Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Spectre (Vol.3) #16 - March 1994

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"Call for Blood" by John Ostrander, Jim Aparo, and Kelley Jones.

This issue features art by the unusual team of Jim Aparo and Kelley Jones(!), a combination that to my eye doesn't really mesh too well.

That said, it's always nice see Jim Aparo drawing The Phantom Stranger, so here the entirety of the Stranger's appearance in the issue, as he, Dr. Fate, and The Demon come to Zatanna for help
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...this was the last time Aparo would draw The Phantom Stranger. Nice to see the combo one last time!

To be continued!

Update: Oops! I spoke--er, typed--too soon. Commenter MWGallagher is correct in correcting me: this is not the last time Jim Aparo drew The Phantom Stranger. There's one more appearance to come, which we'll get to in a little while. My apologies, and thanks for the correction MWG!