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The Spectre#10
Cover: Tim Sale

The Spectre #10

Dec 2001 · DC · 2.50 USD; 4.25 CAD
“Laughing at Myself”

In "Laughing at Myself," J. M. DeMatteis and Craig Hamilton explore a haunting moment when The Spectre and Abin Sur try to comfort Helen Jordan after her parents' death—only for The Spectre to be drawn away by a chilling new threat. As The Joker's influence spreads, the Spectre faces a terrifying internal fracture, confronting a corrupted, Jokerized version of Parallax that puts Helen in danger. Tim Sale’s cover captures the eerie, fractured tone of the story, rendered in his signature stark style.

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writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist Craig Hamilton · inker Ray Snyder · inker Jim Royal · colorist James Sinclair · letterer Bill Oakley · cover Tim Sale

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inker Jim Royal
letterer Bill Oakley
cover pencils, inks Tim Sale

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The Spectre and Abin Sur attempt to console Helen Jordan on the death of her parents, but The Spectre leaves to deal with The Joker. The Joker virus infects The Spectre, splitting him into a Jokerized Parallax persona, whom the Spectre reintegrates after it threatens Helen.

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