Star Spangled Comics #122
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I Talked with the Dead!", Terry Thirteen—still haunted by his father’s belief in rational answers—discovers a surprising truth about the man who taught him to question the supernatural. Leonard Starr’s art brings a quiet intensity to this eerie tale of legacy and mystery, as a long-held family promise begins to unravel in unexpected ways.
In "I Talked with the Dead!", Terry Thirteen—still haunted by his father’s belief in reason—uncovers a hidden legacy that challenges everything he thought he knew about the family’s so-called curse. As he pieces together his father’s final efforts, he finds himself drawn into a mystery that blurs the line between logic and the unknown.
In "The Bad Boy of Gotham City!" from Star Spangled Comics #122, Robin takes on the unlikely responsibility of mentoring Floyd Wood, a streetwise orphan with a knack for trouble. As the two navigate their uneasy partnership, Floyd’s charm and cunning hide a secret agenda—every act of rebellion might just be a step toward uncovering Robin’s true identity.
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- First appearance and origin of Doctor Terrence Thirteen (the Ghost-Breaker), DC's preeminent rationalist/skeptic hero, in the story 'I Talked with the Dead.'
- Dr. Thirteen's origin establishes his father's oath as the source of his mission: to debunk the supernatural and expose hoaxes using logic and evidence, with fiancée Marie Leeds present from his very first story.
- The Dr. Thirteen feature is both written and drawn by Leonard Starr (who had earlier worked at Timely and EC Comics); the writer's name is unknown and remains unidentified across all known sources.
- The issue also contains a Robin solo story ('The Bad Boy of Gotham City,' art by Jim Mooney, with Bob Kane credited) and a Tomahawk story ('The Clue of the Redman's Dog'), as well as a Captain Compass feature — a full Golden Age anthology lineup.
- With this issue Dr. Thirteen displaced Tomahawk as the cover feature of Star Spangled Comics, a position he held through the title's final issue (#130, July 1952).
- The Dr. Thirteen debut story was reprinted in the Swedish anthology Läderlappen och Robin (Centerförlaget, 1951 series) #11/1952, confirming early international distribution of the character.
- After Star Spangled Comics ended, the Dr. Thirteen feature moved briefly to House of Mystery, where it ran for seven additional issues before cancellation; the character then lay dormant until his 1969 revival in Showcase #80 as a foil for the Phantom Stranger.
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Reprinted in Stålmannen #7/1952 (1952), Stålmannen #9/1953 (1953), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #6 (1958), Showcase #80 (1969), Fantomet #9/1998 (1998), Läderlappen och Robin #11/1952
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