This is becoming a just a tad repetitive...
...but it's the
last version of this story, we promise!
You can find the first one
HERE and the second one
HERE!
version is from
St John's Strange Terrors #1 (1952), and it's the
only time
any iteration of this tale made the cover...
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| "Zoombies?" |
Most comic book publishers used outside studios who "packaged" their books, providing complete writing and art services.
One of the the biggest one was
Harry Chester Studios, which started out as a "packager" for
MLJ/Archie and
Centaur providing complete editorial and art services, before setting up their own comic publishing operation,
Chester/Dynamic!
When
Chester/Dynamic folded at the end of the 1940s, the studio returned to supplying stories and art to others, particularly
St John Publishing.
Chester was an
extremely budget-conscious (some might say [ahem]
cheap) guy who didn't hesitate to recycle existing material with minor modifications for different clients.
Most people think the
Lady Satan story was only modified
once!
In fact, the
Grand Comics DataBase notes the re-use of this tale as "Phantom", but
not as "Ghost"!
In another example, competitor
Iger Studios reworked existing art for a 1940s
Spitfire Saunders story involving Nazis from
Elliot's Bomber Comics, which was re-edited into a 1950s
Phantom Lady tale with the heroine battling Commies!
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