The Spirit #37

In "Halloween," Hazel—fired from the school pageant for refusing to use a wire—finds an unexpected ally in the mysterious Octopus, only to find their partnership as slippery as a trick-or-treater’s mask. When betrayal flares and secrets unravel, the night’s costume becomes a cover for a game of wits and double-crosses that’s as twisted as a jack-o’-lantern’s grin.

When the Spirit is called in to help Inspector Guillotine track down the elusive Don Macabre, he soon uncovers a twist that turns the investigation inside out: the Inspector’s fiancée, Plaster of Paris, may be more entangled with the criminal than anyone realized. As secrets begin to surface, the line between loyalty and deception grows dangerously thin.

In "The Chapparell Lode," the Spirit, Dolan, and Ellen race against time to claim the deed to Boot Camp—intended as a sanitarium—while Quirte and his crew have their sights set on the same land for its rumored gold. With tension rising and rival ambitions clashing, the fate of the camp hangs in the balance.