The Spectre #50

A milestone fiftieth issue brings "The Haunting of America" to its conclusion under the pen of John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake, and John Bolton's cover makes an immediate, unsettling impression. A grotesque, decaying figure in a stars-and-stripes top hat — a corrupted Uncle Sam — clutches a tiny, green-cloaked Spectre in its rotting hand, the American flag filling the background with eerie grandeur. It's a striking image that frames the Spirit of Vengeance against the soul of a nation, and promises a finale with genuine weight.