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First appearance of the Spectre. Cover by Bernard Baily. Untitled Spectre story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Jim Corrigan, hard-boiled detective, gets inside information on a job to be pulled by Gat Benson, and, while trying to stop the theft, is captured and murdered; However, a voice from heaven tells Corrigan that his battle against crime is not over, so he is restored to life with amazing powers, which he plans to use against Benson and save the life of Clarice. "The Tuareg Siege," starring Wing Brady, art by Tom Hickey. "The Marching Mechanical Men," script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; The Wizard sends mechanical robots to steal all the silver stored at West Point. "The Bank Robbery," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Martin Wheeler. "Return to the Canal Zone," script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "Peril on the Ice Plains," starring King Carter, art by Paul Lauretta. "The Studio Mystery," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Invisible Pills," starring Bulldog Martin, art by Bart Tumey; An old friend of his father's bequeaths Biff some invisibility pills. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Spectre Strikes," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; After murdering Corrigan, Benson and his thugs decide to kill the witness, Clarice, but before they can do this, a wraith-like Corrigan appears before them to exact justice. "Biff's Disguise," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. "The Mine Sweepers," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Rocket Ship," starring King Carter, art by Paul Lauretta. "Submarine Pirates," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder in the Ring," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Search for Half Breed Charlie," starring Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by John Lehti. "The Fall of Billy Evans," starring Bulldog Martin, art by Bart Tumey. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Spiritualist," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Clarice's mother is being victimized by a phony Rhani, so Jim investigates and before the Spectre can stop the Rhani from killing Clarice; He is called before the mysterious voice to choose continued life on Earth or eternal rest. "Into the Pit," script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Biff Bronson concludes his battle against the Wizard and his mechanical robots. "Trouble with a Capital T," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "The Noisy Party," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf; Radio Squad vs. The Cloak. "The Traitor," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "Africa," starring King Carter, art by Paul Lauretta. "The Policy Murders, starring Detective Sergeant Carey," script and art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled "Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol" story, art by John Lehti. "Gem Caper," starring Bulldog Martin, art by Bart Tumey. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "Zor," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre meets a foe who is as powerful as himself and works feverishly to overpower him before he can harm Clarice. "The Stolen Pearls," script by Al Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Crooks disguised as police detectives try to pull a scam on Dan. "The Magnetic Mines," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman; Enemy spies, disguised as a British freighter, try to blow up the Panama Canal. "The Menace of Wotan," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Wotan kidnaps Inza to get at Dr. Fate, so Fate goes after him in order to rescue her and seemingly kills him in the end. "The Society of Assassins," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski; Gabby disguises himself as Joyce's father as part of a trap for the assassins. "The Death-Threats," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "Death Stalks the Campus," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti. "Murder Mystery," art by Bart Tumey; Bulldog Martin uses his invisibility powers to uncover the culprit behind the murder of Joe Morgan's uncle. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Sherman. "Terror at Lytell's," script by Jerry Siegel , art by Bernard Baily; Bentley of Bentley Wholesalers threatens individuals who refuse to do business with him, so the Ghostly Guardian decides to investigate and bring the felon to justice. "Tale of a Shirt," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. "Gabby Disappears," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Fur Chiselers," featuring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkop. "Transfer to Newport News," starring Lieut. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman; Bob and Tubby are assigned to gather a huge oil tanker bound for a "neutral" port. "The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins," script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by George Papp; Congo Bill vs. The Skull. "The Jade Hatchet," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Leht. "The Search for Wotan," script by Gardner F. Fox, art Howard Sherman; Taking Inza with him to the region of the Styx, Dr. Fate is seeking Wotan, but is informed he is still alive and threatening to blow up the world! 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Return of Zor," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; A scientific professor accidentally releases Zor from his hypnotic state, and the being convinces Grant that Corrigan has murdered Sgt. Dexter. "The Royal Lurma Diamond," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Ad for All Star Comics #1. "Return of the Skull," art by Congo Bill, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by George Papp; Bill is saved from the clutches of the Skull by a Chimpanzee, who he names O'Toole. "Threatening the Assassins," art by Ed Winiarski; Captain Desmo vs. The Society of Assassins and The Grand Assassin. "The Disappearing Baby Carriage," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "The Parachute Murders," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Fortune-Teller," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by Jack Lehti. "The Fire Murders," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Dr. Fate follows up a lead when several men are discovered burned to death (with no outward sign) by the "Flame of Lambent." Batman ad. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. All-Star Comics ad. "The Arsonist," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre investigates the kidnapping and attempted murder of a warehouse owner and discovers that Brent's partner has been embezzling funds and is trying to eliminate any possibility the thefts will be discovered. Mutt & Jeff ad. "The Circus Crimes," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled story, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by George Papp; Congo Bill vs. The Skull. Untitled story, art by Ed Winiarski; While on vacation Gabby and Captain Desmo come across an island filled with munitions to be sold to the highest bidder. Superman Is on the Radio! ad. Untitled Radio Squad story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Untitled Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub. 662 story, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Rusty Lehman; Mr. Rath accuses his wife of stealing, after which she apparently commits suicide. Untitled Biff Bronson story, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; A corrupt private detective tries to frame an ex-con for the second time. "Gunman's Reputation" text story by Gardner F. Fox. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti. "Theft of the Book of Thoth," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Fur Hi-Jackers," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; When asked to investigate the theft of furs, in a unresolved hi-jacking racket, Jim (as the Spectre) immediately sees that the truck driver is somehow involved with the thefts, which leads to a number of attempted killings of Detective Corrigan. "The War God's Revenge," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Carey investigates a robbery at the Chinese War Relief bureau. "Gloria Desmond's Quest," art by George Papp; Gloria Desmond searches for her father, lost in Africa before she was born. "Desert Dilemma," art by Ed Winiarski; Captain Desmo rescues two Americans held prisoner by an unscrupulous adventurer searching for a treasure map. "The False Alarms," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "Jim Dare - Arrested for Sabotage," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Hotel Mystery," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Globe Men from Outer Space," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A cruise ship is attacked by aliens from outer space; Dr. Fate discovers the aliens depend on power contained in glass globes that they always carry. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Menace of Xnon," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre is blamed for the disappearance of the Black Chief Limited, and, since he wasn't there at the time, decides to investigate and comes up against Xnon, an adversary as powerful as he. "The Golden Flames," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Monkey Men," starring Congo Bill, art by George Papp. "Adventure in India," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Phony Cops," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "In the War Zone," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Menace of Dr. Zibkin," script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Menace of the Little Men," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; The discovery of foot high Gnomes or dwarves spurs Inza to contact Dr. Fate to look into the situation, and finds them attacking New York City! 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Sherman. "The Golden Curse Deaths," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Detective Corrigan is given orders to hunt down and arrest the Spectre for doing such a good job rounding up the criminal element of the city and making the Police look bad... and he does arrest the "Spectre," only a false one! All-Star Comics ad. New York World's Fair Comics ad. "The Mystery Plane," script and art by Joe Donoho; Detective Sergeant Carey investigates sabotage at a plant building a new airplane. "The Madman of the Jungle," art by George Papp; Congo Bill helps an escaped convict prove his innocence. Untitled Captain Desmo story, art by Ed Winiarski. Listen to the Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Radio Squad story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Untitled Lieutenant Bob Neal of Sub. 662 story, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Rusty Lehman. Untitled Biff Bronson story, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Dr. Zabkin has a formula that can make men either bigger or smaller. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti; Black Hawk and 0'Malley chase a bandit through the hills. "Menace of the Nebula," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mysterious space globe threatens to rip Earth out of its orbit, so Dr. Fate journeys to the planet of the Globe Men to take out their menace forever. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Mad Creation of Professor Fenton," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Jim Corrigan tries to tie together the strange behavior of a noted professor and the unexplained bombings and threats coming from The Crime Lord, but it's the Spectre who discovers the good professor's ill-fated tampering with the forces of nature. "The Missing Thoroughbred," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Detective Sergeant Carey investigates a plot to fix a horse race. "Treachery at Utangi Gap," art by George Papp; Congo Bill rescues a kidnapped millionaire. "The Island of Kolomu," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder in the Street," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Fred Ray. "The Moravian Torpedo," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Rusty Lehman. "Dan's Adventure," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Dan moans he never has any adventures, until he gets caught up in one. Untitled story starring Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by Jack Lehti. "Menace of the Metal Men," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mad scientist Raymond Rall, builds robots to make war on Earth in order to eventually obtain a vast treasure that rightfully belongs to others. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.