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CATALOG RECORD

Spook #22

Star Publications [1949-1954] · Series began 1953 · January 1953

Dates

Cover date
January 1953
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: L. B. Cole, Don Rico, Wally Wood, Walter Palaisinks: L. B. Cole, Wally Wood, Walter Palaiscolors: L. B. Cole

Stories

  • Headless Horror! · 7 pages

    Boy sleuth Jerry and his partner Captain Spook (a ghost of a policeman), try to solve the mystery of the Headless Horseman.

  • The Sensitive Killer · 8 pages

    A gangster with bad feet is trailed by cops who track him down after finding a pair of his special therapeutic shoes.

  • Crazy to Kill · 2 pages

    The murder of a crime boss by one of his own men is solved by sheriff Ben Higgins.

  • Double Cross to Death · 1 pages

    A kid tries to warn a gangster that rival gangsters will kill him in his own apartment, but he won't listen.

  • Her Face of Horror · 9 pages

    An old woman that runs a beauty salon fleeces her clients by burning their faces with acid and robbing them of their jewels.

Reprinted in

PS Artbooks Softee: Spook (2022)

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