*DC: In the wake of the Justice League/Justice Society crossovers, interest was revived in the 1940s heroes of the JSA, and one of several tryouts was the Spectre, a literal ghost who wandered the Earth, battling evil with mighty supernatural abilities. Brought back for a solo tryout in Showcase #60, by the superb team of Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, the Ghostly Guardian’s powers were elevated to almost godlike levels, to the point where the writer must have strained to come up with credible opposition for him – but the epic clashes between mystical and demonic forces pioneered ‘cosmic’ themes in comics. Two more Showcase issues followed (#64 here) before the Spectre launched his own series shortly afterwards.
IN THIS UPDATE:
SHOWCASE #60 PR/FA p £27 Re-stapled, long spine split and long back cover tear. Cover image okay, but not a nice copy. 
SHOWCASE #64 VG p £35 (PICTURED) Decent copy with spine and edge wear, short colour-breaking vertical crease bottom third cover centre.
SPECTRE #1 GD- p £20 Worn spine with small tear at top (slight loss); biro prices (small) on cover. SOLD