Price: 39.99 USD; 49.99 CAD
Pages: 296
On-sale Date: 2010-03-31
Editing: Bob Harras (credited) (group editor - collected editions); Sean Mackiewicz (credited) (assistant editor)
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The Creeper / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as Ditko)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as Ditko)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Cover is an amended version of the cover of Beware The Creeper #1, with the figure of Menace and cover copy removed.

Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: Color
  • Dimensions: 7" x 10.5" (17.8 cm x 26.7 cm)
  • Paper Stock: Matte
  • Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
  • Publishing Format: Collected Edition
  • Publication Type: book

Indexer Notes

Collects Creeper stories from:
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73
Beware the Creeper (DC, 1968 series) #1-6
1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #7
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #249-255
Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1978 series) #2

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illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

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credits, title page / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, and indicia and publisher information. Includes illustrations.

Table of Contents
(Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
typeset

Introduction
(Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages

Script:
Steve Niles (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

[Wanted by the Underworld]
(Table of Contents: 5)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino (and logo)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Reprints (1)

The Coming of The Creeper!!
(Table of Contents: 6)

The Creeper / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot)
Don Segall (credited) (script)
Pencils:
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Professor Yatz; Angel Devilin; Mr. Pell; Dr. Clayton Wetley; Bill Brane; Major Smej; Pete
Reprints (1)

Where Lurks the Menace?
(Table of Contents: 7)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; The Terror
Reprints (1)

Where Lurks the Menace?
(Table of Contents: 8)

The Creeper / comic story / 21.5 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot)
Denny O'Neil (credited as Sergius O'Shaughnessy) (dialogue)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; The Terror; Jurgan; Vera Sweet; Bill Brane; "Baldy" Pate; Gerk Kreg; Vance Cleary; Hack Axeley; Ida Horn
Reprints (1)

The Many Faces of Proteus!
(Table of Contents: 9)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Reprints (1)

[The Many Faces of Proteus!]
(Table of Contents: 10)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Proteus; Dick; Bill Brane; Vera Sweet; Legs Larson
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The actual story is untitled, title taken from cover and from the Table of Contents.

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illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Illustration featuring a enlarged image of the logo from the splash page of "The Creeper vs. The Wrecker".

The Isle of Fear!
(Table of Contents: 12)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Reprints (1)

[The Isle of Fear]
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The Creeper / comic story / 21.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Bill Brane; Rip Cord; Wingy Ames;Vera Sweet; Doctor Littlejohn; The Supreme One
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Denny O'Neil also credited as 'special consultant'.
The actual story is untitled, title taken from cover and from the Table of Contents.

Which Face Hides My Enemy?
(Table of Contents: 14)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Reprints (1)

Which Face Hides My Enemy?
(Table of Contents: 15)

The Creeper / comic story / 21.67 pages

Script:
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Rip Cord; Bulldog Bird; Sumo; "Pipey" Boles; Proteus; Bill Brane; Yogi Bizerk
Reprints (1)

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(Table of Contents: 16)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look at me Creeper! Look at the true face of Proteus.. And then die!!
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Proteus
Reprints (1)

The Color of Rain Is Death!
(Table of Contents: 17)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.67 pages

Script:
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Mike Peppe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Proteus; Sumo; Bulldog Bird; Rip Cord; Bill Brane; Vera Sweet
Reprints (1)

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The Creeper / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

A Time to Die!
(Table of Contents: 19)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Gil Kane (credited, signed)
Inks:
Gil Kane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Proteus
Reprints (1)

A Time to Die!
(Table of Contents: 20)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.83 pages

Script:
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited) (pages 1-11)
Jack Sparling (credited) (pages 12-24)
Inks:
Mike Peppe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Proteus; Rip Cord; Governor Harley Ellison; Bill Brane; Vera Sweet
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Pencils page breakdown from GCD index of original issue, this volume does not break out credits by page.

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The Creeper / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

The Sensational Return of the Macabre Manhunter!
(Table of Contents: 22)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Joe Orlando ? (see notes)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Firefly
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Possible Orlando inks per Nick Caputo. The Table of Contents for this collection incorrectly credits Ditko as the sole artist, however in the text page of the original issue it states that "Steve has put aside his inking pen and brush." Carl Gafford had suggested Al Milgrom as the inker, but Milgrom states that he did not ink this cover. The Comic Reader credits Mike Royer as cover inker but Royer doubts that it was him.

Menace of the Human Firefly!
(Table of Contents: 23)

The Creeper / comic story / 18 pages

Script:
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Warden Fantin; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Phil; Skeeter; Mr. Marlies; Hymie
Reprints (1)

Moon Lady and the Monster
(Table of Contents: 24)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Moon Lady; The Monster (Abe Keeler); Sam Hagen; Amos Vone; Ike Keller; Fran Daye
Reprints (1)

Return of the Past
(Table of Contents: 25)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Ben Brierly; Angel Deviln; Judge Holte; Mugsy Moore
Reprints (1)

The Disruptor
(Table of Contents: 26)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Bill Morse (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; The Disruptor; Porter; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Dump
Reprints (1)

The Keeper of Secrets Is Death!
(Table of Contents: 27)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Clem Robins (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Ben Briely; Knocko; Rocco; Dr. Joanne Russel; Lt. Bolt; Olga Kens; Officer Kelly
Reprints (1)

The Creeper vs. The Wrecker
(Table of Contents: 28)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Shelly Leferman (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Dump; Lola Bola
Reprints (1)

Beware Mr. Wrinkles!
(Table of Contents: 29)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Todd Klein (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Ben Briely; Dump; Atlas Adonis; Muscles McGook; Bo; Zeke; Mr. Wrinkles
Reprints (1)

Furious Fran and the Dagger Lady
(Table of Contents: 30)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Milt Snapinn (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Fran Daye; Sam Hagen; Dump; Lulu Traine; Polly The Charmer; Dagger Lady
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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The Creeper / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

Editor's Note
(Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

Indexer Notes

Short text piece about the Creeper story "Enter Dr. Storme" originally intended for Showcase #106, and eventually published in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2. This page includes an illustration taken from the splash page of "Menace of the Human Firefly!"

[Unpublished Showcase #106 Cover]
(Table of Contents: 33)

The Creeper / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Dr. Storme
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Cover originally intended for Showcase #106.

Enter Dr. Storme
(Table of Contents: 34)

The Creeper / comic story / 25 pages

Script:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Pencils:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:
Steve Ditko (credited)
Letters:
Karin Kish (credited as Karin)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Dr. Storme [Al Whetly] ; Sunny Daze; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story originally intended for Showcase #106.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 35)

credits, title page / 1 page

Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Page with The Creeper logo, placed between pages 10 and 11 of "Enter Dr. Storme".

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 36)

The Creeper / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]

Steve Ditko
(Table of Contents: 37)

text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biographical article about writer/artist Steve Ditko.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 38)

illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
?
Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Illustration featuring a enlarged image of the logo from the splash page of "Return of the Past".

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 39)

The Creeper / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. [no title indexed]
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. [Wanted by the Underworld]
    The Creeper
  7. The Coming of The Creeper!!
    The Creeper
  8. Where Lurks the Menace?
    The Creeper
  9. Where Lurks the Menace?
    The Creeper
  10. The Many Faces of Proteus!
    The Creeper
  11. [The Many Faces of Proteus!]
    The Creeper
  12. [no title indexed]
  13. The Isle of Fear!
    The Creeper
  14. [The Isle of Fear]
    The Creeper
  15. Which Face Hides My Enemy?
    The Creeper
  16. Which Face Hides My Enemy?
    The Creeper
  17. ["Look at me Creeper! Look at the true face of Proteus.. And then die!!"]
    The Creeper
  18. The Color of Rain Is Death!
    The Creeper
  19. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
  20. A Time to Die!
    The Creeper
  21. A Time to Die!
    The Creeper
  22. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
  23. The Sensational Return of the Macabre Manhunter!
    The Creeper
  24. Menace of the Human Firefly!
    The Creeper
  25. Moon Lady and the Monster
    The Creeper
  26. Return of the Past
    The Creeper
  27. The Disruptor
    The Creeper
  28. The Keeper of Secrets Is Death!
    The Creeper
  29. The Creeper vs. The Wrecker
    The Creeper
  30. Beware Mr. Wrinkles!
    The Creeper
  31. Furious Fran and the Dagger Lady
    The Creeper
  32. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
  33. Editor's Note
  34. [Unpublished Showcase #106 Cover]
    The Creeper
  35. Enter Dr. Storme
    The Creeper
  36. [no title indexed]
  37. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
  38. Steve Ditko
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  40. [no title indexed]
    The Creeper
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