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Surprise in the Attic (1)
"I wonder what surprises we'll find in this old attic?"
Storyline
Two kids explore an old attic containing a Victorian female ghost with a detached head.
Characters
- boy
- girl
- Victorian female ghost with detached head
Credits
- Pencils: Luis Dominguez
- Inks: Luis Dominguez
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Cover banner indicates that this issue is #2 in the "DC Comics Salutes the Bicentennial" promotion. Cover does not illustrate an interior story.
Superman Saves the Earth
"Zooming through space, Superman heads for an alien planet..."
Storyline
Aliens want to destroy the Earth as it is a backward planet of no use, until Superman introduces them to Hostess Cup Cakes.
Characters
- Superman
- aliens
- grocer
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes (ITT Continental Baking Company) featuring Superman. Color ad on inside front cover.
Showdown with a Specter
"It was to have been a week of relaxation for Villem Kruger and his family... but it began with a night of nameless horror!"
Storyline
Villem Kruger visits the site of his grandfather's caved-in diamond mine, where the vengeful spirit of a trapped laborer awaits.
Characters
- Villem Kruger (father)
- Truida Kruger (mother)
- Jan Kruger (young son)
- vengeful spirit
Credits
- Pencils: Tenny Henson
- Inks: Tenny Henson
Justice for All Includes Children, 5
"Sure is hot!"
Storyline
Superman advises five bored adolescents not to crash a party to which they were not invited.
Characters
- Superman
- five bored adolescents
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
The Phantom Head
"It was no more than an eerie incident in the life of a genius, and yet, during a few desperate days, the reputation of a young painter was menaced by the tragic torment of... The Phantom Head"
Storyline
In 1505, Michelangelo's efforts at painting a portrait of Cesare Borgia are disrupted by a ghastly glowing floating head.
Characters
- Michelangelo
- Cesare Borgia
- Pope Sixtus
- King Louis XVI of France
Credits
- Pencils: Buddy Gernale
- Inks: Buddy Gernale
Story Notes
The title is worked into the story's first line.
The Girl Who Inherited a Ghost
"It was a dream come true for Becky Lawson when she married into one of the wealthiest families in Paris!"
Storyline
American Becky Lawson marries French heir Gaston Foulard over the strongest objections of Gaston's aged mother, Claudine, who threatens to disinherit Gaston. Becky withholds Claudine's heart medicine and watches her die, ensuring that Gaston will receive the full inheritance which Becky covets. Shortly thereafter, strange things begin to occur in the Foulard mansion.
Characters
- Becky Lawson
- Gaston Foulard
- Claudine Foulard (mother)
- Henry Thorson-Jones (British ghost hunter)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Much of the story's dialogue is in French, with English translation in captions.
The Jigsaw Ghosts
"What is more horrifying than to come face to face with a ghost?"
Storyline
Stories of "disembodied parts of phantoms".
Credits
- Script: Murray Boltinoff