Issue: #16
Blue Beetle must track down a murderer.Blue Beetle in on the trail of the serial killer known as the Skid Row Slasher. Blue Beetle tracks down the clues as the Slasher leaves a trail of bodies. Meanwhile Maxwell Fisher is on the same case with no leads. How many will die before the Slasher is stopped.
First appearances: Essie Kravitz, Howard Bower, Skid Row Slasher
Creators: Dennis O'Neil, John Costanza, Danny Bulanadi, Ross Andru, Ross Andru, Len Wein, Gene D'Angelo
Characters: Ted Kord, Maxwell Fisher, Essie Kravitz, Howard Bower, Skid Row Slasher, Murray Takamoto, Frank Holt