Adventure Comics #438 (1975) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Museum of Fear!	cover	1	pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
1	The Spectre Haunts the Museum of Fear	comic story	10	script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Jim Aparo	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Mrs. Penny; Herman Miller (postman, death); Mr. Kenny; unnamed Professor (villain, death); unnamed lab assistants (villains, all die)
2	-	letters page	1	script: Paul Levitz
3	Land of Magic! Chapter One	comic story	4	script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Tex Blaisdell	The Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Vigilante; The Star Spangled Kid; Stripesy; The Crimson Avenger; Wing; The Shining Knight; Green Arrow; Speedy]
4	Chapter 2: Knight After Knight	comic story	6	script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; letters: Joe Letterese

Collection	Year
Wrath of the Spectre #3	1988	On eBay ›
Wrath of the Spectre #[nn] ISBN 1401204740	2005	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Spectre #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3417-1	2012	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #113	1974	On eBay ›
The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-293-3	2020	On eBay ›

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