Issue 73 of Showcase, as well as a six-issue series focusing on the Creeper lasting from 1968 to 1969. Issue 73 introduces the Creeper, as well as his supporting characters Bill Brane and Professor Yatz and pits him against the gangster Angel Devlin. Beware the Creeper introduces his colleague and love interest Vera Sweet and enemies including the private detective Terror and the master of disguise Proteus.