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The Kilroys #48
The issue features "Solid Jackson" in a story where Jackson attempts to purchase a house on an adjoining estate but discovers it is haunted and inhabited by the ghost of a multi-billionaire named Coldhome Knox. Jackson schemes to convince the new owner that the house is terminally haunted so the purchase will be abandoned, but his plan backfires when the owner, determined to clinch the deal despite the supernatural threat, stays put. The story concludes with Jackson's comeuppance as he becomes entangled in the chaos of the haunting he tried to exploit. Additionally, the issue includes a Popsicle-sponsored contest offering 1,000 Columbia bicycles as prizes to readers who complete picture puzzles, with 100 bicycles given away each week for ten weeks.