Comic Title: Animal Man #14
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: June 27, 1989 Shipping Date June 27, 1989
Source: Previews, #4

Shipping Date June 27, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #167

Direct Market Date June 29, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #102, #104

Copyright Date June 27, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Spooks"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Animal Man (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Grant Morrison
Penciller: Tom Grummett
Inker: Steve Montano
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted In:
Animal Man:Origin of the Species TPB (2002)
Animal Man Omnibus HC (2013)
Animal Man by Grant Morrison 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Animal Man (last appearance in New Titans Annual #5; next appearance in Justice League Europe #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Ellen Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #11; next appearance in Animal Man #16)
• Maxine Baker (last appearance in Secret Origins #39; next appearance in Animal Man #17)
• Cliff Baker (last appearance in Secret Origins #39; next appearance in Animal Man #17)

Villain(s)

• Lennox (first appearance; next appearance in Animal Man #16)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Dane Dorrance (behind-the-scenes; on the telephone; last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Animal Man #15)

Other Character(s)

• James Highwater (last appearance in Animal Man #10; next appearance in Animal Man #17)
• Mrs. Linfield and her daughter (both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Eric Shelton and Gary (friends of Cliff; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Animal Man (from the future; last appearance in Animal Man #22; next appearance in Animal Man #22)

Comments:
Animal Man from the future observes Maxine as shown in Animal Man #22

Synopsis:
Ellen, Maxine, and Cliff all have encounters with a ghostly man who appears inside and outside of their house. Maxine believes the man is her father. When Buddy returns home he checks the house, but he finds no one. Then Ellen sees the man watching them from the window. Buddy goes outside and catches only a glimpse of the man. He is reminded of someone he saw once as a child. Although the mystery is not solved. A message appears on the window and on Cliff's ouija board: Cliff 9 27.