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Issue: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #17
Publication Date: January 1982
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/15/1981
Volume: 3
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 5" x 6.75" (12.7 cm x 17.1cm)
Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
horror
This is the best of Ghosts...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
C-744
Ghosts

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
A Carnival of Dwarfs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
horror
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #119 published May 1974
was A Carnival of Dwarfs [Story on Interior Page(s)]see notes
 
Miscellaneous
10
Squire Shade replaces Abel as host from the original printing.
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host); Jonas Sentry; Maria (Chambermaid); Peter (Butler, Devil)
Jonas Sentry makes a deal with the devil to regain his youth.
Reprinting
FlagThe Witching Hour #8 published April 1970
was Above and Beyond the Call of Duty! [Story on Interior Page(s)]see notes
 
Miscellaneous
6
Squire Shade replaces Mildred as host from the original printing.
He Who Laughs Last...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #221 published January 1974
was He Who Laughs Last.... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Widow's Walk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
occult
Angus Beame; Mary Bourne
Mary Bourne placed a curse on her husband Angus that he may not return to harbor until the day she dies.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #179 published March 1969
was The Widow's Walk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Message from Beyond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #223 published March 1974
was Message from Beyond [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Squire Shade replaces Cain as host from original printing.
The Monster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #96 published February 1972
was The Monster [Story on Interior Page(s)]host changed
 
Miscellaneous
6
Nightmare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host); Judy; Judy's father; Miss Winter (governess); Pan (statue brought to life)
A lonely little girl, Judy, seeks a friend and finds it in Pan, an animated statue. They play together in a fantasy world, but meantime in the real world she is struck by a fever and a doctor tries to cure her. As she improves, her father convinces her that Pan is just a statue. The statue, with a girl who's now grown up, sheds a tear.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #186 published May 1970
was Nightmare [Story on Interior Page(s)]see notes
 
Miscellaneous
12
Squire Shade replaces Cain as host from original printing.

This reprint credits "ADAMS & GIORDANO" for the art, but later reprints and the Neal Adams checklist credit Adams for the inks.
The Big Burp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
One page gag strip featuring a monster.
A Bottle of Incense... A Whiff of the Past!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #94 published October 1971
was A Bottle of Incense.. A Whiff of the Past! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Squire Shade replaces Abel as host from the original printing.
The Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #178 published January 1969
was The Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Death on Cue!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Squire Shade (host)
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #127 published January 1975
was Death on Cue! [Story on Interior Page(s)]see notes
 
Miscellaneous
7
Squire Shade replaces Abel as host from original printing.
The Symbionts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #90 published February 1971
was The Symbionts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Born Losers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Secrets #98 published June 1972
was Born Losers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Dead Can Kill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Ghosts True Case Files
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #183 published November 1969
was The Dead Can Kill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Art credited to Neal Adams on splash page in error.
Here She Comes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Promo for new Wonder Woman series.
[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Squire Shade
Ghosts presents a comic collector's compendium...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Preview of the artists and writers in the issue.

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