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Comics Oughtta Be Fun gives us a look at "The Spirit's Casebook of True Haunted Houses & Ghosts," a 1976 collection of "true" ghost stories, heavily illustrated with the art of Will Eisner and narrated by his most famous creation: The Spirit. Nice pics!

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You can check Amazon for availability of the book here. They had some copies via used book dealers when I checked--one less copy now that I've ordered mine!

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An anonymous (and very lucky) comic book collector has donated Steve Ditko's original art for Amazing Fantasy #15--which featured the debut of Spider-Man--to the Library of Congress. Details and pics are here.

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Variety reviews a new documentary about the Wrecking Crew, the famed L.A. session musicians who played on a zillion hit records in the 1960s.

"The Wrecking Crew" is a well-nigh irresistible treat for aficionados of music from the era when acts like the Beach Boys, the Association and the Monkees were topping the charts. Pic celebrates a loose-knit group of largely unknown (except by industry insiders) session musicians, many of whom supplied the defining licks and backbeats -- and in some cases, actually played instruments for band members -- on legendary recordings.

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