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2January-February 1968
$0.12

The Spectre #2

DC · January-February 1968 · on sale 1967-11-21

First appearance: Neal Adams
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectre (DC, 1967 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
January-February 1968
Key date
1968-01-00
On-sale date
1967-11-21
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Neal Adams - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Die, Spectre! Again--and Again--and Again!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ira SchnappThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dirk Rawley
1Die, Spectre--Again!comic story22script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dirk Rawley (villain); Mona Marcy; Commissioner Hackett; Hubert Desmond
2-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
3The Spectre Interviews Neal Adams!text article1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetNeal Adams First, Jim Corrigan, The Spectre
4-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
5-in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventure Comics #4951983On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Spectre #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3417-1		2012On eBay ›
The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-293-3		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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