All Star Comics Archives Vol. 0 HC
Title: (The Tenement Fires)
Pages: 10
Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)
Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Bernard Baily
Reprinted From:
All-Star Comics #1 (1940)
Feature Character(s)
Supporting Character(s)
Villain(s)
- Dr. Cragg (dies in this story; no further appearances)
- Nick Brant (also called "Bates" in this story; no further appearances)
- Pete and his hireling (arsonists; no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Fire Warden Zane, a woman, and her child (no further appearances)
Cameo Appearance(s)
- Dr. Cragg’s murder victims (as spirit apparitions)
Comments:
This story was not originally titled.
Synopsis:
When an epidemic of tenement fires breaks out in Cliffland, the Spectre investigates. He finds that the fires are caused by arsonists in the employ of the tenements’ owner, Dr. Cragg, to collect the insurance when the structures burn. When confronted by the Spectre, the villain dies of fright.
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