Comic Title: Adventure Comics #493
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1982
On Sale Date: August 5, 1982 Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: House Ad, All-Star Squadron #14, Page 32

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #203

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #75

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #13

Copyright Date July 20, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Carl Gafford

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Ghost of Ace Chance"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Showcase #64 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in Justice League of America #47; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #72)

Villain(s)

• Ace Chance (a gambler; no further appearances)
• Two hoodlums and three jewel thieves (no further appearances)
• Various demons (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mona Marcy (the world's wealthiest woman; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Gambler Ace Chance is killed by thugs for not paying his gambling debts. Jim Corrigan comes to the man's aid, but not before Chance's spirit rises from his body. The Spectre tries to save Chance, pulling the body back to Earth. However, Chance's spirit takes possession of Corrigan rather than returning to his own body.

With Chance's spirit in control, Corrigan begins to attract evil energies. Spectre is unable to reenter Corrigan's body, so he must gather good energy in order to confront Chance's spirit. The two spirits then battle upon the astral plane. The Spectre forces Chance to expend his evil energies, then attempts to force him back inside his rightful body. Chance tries one last scheme by casting an illusion to make the Spectre believe Corrigan's body is Chance's. The strategy fails. Spectre sees through the illusion and puts the spirit in the correct body, permanently removing all supernatural powers that Chance possessed.