ADVENTURE COMIC #432 ART by JIM APARO - THE ANGUISH OF THE SPECTRE!

Beautiful original artwork for Adventure Comics Vol. 1 #432 page 4 (DC, 1974) by the superbly talented of Jim Aparo (pencils, inks and letters). This scene is from the darkly intriguing tale entitled, "The Anguish of...the Spectre," as the trio of villains identities are revealed who include hairdresser, Eric, Peter and the evil vain vixen model, Vera. As acting leader of this murderous gang, she orders her co-conspirators back to work as normal as that they will all have convincing alibis when industrialist Adrian Sterling is blown to kingdom come while relaxing in his pool the next morning. Sterling would soon be revealed as the father of Gwendolyn Sterling - the love interest for Jim Corrigan during this series.

Aparo is at the apex of his prime period here and these issues are considered to present the Spectre stories par excellence, bar none. Original artwork from this brief, yet remarkable run in Adventure Comics #431-440 is very rare and highly prized after among seasoned collectors. This unforgettable series firmly established the Astral Avenger as the top Bad-Ass in the entire DC Universe, a supernatural superhero totally unrivaled in power and Divine authority, granted unto him by the Almighty Himself, as he acted as Judge, Jury and Executioner upon evildoers. Writer Michael Fleisher's storylines were darkly grim, gritty and gruesome, while artist Jim Aparo's illustrations were simply breathtaking and considered by many to be the very best effort and execution of his entire legendary career.

Very special thank you to my friend, Nick Katradis for selling me this beautiful piece of artwork.