Ghosts #79

DC's long-running anthology of the weird and supernatural reaches its 79th issue with a cover by Lluís Domènech i Alberdi that pulls no punches: a wide-eyed man clutches a dimming lantern in a dark cavern while a looming skeletal specter stretches its bony hands toward him, his desperate cry — "My lantern is going out! I'll be lost in this cavern forever!!" — practically leaping off the page. The tagline "He walked where no man walked — to follow 'The Lure of the Specter!'" sets a perfectly ominous tone for the weird and supernatural tales within, crafted by writer Murray Boltinoff and artist E. R. Cruz. If you enjoy your horror atmospheric and genuinely unsettling, this 1979 DC gem delivers the goods.