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Issue: Showcase Presents: Ghosts #1
Publication Date: January 2012
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 11/23/2011
Volume: 1
Pages: 516
ISBN: 9781401233174
UPC/EAN: 978140123317451999
Price: $22.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 106 (80 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ian Sattler (archival editions); Murray Boltinoff (original series)
Disclose Notes: Reprints stories from Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #1-18. Does not reprint the text stories from these issues.

There are two versions of Volume 1:

In the original edition, "Death Held the Lantern High" is on pages 468 to 473 (missing last page of story). Then "The Specters Were The Stars" runs from pages 474 to 481, then you got "Phantoms of the Flash!" on page 482 and "The Devil's Ouija" starting on page 483.

In the corrected edition, released February 8, 2012, you get "Death Held the Lantern High" on pages 468 to 474 (last page of story included). Then "The Specters Were The Stars" on pages 475 to 482, followed by "The Devil's Ouija" starting on page 483.

The corrected edition is indexed here.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US (6.75" x 10.25")
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was Instrument of Death [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Inside front and back cover pages.
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Showcase Presents Ghosts

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Title page, company credits and indicia information.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
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Ghosts #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy (signed)
Nick Cardy (signed)
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #1 published September 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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We Challenge You to Read On!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Tony DeZuniga
Tony DeZuniga
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Abraham Lincoln; Arthur Conan Doyle; Mark Twain
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #1 published September 1971
was We Challenge You to Read On! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introduction to the concept of ghosts.
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Death's Bridegroom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown]
Jim Aparo
Jim Aparo
Jim Aparo
Subject Matter
horror
She had waited years for her betrothed, only to have a con man stage a weirdo wedding - until she pulled the last trick on him!
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #1 published September 1971
was Death's Bridegroom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Synopsis from the table of contents in the reprint.
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Ghost in the Iron Coffin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman [as David George]
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #1 published September 1971
was Ghost in the Iron Coffin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Tattooed Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Broome
Carmine Infantino
Sy Barry
?
Reprinting
FlagSensation Mystery #112 published November 1952
was The Tattooed Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
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The Last Dream!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Broome
Carmine Infantino
Frank Giacoia ?
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagSensation Comics #107 published January 1952
was The Last Dream! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Pencilling credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Spectral Coachman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Tony DeZuniga
Tony DeZuniga
?
Subject Matter
horror
Tombstone, Arizona, draws its name from the town graveyard where the greatest badmen of the west are buried. But tonight - one of them lives again!
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #1 published September 1971
was The Spectral Coachman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Synopsis from the table of contents in the reprint.
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Ghosts #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #2 published November 1971
was Galleon of Death [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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No Grave Can Hold Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
George Tuska
?
Subject Matter
occult
Zenna Prohl; Istvan; Margot
Istvan is haunted by the ghost of Zenna Prohl who he accused of being a witch so he could get her land.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #2 published November 1971
was No Grave Can Hold Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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Mission Supernatural!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown
Wally Wood
?
Subject Matter
occult
Leftenet Vic Jordan; Cantrell
Leftenet Vic Jordan's ghost still flies the foggy skies over England looking for his landing strip.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #2 published November 1971
was Mission Supernatural [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Sorrow of the Spirits!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller
Curt Swan
Ray Burnley
?
Subject Matter
occult
Conrad Ganges; Martin Nerok; Governor Maitland; Genghis Khan (ghost); Sgt. Peters; Nero (ghost)
Conrad Ganges has found a way to see the spirit world and to communicate with its inhabitants.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #21 published December 1953
was The Sorrow of the Spirits! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
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Enter the Ghost!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Samachson
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Subject Matter
occult
Jan Robley; Winters; Charning; Lord Boynton
Winters is an actor performing a play forbidden in the town. Lord Boynton has sworn to return from the grave to kill anyone attempting to mount the play.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #29 published August 1954
was Enter the Ghost! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Galleon of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Tony DeZuniga
Tony DeZuniga
?
Subject Matter
occult
Val Connors; Dan Keith; Captain Perez; Felice
Two treasure hunters try to find a sunken galley but run into a ghostly galleon instead.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #2 published November 1971
was Galleon of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Lantern in the Rain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
?
Subject Matter
occult
John Logan (Ghost); Luke Brownell
Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train?
Reprinting
FlagSensation Mystery #113 published January 1953
was Lantern in the Rain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
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The Ghost Battalions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Subject Matter
occult, war
Selby; Parisi; Heffner; Carson; Dr. Maxon; Colonel Li Fli Sien
Groups of soldiers have been disappearing into thin air all throughout history. Did Shelby's men suffer the same fate?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #2 published November 1971
was The Ghost Battalions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Ghosts #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #3 published January 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Death Is My Mother

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Tony DeZuniga
Tony DeZuniga
?
Subject Matter
occult
Lira [Ghost Woman of the Sea]; Sir Desmond; Dennis
When Sir Desmond accidentally kills his wife Lira she returns to take their son.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #3 published January 1972
was Death Is My Mother [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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The Magician Who Haunted Hollywood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Kashdan
Leonard Starr
Leonard Starr
?
Subject Matter
occult
Dick Mayhew; Mr. Coombs (Movie Director); Lola Lamour
When actor Dick Mayhew begins to play the part of a famous escape artist for a film did the ghost of the escape artist help him with the stunts?
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #10 published January 1953
was The Magician Who Haunted Hollywood [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
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The Dark Goddess of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Johnny Gan; Suggs; Chris Morton; Margot
Chris Morton steals a statue of the Indian Goddess of Evil, Kali. He didn't bargin on the curse that came with the statue.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #3 published January 1972
was The Dark Goddess of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Station G-H-O-S-T!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Subject Matter
occult
Andrew Gill; Tom; Bold Eagle; Jeff; Timothy Gill (Ghost); Mr. Yorke; Eddie
Andrew Gill wants to buy the house his ancestor supposedly haunts and uses some trickery on the current owner.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #17 published August 1953
was Station G-H-O-S-T! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
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Legion of the Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
George Tuska
George Tuska
?
Subject Matter
occult
Marius; Octavius; Mark Calder
Some ghostly Roman soldiers lead Mark Calder out of the desert.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #3 published January 1972
was Legion of the Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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Ghostly Miners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Cain's True Case Files
Are ghostly miners mining coal in Lions Coal Corporation mines?
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #178 published January 1969
was Ghostly Miners [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Screaming Skulls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Subject Matter
occult
Vincent Perrault; Maman Marie; Yvonne Perrault
When Vincent Perrault disturbs an ancient burial ground for stones for his new house he awakens the curse of the screaming skulls.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #3 published January 1972
was The Screaming Skulls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Ghosts #4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Crimson Claw!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
George Tuska
George Tuska
?
Subject Matter
horror
John Wilkes Booth; Abraham Lincoln
He was born to a fearsome fate, and he could only escape it if he learned the secret of the mysterious omen that haunted him!
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
was The Crimson Claw! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Synopsis from reprint.
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The Ghostly Cities of Gold!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
was The Ghostly Cities of Gold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Man Who Killed His Shadow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller
Curt Swan
?
?
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #16 published July 1953
was The Man Who Killed His Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.75
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The Fanged Spectres of Kinshoro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
?
Subject Matter
horror
Dark Africa holds many secrets - and the most dangerous are the powers of M'Timbu, the witch doctor of Kinshoro!
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
was The Fanged Spectres of Kinshoro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Synopsis from reprint.
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The Legend of the Black Swan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Ramona Fradon
Charles Paris
?
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #48 published March 1956
was The Legend of the Black Swan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Threshold of Nightmare House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
was The Threshold of Nightmare House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Ghosts #5

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #5 published May 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Death, The Pale Horseman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Art Saaf
Art Saaf
?
Subject Matter
occult
The great Mongol horde rested peacefully in their graves - until the foolish Chinese soldiers defiled their tomb and brought forth a ghostly vengeance!
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #5 published May 1972
was Death, the Pale Horseman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Synopsis from reprint.
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The Hands from the Grave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #5 published May 1972
was The Hands from the Grave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Telltale Mirror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti ?
?
Subject Matter
horror
John Bowers
John Bowers finds a mirror that shows the future.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #13 published April 1953
was The Telltale Mirror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Caravan of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #5 published May 1972
was Caravan of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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The Phantom from the Fog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Ruben Moreira (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #123 published June 1962
was The Phantom from the Fog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
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The Hearse Came at Midnight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #5 published May 1972
was The Hearse Came at Midnight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Ghosts #6

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #6 published July 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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A Specter Poured the Potion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Art Saaf
Art Saaf
?
Subject Matter
horror, occult
Master Anton Drucker; Johann Kant; Maria Unsell
When pharmacist Anton Drucker fires his assistant Johann Kant for giving away medicine, Kant suffers a fatal heart attack. Later, Kant's ghost returns and mixes a special prescription for a woman, Drucker investigates and finds everything in his shop turned to dust.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #6 published July 1972
was A Specter Poured the Potion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Ride with the Devil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Hiram Dunn; Amy Dunn; Mark Alden; Kathy
In 1791 when Hiram Dunn and his daughter are lost in a storm they become phantoms, destined to forever be trying to reach Boston.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #6 published July 1972
was Ride with the Devil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
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Death Awaits Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Subject Matter
horror, occult
Baron Charles; Gordon; Isadora Duncan
A ghostly vision warns Baron Charles of impending death, but is it his or Isadora's?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #6 published July 1972
was Death Awaits Me [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Ghost Cargo from the Sky

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
?
Subject Matter
horror, occult
Manu; Carter
After WWII in the Pacific, Manu starts the "Cargo Cult" and brings ghostly planes to his small island.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #6 published July 1972
was Ghost Cargo from the Sky [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Ghosts #7

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Kaluta
Mike Kaluta
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #7 published August 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Death's Finger Points

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #7 published August 1972
was Death's Finger Points [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Touch Not My Tomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Art Saaf
Art Saaf
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #7 published August 1972
was Touch Not My Tomb! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Sweet Smile of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #7 published August 1972
was The Sweet Smile of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Ghosts #8

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #8 published October 1972
was The Thing in the Clock [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Cadaver in the Clock!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Buddy Gernale
Buddy Gernale
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #8 published October 1972
was The Cadaver in the Clock! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
Disclose
The Guns of the Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Subject Matter
occult, war
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #8 published October 1972
was The Guns of the Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Hotline to the Supernatural

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
? (Redondo Studio)
? (Redondo Studio)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #8 published October 1972
was Hotline to the Supernatural [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
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To Kill a Tyrant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Quico Redondo [as QR]
Quico Redondo [as QR]
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #8 published October 1972
was To Kill a Tyrant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
Ghosts #9

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy [as NC]
Nick Cardy [as NC]
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #9 published November 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Curse of the Phantom Prophet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #9 published November 1972
was The Curse of the Phantom Prophet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
The Last Ride of Rosie the Wrecker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala
Subject Matter
occult, war
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #9 published November 1972
was The Last Ride of Rosie the Wrecker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Spectral Shepherd of Dartmoor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #9 published November 1972
was The Spectral Shepherd of Dartmoor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Phantom That Never Was!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown
Frank McLaughlin
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #9 published November 1972
was The Phantom That Never Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Disclose
Ghosts #10

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Experimenters Beyond the Grave

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Win Mortimer
Win Mortimer
?
Subject Matter
occult
Harry Houdini; Mackenzie King; Aldous Huxley
Famous people who planned to contact the living after they died to prove the existence of an after-life.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was Experimenters Beyond the Grave [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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A Specter Stalks Saigon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Gerry Talaoc
Redondo Studio
?
Subject Matter
occult, war
Lieutenant Tho
A ghostly soldier tries to warn soldiers to change their plans during the Vietnam War.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was A Specter Stalks Saigon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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The Ghost of Wandsgate Gallows!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Ernie Chan
Ernie Chan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Judd Gibbons; Sir Alex Craven; Lord James Craven; Inspector Noel Padderly
Judd Gibbons is hired to kill Lord James Craven.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was The Ghost of Wandsgate Gallows! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Death Came at Dawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
Subject Matter
occult, war
Sam Waller
Sam Waller is convinced the ship he is on is doomed but his Captain will not listen.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was Death Came at Dawn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2.5
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The Hell Beast of Berkeley Square

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Nestor Malgapo
Nestor Malgapo
?
Subject Matter
occult
Will Craig; Frank Villers; Martin Jarvis; Amy Jarvis; Nora; Captain John Raymond
The Beast of Berkeley Square haunts an old mansion.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #10 published December 1972
was The Hell Beast of Berkeley Square [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
Ghosts #11

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was Instrument of Death [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Devil's Lake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
E. R. Cruz
E. R. Cruz
Marcos
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was The Devil's Lake [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
Next Stop Is Nowhere

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ernie Chan
Ernie Chan
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was Next Stop Is Nowhere [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
The Specter Who Stalked Cellblock 13

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was The Specter Who Stalked Cellblock 13 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
The Instrument of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Brown
Bob Brown
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was The Instrument of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4.5
Disclose
The Death Circle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
?
Subject Matter
William Harrison; Abraham Lincoln; James Garfield; William McKinley; Warren G. Harding; Franklin D. Roosevelt; John F. Kennedy
Since 1840, every president voted into office in a year ending in zero, has died in office.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #11 published January 1973
was The Death Circle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Ghosts #12

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #12 published February 1973
was The Macabre Mummy [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Macabre Mummy of Takhem-Ahtem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #12 published February 1973
was The Macabre Mummy of Takhem-Ahtem [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
Chimes for a Corpse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jerry Grandenetti
Jerry Grandenetti
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #12 published February 1973
was Chimes for a Corpse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
Beyond the Portals of the Unknown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #12 published February 1973
was Beyond the Portals of the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
Ghosts #13

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy [as NC]
Nick Cardy [as NC]
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #13 published March 1973
was Nightmare in the Sandbox [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Nightmare in the Sandbox!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown
Bob Brown
?
Subject Matter
occult
Lazaire; Dr. Allan Jones; Leona; Greg; Amy; Tiger (a dog); Ti-Olga
Dr. Jones doesn't believe in voodoo, until the local witch doctor curses his sandbox.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #13 published March 1973
was The Nightmare in the Sandbox! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6.5
Disclose
Voice of Vengeance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Signor Giovanni; Pietro Giovanni; Signorina Morini; Signor Vitello; Signor Gardella; Rosa Giovanni
For countless generations, Signor Giovanni's marionettes conjured up laughter throughout the Italian countryside. When he is attacked and has his voice damaged, who is speaking his part in the next performance?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #13 published March 1973
was Voice of Vengeance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4.67
Disclose
Have Tomb, Will Travel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Esphid Mahilum
Subject Matter
occult
Patsy Coyne
Patsy Coyne's killer is haunted by his new car.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #13 published March 1973
was Have Tomb, Will Travel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Disclose
Hell Is One Mile High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Nestor Redondo
Nestor Redondo
?
Subject Matter
occult, war
Jim; Bill; Anna; Baron Immanuel Schreiber
Did two American GI's take refuge in a haunted German castle, or was it just their imagination.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #13 published March 1973
was Hell Is One Mile High [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
Ghosts #14

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #14 published April 1973
was The Bride Wore a Shroud [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Bride Wore a Shroud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Buddy Gernale (signed)
Buddy Gernale (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Diane Chapman; Mr. Frederick Chapman; Kenneth Inglis; Dr. Scudder
Is Diane Chapman's bridal gown haunted?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #14 published April 1973
was The Bride Wore a Shroud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
Death Weaves a Web

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Kashdan
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
?
Subject Matter
occult
Raymond Forbes; Gerald
When Raymond Forbes threatens to send Gerald to an orphanage, Gerald's spider friends take their revenge.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #14 published April 1973
was Death Weaves a Web [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Writer not credited in the issue, credit comes from reprint in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest.
Disclose
Phantom of the Iron Horseman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Hiram Maloney; Joshua
Did the ghost of Joshua's grandfather come back to signal to him that the railroad bridge was washed out?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #14 published April 1973
was Phantom of the Iron Horseman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Disclose
The Dark Dream of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
E. R. Cruz (signed)
E. R. Cruz (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Robert Duncan; Charlotte Maury; Mary Ford
Did people dream about the mine disaster in Alberfan England months before it happened?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #14 published April 1973
was The Dark Dream of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6.5
Disclose
Ghosts #15

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #15 published June 1973
was Who Dares Cheat the Dead [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Ghost That Wouldn't Die

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Buddy Gernale (signed)
Buddy Gernale (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #15 published June 1973
was The Ghost That Wouldn't Die [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
A Phantom in the Alamo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #15 published June 1973
was A Phantom in the Alamo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
Writing credit from reprint.
Disclose
Who Dares Cheat the Dead?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #15 published June 1973
was Who Dares Cheat the Dead? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Hand from the Grave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Rico Rival (signed)
Rico Rival (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #15 published June 1973
was Hand from the Grave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Disclose
Ghosts #16

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #16 published July 1973
was The Mothball Ghost [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Death's Grinning Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Rico Rival
Rico Rival
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #16 published July 1973
was Death's Grinning Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
The Mothball Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #16 published July 1973
was The Mothball Ghost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
The Haunted Hero of St. Helena!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gerry Talaoc
Gerry Talaoc
?
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #16 published July 1973
was The Haunted Hero of St. Helena! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
Ghosts #17

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #17 published August 1973
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Death Held the Lantern High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Alfredo Alcala
Alfredo Alcala
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #17 published August 1973
was Death Held the Lantern High [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
The Specters Were the Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Murray Boltinoff
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #17 published August 1973
was The Specters Were the Stars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.5
Disclose
The Devil's Ouija

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Kashdan
John Calnan
John Calnan
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #17 published August 1973
was The Devil's Ouija [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Ghosts #18

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
Subject Matter
occult
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #18 published September 1973
was Graveyard of Vengeance [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Graveyard of Vengeance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Alfredo Alcala
Subject Matter
occult
Orrin Randall; Katie Randall
An Indian Chief curses all white men on his ground when his family is killed by English soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #18 published September 1973
was Graveyard of Vengeance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Death of a Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Abe Ocampo (signed)
Abe Ocampo (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Clayton Butler; Jan Butler; Joshua Butler (ghost); Devereux
Jan and Clayton Butler try to move into a haunted mansion. Mr. Devereux has a machine that will remove the ghost that occupies the mansion.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #18 published September 1973
was Death of a Ghost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
Disclose
The Eye of Evil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Leo Dorfman
Frank Redondo (signed)
Frank Redondo (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Alois Hitler; Klara Hitler; Otto; Adolf Hitler
Alois Hitler can see the hate in his son's eyes but nobody will believe him.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #18 published September 1973
was The Eye of Evil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Writing credit from reprint.
Disclose
Death Came Creeping

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ernesto Patricio (signed)
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
?
Subject Matter
occult
Abdul Mahmoud
Abdul Mahmoud has a cat that is better than any security system or safe at protecting him and his belongings.
Reprinting
FlagGhosts #18 published September 1973
was Death Came Creeping [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Disclose
Showcase Presents

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Advertisement of other Showcase Presents volumes with small cover images.
Disclose
Ghosts Volume 1

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promotional text on back cover with more small cover images of other Showcase Presents volumes.

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