Silver Age THE SPECTRE #7 (Dec1968) 8.5 VF+ Gardner Fox! Murphy Anderson!

Item Specifics

Series Name

THE SPECTRE

Issue Number

#7

Publisher

DC Comics

Main Character

Spectre

Genre

Superhero

Grade

8.5 VF+

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

THE SPECTRE was created by the legendary co-creator of SUPERMAN, JERRY SIEGEL, and first appeared in MORE FUN COMICS #52 (Feb. 1940). When hard-boiled cop Jim Corrigan, on his way with his fiancée Clarice to their engagement party, was murdered by thugs, he was stuffed into a barrel filled with cement and then thrown it into a body of water. His spirit was refused entry into the afterlife however, and he was sent back to Earth by an entity referred to only as "The Voice" to eliminate evil. He was portrayed as an all-powerful Spirit of Vengeance, exacting horrible payment for those who practiced evil.

By the mid 1960s he had been revived by DC and appeared in 3 issues of SHOWCASE before being awarded his own title. And that brings us to THE SPECTRE #7, appearing on newsstands in late 1968, with story by Gardner Fox and semi-psychedelic art by Jerry Grandenetti and Murphy Anderson!  In "The Ghost That Haunted Money!", the ghost of a bank robber can't leave this world until he completes his last robbery.

And in the back-up story, you get Golden Age hero HOURMAN in "The Hour Hourman Died!" by Gardner Fox, with Dick Dillin and Sid Greene on art chores! HOURMAN chases down the thief of a special Metallizer gun, only to be shot, and left for dead!

This is a fantastic-looking 56-year old Silver Age SPECTRE -- no creases, tears, pieces missing, or abnormal toning. The binding is strong, and the colors are bright. We grade this an 8.5 VF+. . . which Overstreet values at $52 . . . but we're pricing this gorgeous copy at just $38 . . with our customary L•O•W shipping!

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