The Occult Files Of Dr. Spektor #23
Western Publishing • 1976
- Series
- The Occult Files Of Dr. Spektor
- Issue
- 23
- Publisher
- Western Publishing
- Cover date
- Dec 1, 1976
- Story title
- Where Mortals Fear to Tread
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Where it came from
The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor debuted in 1973 under Gold Key Comics as part of a creative shift toward supernatural horror and mystery storytelling. Created by writer Donald F. Glut and artist Dan Spiegle, the series centered on Adam Spektor, a paranormal investigator who traveled the globe to document and resolve supernatural occurrences. The character was designed to be a sophisticated, academic counterpoint to the more gothic or monstrous protagonists popular in horror comics of the era.
Issue number 23, released during the final years of the series' original run, reflects the transitional aesthetic of Gold Key titles in the late 1970s. During this period, the creative team leaned heavily into anthology-style storytelling and atmospheric, pulp-inspired mystery. While the series was never a commercial powerhouse compared to major superhero titles, it garnered a dedicated cult following among collectors of bronze-age horror, noted specifically for Spiegle’s clean, expressive line work and the series' distinct lack of the Comics Code Authority seal on its earlier covers, though this branding shifted as the title evolved.
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