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Issue Details

Issue	#45
Published	February 1982
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Dave Manak

Cover Details - "Passing of the Power!"

Genre	Occult
Pencils	Ernie Colon (signed)
Inks	Joe Orlando (signed)

1 page Abel foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Characters	Abel
Genre	Humor
Script	Robin Snyder
Pencils	Howard Bender
Inks	Rodin Rodriguez

7 page story "The Passing of the Power!"

Characters	Abel (host); Marcus Locke; Marcus Locke's father; Barb; Burglar
Synopsis	Marcus Locke inherits a mysterious belt from his father.
Genre	Occult
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Tom Sutton
Inks	Tom Sutton
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Shelly Leferman

1 page letters page "The Haunted Mailbox"

Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Letters	Typeset

1 page Flash; Hostess advertisement "Marathon Madman"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre	superhero
Notes	Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement.

3 page story "The Final Page"

Characters	William Castle
Synopsis	William Castle buys a paper from one year in the future.
Genre	Occult
Script	Tom Sciacca
Pencils	Ric Estrada
Inks	Ric Estrada
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Pierre Bernard Jr.

8 page story "Star-Trakker"

Characters	Jewel; Jessie Stroud; Stone; Sara Parker; Bannon
Synopsis	A government experiment goes wrong, unleashing an android in the swamp.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Stan Timmons
Pencils	Steve Ditko
Inks	Steve Ditko
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Pierre Bernard Jr.

8 page story "The Royal House of the Dead"

Characters	Abel [host]; Dr. Rahmed; Miss Graves
Synopsis	Miss Graves learns she is a reincarnated soul.
Genre	Occult
Script	Robert Kanigher
Pencils	Vic Catan [as Vicatan]
Inks	Vic Catan [as Vicatan]