Title: Death Like A Crown .......... 16 pgs.

Credits: Andrew Helfer ( writer ); Kevin Maguire ( pencils ); Dick Giordano( inks ); Bob Lappan( letters ); Adrienne Roy ( colors ); Robert Greenberger ( editor )

Feature Characters: Deadman ( Boston Brand, before and during Strange Adventures #..., next ..., dies in this story )

Guest Stars:

Villains: Joshua ( possessing The Sensei, next Deadman #1 ), The Hook ( Matson, first appearance, an assassin for the League of Assassins, next ... ), Jennings ( Stryker's lab assistant ), Alfred Stryker ( murderer behind the Chemical Syndicate Case, dies )

Other Characters: Rama Kushna ( first appearance, an aspect of the Creator, next Strange Adventures #210 ), Vashnu ( a mystic, next Strange Adventures #210 ), Maxwell Loomis ( a circus roustabout, first appearance, next ... ); Taj-Ze ( Guardian of the Temple of Rama Kushna, first appearance, next Deadman #.. ), Lorna ( Brand's girlfriend, during Strange Adventures #210, next ... ), Kane ( a presicential canditdate, first and only appearance ),The Hill Family Circus ( last..., next ..., Tiny shown )

Chronological Commments:

Comments:Thiss story may no longer be in continuity.

Title: The Secret Origin of The Spectre ......... 23 pgs.

Credits: Roy Thomas( writer/creative editor ); Michael Gilbert ( pencils/inks ); Augustin Mas ( letters ); Carl Gafford ( colors ); Robert Greenberger ( "coordinating editor" )

Feature Characters: The Spectre ( James Brendan Corrigan last Sandman Mystery Theatre #.., next More Fun Comics # 55/.., also during Spectre(v3) Annual 1 )

Guest Stars:

Villains: Louie Snipe ( a stoolie, first and only appearance ), "Gat" Benson ( a mobster, first appearance, does not die in this story, next Spectre(v3) #1, also during Spectre(v3) Annual #1 ), Swami Rhami ( first and only appearance, dies )

Other Characters: Mrs. Lonnigan ( Jim Corrigan's landlady, first and only appearance ), Clarice Winston ( Jim Corrigan's fiancee', first appearance, next More Fun #55/.., also during Spectre(v3) Annual #1 ), Mrs. Winston ( Clarice's mother, first and only appearance? ), The Voice ( believed to be God, first appearance, next ... )

Chronological Comments:This story is stated to have taken place in February 1940, but probably takes place in late 1939, probably October.

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