Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	March 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth
Notes	The Spectre now has a green cloak but is still grey. Colored incorrectly in the Archive reprint.

Cover Details

Characters	Spectre; Clarice Winston
Genre	superhero; occult
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Notes	The Spectre now has a green cloak but is still grey. Colored incorrectly in the Archive reprint.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1

10 page Spectre story "The Spectre Strikes"

Characters	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; V: Gat Benson; Wayne Grant.
Synopsis	After murdering Corrigan, Benson and his thugs decide to kill the witness, Clarice, but before they can do this, a wraith-like Corrigan appears before them to exact justice.
Genre	superhero; occult
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters	Bernard Baily
Notes	Continued from last issue. The Spectre is still grey and colored incorrectly in the reprints. Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-10-07.
Reprinted	in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #5 (November-December 1973); in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1; in Weird Secret Origins (DC, 2004 series) #nn

6 page Biff Bronson story "Biff's Disguise"

Characters	Biff Bronson
Genre	adventure
Script	Albert Sulman
Pencils	Joe Sulman
Inks	Joe Sulman

6 page Lt. Bob Neal story "The Mine Sweepers"

Characters	Bob Neal
Genre	war
Script	Robert Hirsch
Pencils	Russ Lehman
Inks	Russ Lehman

6 page King Carter story "The Rocket Ship"

Characters	King Carter
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Paul Lauretta
Inks	Paul Lauretta

6 page Captain Desmo story "Submarine Pirates]"

Characters	Captain Desmo
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Ed Winiarski
Inks	Ed Winiarski

6 page Radio Squad story "The Reckless Driver"

Characters	Radio Squad
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel?

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "Murder in the Ring"

Characters	Sergeant Carey
Genre	detective
Script	Joe Donohoe
Pencils	Joe Donohoe
Inks	Joe Donohoe

6 page Red Coat Patrol story "The Search for Half Breed Charlie"

Characters	Sgt. O'Malley
Genre	adventure
Pencils	John Lehti
Inks	John Lehti

6 page Bulldog Martin story "The Fall of Billy Evans"

Characters	Bulldog Martin
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Bart Tumey
Inks	Bart Tumey