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5July-August 1968
$0.12

The Spectre #5

DC · July-August 1968 · on sale 1968-05-14

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Identification plate

Series
The Spectre (DC, 1967 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
July-August 1968
Key date
1968-07-00
On-sale date
1968-05-14
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fugitive from Justice!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsSpectre
1Prologuecomic story2script: Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsPsycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Gat Benson
2Chapter I: The Spectre Means Death?comic story6.67script: Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsThe Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Gat Benson
3Chapter II: Fugitive from Justice!comic story13.5script: Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsThe Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Gat Benson
4-in-house column1letters: typeset
5-letters page1letters: typeset
6Spectre-Graphs - Extraletters page1letters: typeset

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CollectionYear
Adventure Comics #4981983On 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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