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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