Comic Title: Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2003
On Sale Date: March 19, 2003 Direct Market Date March 12, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 13 #1 (#169)

Direct Market Date March 19, 2003
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The World Within the Paintings"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Bernard Baily

Reprinted From:
More Fun Comics #66 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in More Fun Comics #65; next appearance in More Fun Comics #67)

Supporting Character(s)

• The police chief of Cliffland (last appearance in More Fun Comics #65; next appearance in More Fun Comics #67)
• Clarice Winston (last appearance in More Fun Comics #61; next appearance in More Fun Comics #71)

Villain(s)

• Several monsters from inside a painting (no further appearances)
• Two unnamed hoods (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Winston (Clarice's father; no further appearances)
• A museum guard (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of the Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Cliffland is menaced by giant creatures. Spectre tries to stop them, but is surprised by green rays from the eyes of the creatures, which weaken him. The creatures then disappear inside a museum.

Later Spectre interrupts two hoods holding up the Winston home. While Spectre is in action, the monsters strike again. Spectre leaves to deal with the monsters finding they live within a painting. He battles and defeats their leader and destroys the painting which served as their gateway into the real world. Finally, Spectre returns to save Clarice from the hoods.