Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 9: Ghosts #102

The cover of Ghosts #102 (July 1981) from DC Comics promises a new Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker adventure. The first page is actually a one pager from The Files of Dr. Geist (pictured below) dealing with a haunted fun house in the Joyland Amusement Park. The first chilling tale is "One Last Kiss" about a lady killer's victims seeking justice from beyond the grave. A one page story from The Files of Dr. Geist comes next and is titled "Specter In Silver" (pictured below). The next chilling tale is "The Truth According To Nina" that deals with a woman's father seeking to protect her and get revenge on his murderer. Finally, Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker investigates "The Fine Art of Haunting" in Chicago's Stillman Museum.

Interesting ads inside Ghosts #102 include BubbleYum (I remember chewing this), Kung-Fu course, Hostess Twinkies Cakes presents Plastic Man in "Gold For Dessert" and 100 Toy Soldiers packed in footlocker for only $1.98. I actually ordered these toy soldiers and was disappointed that they were flat plastic that broke easily.



Note: Ghosts #95 and #102 are the only issues that I have of this horror anthology series from DC Comics.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 8: Ghosts #95

Ghosts #95 (December 1980) features four haunting tales from DC Comics. The cover features Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker (pictured below). The issue opens with a one pager titled "Ghosts and the Supernatural" (pictured below) that writes about the special bond that children have with spirits. The first tale is "The Man Who Lost His Spirit" that actually starts with editor Jack Harris sending writer George Kashdan out to Gurney Castle, which is supposed to be haunted but no one has ever seen a ghost before. The second tale is "Spectral Bullets Cannot Kill!" about a hitman with a cursed gun. Next up is a one page funny strip titled "The Victim" (pictured below). The second tale is "The Labyrinth Trap" about what happens with two longtime friends that becomes rivals over a pretty girl. Another one page funny strip titled "Mr. Invisible Mann" follows (pictured below). The final tale features Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker investigating a haunted theater in "All the Stage is a Haunt".

Ghosts #95 features an ad for Masquerade Make-up Kits (pictured below) under the Grit ad. Other interesting ads includes Saturday morning line up on ABC (Super Friends, Happy Days Gang, Scooby and Scrappy Doo, Richie Rich, Heathcliff and Dingbat, Plastic Man, Thundarr the Barbarian, ABC's Weekend Specials and American Bandstand), Sea-Monkeys and a Hostess Cupcakes ad featuring Wonder Woman and The Baron. The back cover features a free autographed photo of O.J. Simpson from Dingo boots.