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Cover: L. B. Cole
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Spook #22

Jan 1953 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue features "The Meadless Horror," in which Sheriff Ben Higgins investigates a murder at Frank Maxwell's mountain retreat, discovering that a man was shot through a large plate glass window by someone using a machine gun. Through witness testimony from Joe Caliso, the sheriff determines that Tony Dentino, a gangster who had been counterfeit passing bills at the race tracks, is the likely killer and has fled the area. The issue also includes a story involving a woman named Mrs. Nicholson and a valuable card hidden in a safe, as detectives work to uncover the truth behind a scheme involving impersonation and theft.

Contains 4 stories
Headless Horror!
7 pp · Adventure

When a student named Jerry needs inspiration for a thesis on Washington Irving's "Headless Horseman," Spook takes him to the legendary Sleepy Hollow—only to discover the terrifying legend has become deadly reality. As a headless rider terrorizes the countryside on a phantom steed, leaving destruction and death in its wake, the pair must uncover the truth behind the supernatural menace before more lives are lost.

The Sensitive Killer
8 pp · Crime
Johnny Burro

Johnny Burro earned his nickname "Bunions" not for his criminal reputation as a stick-up artist and hired killer, but for his perpetually aching feet—a weakness that dogs his every heist and escape. When a botched robbery and subsequent jobs leave him constantly on the run, his desperate search for relief through custom-made shoes ultimately becomes the very trail that law enforcement follows to close in. A wry crime tale where a ruthless criminal's most sensitive vulnerability proves to be his undoing.

Double Cross to Death
1 pp · Crime
Roxy

Roxy runs a tight criminal operation and isn't about to let just anyone into his gang—especially not some desperate small-timer looking to join up. When a would-be recruit shows up at his apartment one night with something urgent to discuss, Roxy makes it clear he's got no use for petty informants or amateurs. Things take a sharp turn when Roxy's confidence in his own smarts gets put to the test at Lee's Gambling House.

Her Face of Horror
9 pp · Crime
Madame RachelEdouard La JoieIreneLady GlendeningJack DrakeMildred NicholsonCol. NicholsonDr. GeraudMrs. CrosseMcAllister

Madame Rachel runs an upscale beauty salon in London, but behind the façade of facials and treatments lies a criminal operation involving stolen jewels and blackmail. When a scheme goes dangerously wrong and a murder is pinned on her, Madame Rachel's carefully constructed empire begins to crumble—and her thirst for revenge leads her down a dark path she may not survive.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $489
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $3,736
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $2,113*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $2,008
CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $1,534*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $1,289*
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CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $1,197
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $1,047*
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $995
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $810*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $703
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $581
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $447
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $380*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $304
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $249*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints Blue Bolt #8 [64] (1946), Crimes by Women #6 (1949), Famous Crimes #10 (1949), Crime Incorporated #2 (1950), Spectacular Stories Magazine #3 (1950)

Reprinted in PS Artbooks Softee: Spook #1 (2022)

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