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Wrath of the Spectre 4

WRATH OF THE SPECTRE #4

Cover Date: August 1988
Cover Price: $3.50

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo


Story: "The Arson Fiend and... The Spectre!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael L. Fleisher
PencilsJim Aparo
InksMike DeCarlo
LetteringAgustin Mas
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Spectre (last in Adventure Comics #440)

Supporting Character(s):

Earl Crawford (first appearance; a reporter for Newsbeat magazine)

Villain(s):

Freddy "the Torch" Fisher (first appearance; an arsonist; dies)
Harrison DeMarko (behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

Chief Lonigan (first appearance; a chief of the NYFD)
Bob (editor of Newsbeat)
Wayne (a darkroom technician)


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Second Story: "The Maniac and... The Spectre!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael L. Fleisher
PencilsJim Aparo
InksMike DeCarlo
LetteringAgustin Mas
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Spectre

Supporting Character(s):

Gwen Sterling
Earl Crawford

Villain(s):

Harrison DeMarko (first appearance; a slumlord and the former employer of Freddy "the Torch" Fisher; dies)


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Third Story: "The Voodoo Hag of Doom!" (18 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael L. Fleisher
PencilsJim Aparo
InksPablo Marcos
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Spectre (next in Ghosts #97-99, then in Justice League of America #124, then in Showcase #100, then in All-Star Comics #70, and then in flashback in Spectre Vol. 3 #54; see Comment)

Supporting Character(s):

Gwen Sterling
Earl Crawford

Villain(s):

Slater (a member of the board at Sterling Textiles, Inc.)
the Voodoo Hag (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Henderson (first appearance; chairman of the board at Sterling Textiles, Inc.; dies)
Fred Thompson (first appearance; a member of the board at Sterling Textiles, Inc.; dies)
Dawson (first appearance; a member of the board at Sterling Textiles, Inc.)
Captain Stanley (first appearance; an officer of the NYPD)
Ed (first appearance; a police officer)
Freddy (first appearance)
Bob

Comment(s):

Some of the next appearances of the Spectre mentioned above might have been retconned since Crisis on Infinite Earths or altered so that they might fit into current DC continuity.


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Fourth Story: "The Demon Within!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Albano
ArtJim Aparo

Comment(s):

Story originally appeared in House of Mystery #201.


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