Comic Title: Best of DC #38
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1983
On Sale Date: April 7, 1983 Newsstand Date April 7, 1983
Source: House Ad, Arak/Son of Thunder #23, Page 32

Newsstand Date April 7, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #210

Newsstand Date April 7, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #77

Shipping Date March 15, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #210

Newsstand Date April 7, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #22

Shipping Date March 15, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #22

Shipping Date March 15, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #80

Copyright Date March 15, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date March 15, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #77

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Spectre Suitor"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Lois Lane (of Earth-1)

Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: Werner Roth
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted From:
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #108 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #107; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #108)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #234; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #108)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Forever People #1; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #137)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #107; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #138)

Villain(s)

• Jack the Ripper (no further appearances)
• Three burglars (no further appearances)
• A thief (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sir Noel Tate (no further appearances)
• Blazer Greene (a landlord; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Mike (a handwriting expert; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While Lois conducts an interview with Noel Tate, thieves break into his house. Noel and Lois interrupt the thieves and are nearly killed. They are saved by a ghost who takes a fascination with Lois. The ghost begins stalking her and causing odd behavior in her and her friends.

The phantom then causes Lois to break into Tate's home to steal a dirk which transports her back in time to the 19th century. There she realizes that the ghost is that of Jack the Ripper. Superman travels back in time to save Lois. The Ripper was Tate's relative who had fallen in love with Lois. Once back in their own time, Superman finds the dirk which allowed the ghost to manifest. It has been destroyed.