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Ghosts is a DC Comics comic book horror series that lasted for 112 issues from September-October 1971 to May 1982.

This series essentially an anthology of supernatural horror stories. Each story has a short description introducing the premise and ended with a summation of how a mysterious justice was dealt to the evildoers of the tale. Characters such as Dr. Terrance Thirteen and the Spectre made appearances a various points in the series.


This comic book series provides examples:

  • Anthology Comic: This series tells various horror stories.
  • Creepy Basement: "The Ghost in the Cellar" has a family discover that their cellar is haunted.
  • Droste Image: Issue 100 has the cover (showing kids running away from a ghostly hand) within the cover within the cover...
  • Living Statue: "The Dark Goddess of Doom", published issue #3, is an adaptation of "The Venus of Ille". Rather than a marble statue of Venus, it stars a bronze statue of Kali. Said statue is illegally obtained by Chris Morton, who manages an art collection as investment plan. He also gains much of his wealth by fooling women. One of them has finally seen through Chris's lies and throws him back the engagement ring. In jest, Chris places the ring on Kali's statue, exclaiming that only the Queen of Evil would do for him. That night, the statue comes to live and squeezes Chris to death. It's left up to the reader whether the statue acted out of vengeance or love.
  • Vengeful Ghost: The eponymous character in "The Spectre of Haunted Highway" haunts the man who ran him over in the cover.

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