Your mannikins have wrought evil deeds, Ezekial... now it is time for you to... join them...! 
Adventure Comics #434 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1974.
Synopsis for The Spectre: "The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre"
A series of bizarre murders by manikins draws the attention of law enforcement, Det. Corrigan, and The Spectre. Further investigation leads Corrigan to Monarch Mannikins, whose shipment was involved in said attacks. It is here that he gets a lead that despite mostly being manufactured by machine, a few of the manikins are still made by hand by Ezekiel "Zeke" Borosovitch. When questioned about the possibility of them coming to life and attacking people, Zeke admits that they might do so as they have feelings that most people ignore. By chance, he encounters Gwen, kidnaps her, makes a manikin in her likeness, and has it attack Corrigan. The attempt fails and Corrigan, as the Spectre, engages with and dispatches Zeke's manikin army before transforming the maker himself into one of his former creations.
Appearing in The Spectre: "The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gwendolyn Sterling
Antagonists:
- Ezekial "Zeke" Borosovitch (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Frank (Single appearance; dies)
- Pete (Single appearance; dies)
- Chris (Single appearance)
- Mr. Monarch (Single appearance)
- Karen (Single appearance)
Locations:
- New York City
- Monarch Mannikin Company
- Monarch Mannikin Company
Notes
- "The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre" is reprinted in Wrath of the Spectre #2 and Showcase Presents: The Spectre Vol. 1.
- Russell Carley is credited for "script continuity".
- In the letters page of this issue, Joe Orlando declared that the Spectre that has been appearing in Adventure Comics since #431 to be the Earth-One Spectre, as the Earth-Two Spectre had last been seen sacrificing himself in Justice League of America #83.
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