- "J... Jim Corrigan!? It... can't be! I killed him... twenty years ago!"
- ―Gat Benson
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| The Spectre | |
| Title: | "The Spectre Means Death?" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | July-August, 1968 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Carmine Infantino |
| Writers: | Neal Adams |
| Pencilers: | Neal Adams |
| Inkers: | Neal Adams |
| Cover artists: | Neal Adams |
| Cover inker: | Neal Adams |
| Editors: | Julius Schwartz |
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| Next: | The Spectre #6 |
"The Spectre Means Death?" is the fifth issue of the first volume of The Spectre ongoing comic book series by DC Comics. It was written and illustrated by Neal Adams, who also did the cover artwork design for this issue. It was edited by Julius Schwartz. This issue shipped with a July-August, 1968 cover date and carries a cover price of 12 cents per copy.
Synopsis[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Psycho Pirate, Roger Hayden
- Gat Benson
Minor characters
Organizations
- None
Races
Locations
- California (Retroactively established)
Items
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The Spectre, Volume 1.
- The tagline to this issue is, "Fugitive from Justice!".
- This issue is divided into two chapters.
- Events from this storyline have been retroactively allocated to Earth-Two continuity.
- Gat Benson is the mobster responsible for originally killing Jim Corrigan back in More Fun Comics #52 in 1940. This story was also chronicled in Secret Origins, Volume 2 #15 in June, 1987.
- This is the second appearance of Roger Hayden, the Psycho Pirate. He appeared last in Showcase #56 in 1965. This was where Doctor Fate bonded the Medusa Mask to him.
Recommended Reading[]
- The Spectre, Volume 1 (1967-1969)
- The Spectre, Volume 2 (1987-1989)
- The Spectre, Volume 3 (1992-1998)
- The Spectre, Volume 4 (2001-2003)
- The Spectre, Volume 5 (2006)