexer Notes

The Earl Crawford character next appears in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #98 (March 1981) in the Dr. Thirteen, Ghostbreaker feature.

The King is Dead; Long Live the King! (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Mike Grell
Colors
John Albano (credited as John Albano Jr.)
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-3600
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; the Bugala (sea monster); Weisbogg; Black Manta
Synopsis
Aquaman fights the monsterous Bugala who threatens Atlantis.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Bugala previously appeared in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #44-48.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dateline: Adventure / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-3692

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mike Verderosa, Robert Greenberger, Bob Rodi and Steve Clement.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Spectre
  2. 1. The Gasmen and... the Spectre
    The Spectre
  3. 2. The King is Dead; Long Live the King!
    Aquaman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dateline: Adventure
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Paolo Interdonato
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ted Watson