More Fun Comics Vol 1 53

"The Spectre Strikes!": Jim Corrigan, having recently been restored to life as the Spectre, enters the warehouse where his killers hold Clarice Winston. Corrigan frightens one man to death and touches two others, reducing them to a pile of bones. Clarice has been shot during the scuffle, but Jim

Appearing in "The Spectre Strikes!"

Featured Characters:

• The Spectre (Jim Corrigan)

Supporting Characters:

• Clarice Winston

Antagonists:

• Gat Benson (dies, is resurrected)
• Ricky (dies, is resurrected)
• Louie (dies, is resurrected)

Other Characters:

• Wayne Grant

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Cliffland, New Jersey
    
    

Synopsis for "The Spectre Strikes!"

Jim Corrigan, having recently been restored to life as the Spectre, enters the warehouse where his killers hold Clarice Winston. Corrigan frightens one man to death and touches two others, reducing them to a pile of bones. Clarice has been shot during the scuffle, but Jim revives her with a touch. Finally he summons the police. When the police arrive, Jim restores the hoods and turns them over to the police.

Because he is not truly alive, Jim does not tell Clarice what happened. Instead he breaks off his engagement with her and makes a clean start. At his boarding-house room, with needle and thread, he fashions a green and white costume for himself, and begins his mission as the Spectre.

Appearing in Biff Bronson: "The Marching Mechanical Men, Part 2"

Featured Characters:

• Biff Bronson

Supporting Characters:

• Dan Druff

Antagonists:

• The Wizard

Items:

• Wizard's Marching Mechanical Men

Locations:

• West Point
  

Synopsis for Biff Bronson: "The Marching Mechanical Men, Part 2"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Lt. Bob Neal: "The Mine Sweepers"

Featured Characters:

• Lieut. Bob Neal

Supporting Characters:

• Tubby Potts

Vehicles:

• Sub 662
  

Synopsis for Lt. Bob Neal: "The Mine Sweepers"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in King Carter: "The Rocket Ship"

Featured Characters:

• King Carter

Supporting Characters:

• Red Rogers
  

Synopsis for King Carter: "The Rocket Ship"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Captain Desmo: "Cult of Assassins, Part 1"

Featured Characters:

• Captain Desmo (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Gabby

Antagonists:

• Society of Assassins

Locations:

• Bombay, India, 1940
  

Synopsis for Captain Desmo: "Cult of Assassins, Part 1"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Radio Squad: "The Reckless Driver"

Featured Characters:

• Radio Squad
  • Larry Trent
  • Sandy Keene
    

Synopsis for Radio Squad: "The Reckless Driver"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey: "Murder in the Ring"

Featured Characters:

• Detective Sergeant Carey

Supporting Characters:

• Sleepy
  

Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey: "Murder in the Ring"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Red Coat Patrol: "The Search for Half Breed Charlie"

Featured Characters:

• Sgt. O'Malley

Supporting Characters:

• Black Hawk
  

Synopsis for Red Coat Patrol: "The Search for Half Breed Charlie"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Bulldog Martin: "The Fall of Billy Evans"

Featured Characters:

• Bulldog Martin

Supporting Characters:

• Jonah
  

Synopsis for Bulldog Martin: "The Fall of Billy Evans"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Published by Detective Comics, Inc..
• First issue for Captain Desmo.
• The Spectre:
  • The Spectre Strikes! is reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives 1 and Secret Origins #5.
  • By the end of this two-part origin story, Clarice Winston has been kidnapped once and shot once.
• Also appearing in this issue of More Fun Comics were:
  • Butch the Pup, by Fred Schwab
  • Ginger Snap, by Bob Kane, last seen in More Fun Comics #48.

Trivia

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