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Issue: Dr. Spektor Presents Spine-Tingling Tales #2
Publication Date: August 1975
 
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90295-508
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Title Page
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[untitled]

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The cover consists of line art, taken from the splash page of the first story.
Outgrown Your Old Daisy®?

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Maybe Dad can help you pick a new one.
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Interior front cover.
Contents

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occult
Dr. Spektor [Dr. Adam Spektor] (host)
As an investigator of the supernatural, I, Dr. Adam Spektor, have often foughts the living mummy, Ra-Ka-Tep.
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Contents page with issue indicia.
Mask of the Mummy

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horror, occult
Midnight Mysteries
Professor Moench (Death); Ross Almarez; Ra-Ka-Tep (origin)
Legend: many men still believe in the power of the ancient Gods of Egypt.
A professor of Egyptology has located the tomb of Ra-Ka-Tep, but the authorities will not help him find men to dig it up. Desperate, he turns to scoundrel Almarez, who has plans for the mummy's golden mask. But he did not take into account that the mummy has plans with him.
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FlagMystery Comics Digest #1 published March 1972
was Mask of the Mummy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The mummy Ra-Ka-Tep also appears in Dr. Spektor's book.
3 Free Baseball Cards

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On each specially marked box of Hostess® Snack Cakes!
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1001 Free Gifts

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There's no catch to it...
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Copyright 1974, Jetco Adv.
Decalomania

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The nuttiest, most fantastic offer ever!
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The Viking Specter

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fantasy, occult
From time immemorial men have told tales of ghost ships...
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FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #16 published December 1966
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Terror from the Sky

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science fiction
On a warm September evening in 1952...
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FlagGänsehaut #6 published ?
as Unheimlicher Besuch der dritten Art [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Margie Gets Free Gifts For The Whole Family

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Here's how it happened.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches...

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Each groovy patch measures 3".
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

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10 Day Free Examination
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The Ballerina's Last Dance

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fantasy
When the famed ballerina, Madame Pavolva died in 1931, the world of the ballet went into mourning.
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FlagRipley's Believe It or Not! #11 published November 1968
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Hearts and Flowers

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horror, occult
The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor
Dr. Spektor [Dr. Adam Spektor] (host)
Occupying a very special place in my occult files is the case of Douglas Murch and Brenda Grey!
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FlagMystery Comics Digest #12 published July 1973
was Hearts and Flowers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Monster Ghost

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Obeys your commands!
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Blood Curdling Vampire Bat

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Does all this at your command...
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Sea-Monkeys

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Own a bowlfull of happiness...
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Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters...

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Each groovy patch measures 5".
Robin; Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Sylvester the Cat; Bugs Bunny; Pepe LePew; Coyote; Road Runner; Porky Pig; Speedy Gonzalez; Elmer Fudd; Tweety Bird; Daffy Duck; Yosemite Sam; Casper the Ghost; Foghorn Leghorn; Wendy the Witch; Tom and Jerry; Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Popeye; Olive Oyl; Felix the Cat; Snuffy Smith; Alfred E. Neumann; Henry; Sarge; Beetle Bailey
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Patches reflect characters from several licensed entities. It is noted that all characters are copyrighted by their respective proprietors.
Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
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Inside back cover.

Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers from Gandalf Products.
Personality Posters

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For the first time ever, you can order Personality Posters®...
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Back cover.

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