Spook (1953) #28

Star Publications [1949-1954] 1953–1954 series Cover date Apr 1954

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Spook #28 (1953) is issue #28 of Star Publications [1949-1954]'s Spook (1953–1954), with a cover date of April 1954. Drawn by George Appel, L. B. Cole and Jay Disbrow.

Creators

Pencillers: George Appel, L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow
Inkers: George Appel, L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow
Cover artist: L. B. Cole

The stories

“Creeping Death”

An intelligent malignant amoeba grows into a giant after being doused with chemicals in a lab accident and causes horror for a scientist, his daughter and his assistant.

“The Monstrous Madmen”

Rod is informed that babies are being switched for others in hospitals all over the world and wonders if it has anything to do with his friend, Chuck, and his memory being blanked out, and the planet Mars, which Chuck has just visited. He discovers the mutant minorities on the planet have deemed themselves the majority and seek to make all Martians and humans into mutants like themselves.

“Jade of Death”

Amazo destroys Gahna's village and enslaves his people. She pricks her finger on the idol of Janus, which she had hoped would help her defeat Rulah, and dies from its poison.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.