Doctor Spektor
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| Doctor Spektor | |
 Dr. Spektor, on the cover of issue #15. Art by Jesse Santos. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Western Publishing |
| First appearance | Mystery Comics Digest #5 (July 1972) |
| Created by | Donald Glut (script) Dan Spiegle (art) |
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| Full name | Doctor Adam Spektor |
| Partnerships | Lakota Rainflower, Lu-Sai |
| Abilities | None |
Doctor Spektor is a fictional comic book "occult detective" that appeared in Western Publishing's Gold Key Comics. Created by writer Donald Glut and artist Dan Spiegle, he first appeared in Mystery Comics Digest #5 (July 1972)
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[edit] Publication history
After his first appearance in a 10 page story in Mystery Comics Digest #5, Dr. Spektor was spun off into his own title, The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor. The series ran for 25 issues (May 1973 - May 1982), the final issue a reprint of #1. Jesse Santos replaced Speigle as artist on the series, and remained there for the entire run.
Dr. Spektor appeared in four issues of Gold Key's Spine-Tingling Tales, where he provided linking narration for the stories within. He also appeared in one issue of Gold Key Spotlight (#8, August 1977), which was his last original appearance.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Doctor Adam Spektor is an occult investigator, dealing with various occult menaces, such as mummies (Ra-Ka-Tep), vampires (Baron Tibor, Dracula), werewolves, and more. He is aided by Lakota Rainflower, his Sioux secretary (until issue #22), along with several semi-recurring assistants (Elliot Kane in issue #4, future love interest Lu-Sai in issues #12 and #24, his cousin Anne Sara in issue #17). Several of the monsters he encounters return in subsequent issues, and for several issues, Spektor became a werewolf (#11-13).
Issues #2 to 11 contain short stories in the back 'from the occult files of Doctor Spektor' and narrated by Spektor, which many times include creatures and characters from the main series such as Durak (or at least his knife), Elliot Kane, and others.
Don Glut had Dr. Spektor crossover with several of his other Gold Key characters such as Tragg and Dagar. Tragg and Lorn make cameo appearances in issue #19. Ostellon, Master of the Living Bones (from Dagar #1) appeares in issue #7; issue #15 concludes a story begun in Dagar #13, and Durak from Dagar appears in #16. Doctor Solar appears in several issues (#14, #18, #23), and Gold Key's The Owl appears in #22.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Dr. Spektor is a skilled investigator of the occult, and very knowledgeable about the lore of the paranormal. During issues 11 through 13 Dr. Spektor became a werewolf. During that time he possessed, while in werewolf form, increased strength, stamina, and invunerability (except to silver weapons).
[edit] Further reading
"Haunting Monsters: A Quick Peek Into The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor by Scott Aaron Stine. Trashfiend vol.1, no.3 (Jan.-March 2003) pp.16-17.
"Index and Price Guide for The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor." Trashfiend vol.1, no.3 (Jan.-March 2003) pp.18-19.
