Cover: Jim Aparo

Adventure Comics #437

Jan 1975 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“The Human Bombs and... the Spectre”

In Adventure Comics #437, the Spectre faces a chilling threat when an evil scientist unleashes the Hypno-Wheel, a device that turns influential people into hypnotized agents—human bombs used for daring bank heists. Written by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley, with art by Ernie Chua and inks by Jim Aparo, this 1975 tale blends psychological suspense and supernatural justice. The cover, a striking double portrait by Jim Aparo, captures the eerie tension of the story’s central conflict.

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writer Michael Fleisher · writer Russell Carley · artist Ernie Chua · inker Jim Aparo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer Michael Fleisher

writer Russell Carley

artist Ernie Chua

inker Jim Aparo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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The Spectre must combat an evil scientist who has created a Hypno-Wheel, an invention that puts prominent people into a state of hypnosis, and whom he uses as human bombs to commit bank robberies.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).