(July-August 1975)

DC, 1938 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
41
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-04-29
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 (editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #117.

[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

Job Number
J-3986
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Reprints
Keywords
automobiles; machine guns

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Spy (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Second Death of the... Spectre (Table of Contents: 2)

The Spectre / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-3804
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Gwendolyn Sterling; God (voice); Louie (villain, street vendor, death); "Ducky" McLaren (villain, death); Mitch (villain, death); Mugsy (villain, death); Al (villain, death)
Synopsis
Jim Corrigan is returned to human form from his ghostly duty as the Spectre only to be gunned down by "Ducky" McLaren. Corrigan becomes the Spectre again and takes his vengeance on the McLaren gang.
Reprints
Keywords
amusement park

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous issue. Series continues in Dr. Thirteen, Ghostbreaker feature in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #97-99 (February-April 1981), by different talent, then with inventory scripts left by Fleisher with new Aparo art in Wrath of the Spectre #4 (August 1988).

Chapter 4: Kings Make a Full House (Table of Contents: 3)

Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Mike Grell
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-3398
Genre
superhero
Characters
Crimson Avenger; Wing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-3978

Indexer Notes

Letters from David LeMay, Jo Duffy, and Bob Rodi.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Spectre
  2. 1. The Spy
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman
  3. 2. The Second Death of the... Spectre
    The Spectre
  4. 3. Chapter 4: Kings Make a Full House
    Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Crimson Avenger
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dateline: Adventure
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Paolo Interdonato
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ted Watson