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Issue: Ghosts #53
Publication Date: April 1977
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Issues: #53 of 112 Issues (173 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/06/1977
Volume: 7
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893051204
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 28 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #139.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver and Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #40 only)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
Job Number: B 3000
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Whole World's Upside Down

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
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Ghosts and the Supernatural

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Genres: horror
First Line: Shocking supernatural encounters are not limited to the supersititious, or to those tormented by herrendous hallucinations.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2953
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Whose Spirit Invades Me?

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Genres: horror
First Line: For ages, man has been mystified by control of the living --- by the dead!
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Pages: 7
Job Number: B-2524
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Look, Friends!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking sellers of Grit magazine.
Between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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Powerful Muscles Fast!!!

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Feature(s): Muscle Builders
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Top of second page between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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Write Right Now!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): S. Schwartz & Co.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for various products.
Bottom of second page between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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The Mighty Meat Snack conquers The Horrible Hungries.

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Make Money Fast!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Write Right Now!

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Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): S. Schwartz & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various products, including catalogs from Pacific Comics, Howard D. Rogofsky and Passaic Book Center.
Second page between stories.
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The Haunted Mind

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Genres: horror
First Line: It brought him fame, though some said it indicated his growing madness.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: B-2559
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Make Extra Cash

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Ad for sales persons for engraved Social Security cards and calendars.
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for mail-order Drafting School.
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Nature's Mysterious Hungry Plant

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Deb-Jo Nurseries
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for meat eating plant.
Second page between page 2 and 3 of the previous story.
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Presenting the Next Two Dollar Comics

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Disclose Notes: House ad for World's Finest #244, and G.I. Combat #201, with covers shown, both on sale January 13th.
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Yes, You Can Subscribe To Your Favorite DC Comics!

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Feature(s): DC Comics
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Disclose Notes: House ad for DC comics at various rates depending on cover price.
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At Last! Now It Can Be Revealed!

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Amazing World of DC Comics #14 (March 1977) with inset of interior comics panel from an issue of Justice League of America.
On bottom half of fourth page between page 2 and 3 of the previous story.
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"Let Joe Weider build you a better body for just $4.98"

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Franco Columbu (photo); Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo)
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And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!!

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Justice for All Includes Children, 10

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Genres: opinion, superhero
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The Vengeful Phantom of Versailles

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Genres: horror
First Line: The reign of terror reached its horrendous climax for Queen Marie Antoinette in 1793 when her royal blood spilled onto a Parisian street.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: B-2314
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Make Money Customizing

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Customizing Center
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Disclose Notes: Ad for job training.
On top of first page between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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Big-As-Life Hang-Ups!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for poseable life-size figures.
On bottom of first page between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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First Edition Sale!

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Feature(s): NCG Merchandise
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Second page between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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The Ghost Who Came to Life

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Genres: horror
First Line: A century ago, he would have been an itinerant peddler,E
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Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2978
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100 pc. Toy Soldier Set

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Disclose Notes: Lucky Products ad for toys soldiers.
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Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash

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Disclose Notes: Ad for sales people for greeting cards.
On inside back cover.
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Make Money Get Prizes

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Laura Albrecht; Thomas Welch; Thomas Brophy; Cindy Mayr; Patty Kardin; Eric Ritzenthaler; Kevin Jones; Michael Donnelly; Andy Meisel
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for sales people for seed packets, with testimonials.
On back cover.

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