Superman Supacomic

Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404

Cover Date December 1971
Issue #148
Pages 68
Type Reprint
Cover Price 20c (Australian Cent)
Featured Character Hans von Hammer

Synopsis

Published in Australia by K.G. Murray Publishing Company's DC distribution company Colour Comics Pty. Ltd, this issue reprints the landmark mystery "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404. The narrative unfolds as Bruce Wayne finances a Hollywood biographical movie about the legendary WWI pilot's life, only for a dark contemporary imposter to manipulate Hans von Hammer's identity and legacy to stage an elaborate crime spree.

Collector Notes

Conforming to the standard physical specs of classic mid-century Australian compendiums under K.G. Murray's local distribution, the interior pages are rendered completely in high-contrast black-and-white. This unedited pocket presentation removes the original color layers, casting a sharp spotlight directly onto the fine, shadow-heavy inks of the sequential dogfights and structural imagery.

Creative Team

Writer Dennis O'Neil
Penciler Neal Adams
Inker Dick Giordano
Letterer John Costanza