Hello all whoever may be reading this, my name is holo and I'm a cartoonist, Writer, storyteller, comic historian and archivist and all around lover of sequential art,
And this is one of my comic scripts based on the golden age hero Sgt spook, a police officer who died do to a chemical explosion he caused and came back as a ghost to fight crime
I personally am a huge fan of this character and the golden age as a whole and since this character was public domain I decided my hand at writing a comic story staring him but for various reasons it didn't exactly work out that way
another reason I wanted to do this is because I discovered this characters existence through a YouTube video made to literally just make fun of the character, so I wanted to make this story to show the characters potential,
The best way I can describe spook is like if the DC hero Deadman got crossed with a pinch of ghost rider and the irreverent silliness of Deadpool while also having the deductive reasoning of Batman and somehow the innocence of Jimmy Olsen
So now I'm releasing this, the raw script to the internet, and as far as I'm concerned this script is in the public domain just like the rest of Sgt spooks story canon, all I ask if you do decide to reprint, retell, adapt or otherwise redistribute the story is that you credit me the holozler as the creator of the script and of course shout out to the original creator of Sgt Spook Malcolm Kildale
I'm told this is creative commons
Anyways, that's enough of my rambling, your here for the story, so here is is
Sgt Spook: Spook the Crooks
Art by Jordan
Pg1
Action: we see Sargent spook happily walking down the street, whistling a tune, walking through a fire hydrant until he hears a siren from the distance
Sgt spook: what's that
Pg2
Action: quickly, sgt spook run floats to the commotion and finds a bank, the police have just arrived
Pg3
Action: out of the bank comes a group of robbers shooting at the police as they run off down an alleyway as sgt spook watches
Sgt spook: I better stop those fiends
Pg4
Action: sgt spook floats over to the robbers car and grabs their fender as they drive away, he rips off the fender off instead of stopping them it looking to passers by as if the fender fell off
Sgt spook: well, I still can stop them, just have to get a bit more creative
Pg5
Action: we see sgt spook find a fire hydrant
Sgt spook: if I time it just right, I can use this hydrant to wash those crooks out, really rain on their parade
Action: he waits until there in the perfect position
Pg6
Action: and then he starts his plan, opening the hydrant when the crooks are right in his crosshair, only for the gushing water to give the crooks a boost instead of "raining on their parade"
Sgt spook: oh shoot, I need to find something else
Pg7
Action: over this page we see several attempts of sgt spook trying to stop the bad guys, each attempt fails and only serves to aid the criminals, like him trying to fling some thumb tacks in the street only for them to hit the police cars and cause them to spin out, him trying to create a barricade by knocking over a few things into the street only to create a ramp and so on and so forth of failed attempt after failed attempt
Pg8
Action: we see sgt spook, the Sun is going down and he's been following them for a while as the once City landscape is now country
Sgt spook: I am getting these guys, and I'm tired of stuff not going my way, I'm getting these crooks, once and for all
Pg9
Action: we see the crooks drive in and park at an old shabby farmhouse, it's night time and the crooks exit their car and quietly make their way to the farm house, shiftally looking around as they do so
Pg10
Action: they all enter the house quietly and the last one in shuts the door as quietly as a church mouse and they all walk over to a table
Pg11
Action: they all sit down one by one at the table, they sit there for a moment
Pg12
Jerry: well boys
Action: one of them pulls up and slams a big bag of money on the table, they all begin laughing and bring out booze and go through their spoils
Jerry: we did it ha haaaa
Pg-13
Jerry: alright boys, get to counting, once your done will split our earnings
Bill: aw common Jerry, can't we celebrate a little more before we start countin
Jarry: no, we gotta get this done and taken care of quickly, we're taken a risk staying here to long
Dave: aw common, you saw how it was out there, it's like God himself sent an angel to protect us, relax yourself and have a drink
Action: Dave offers Jerry a bottle of booze
Pg14
Action: Jerry looks at the bottle for a moment and ponders until grabbing it
Jerry: alright, but we can't get carried away, we'll have some drinks and celebrate a little, but by sunrise we're outa here got it
Jon: alright boss
Bill: gentleman
Pg15
Action: we see bill holding his bottle up
Bill: I propose a toast not only cause we didn't get caught, not only to the loot, but also to Jerry, our leader and brave planer, untightening his ass for once haha
Action: everyone begins giggling except Jerry
Bill: but in all seriousness
Pg16
Action: we see bill hold his bottle high into the air over the table
Bill: here's to us and our new found moolah, here here
Action: every one clinks their bottles together over the table while here herring
Pg17
Action: the lights go out as soon as the bottles meet
Jerry: oh #$&@ it must be the coppers, we gotta-
Bill: Jerry calm down, it's probably just the fuse box is on the fritz, this place was abandoned for a while before we came along, Jon
Jon: yeah boss
Pg18
Bill: can ya go and check the box and fix the lights
Jon: sure thing boss
Action: the giant of a man lumber's out of the house
Bill: alright, wall he's fixing the problem we can do a little bit of celebrating, bottoms up boys
Dave: wait,
Pg19
Dave: gentleman, you mind if we say grace before we-
Action: the lights flicker back on
Bill: well would you look at that, Jon got it fixed faster then I expe-
Action: before bill can finish two blood curdling screams are heard causing the three men to start reacting their own ways, Jerry seems very freaked out, Dave is worriedly looking towards where the sound is coming from and bill is freaked out but keeping a stern face
Jon: YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHG
Pg20
Dave: oh my Lord, did y'all hear that
Jerry: sounded like Jon, do ya think
Bill: , you guys really think Jon is in trouble, he's probably just messing with us
Action: the two stare at bill for a moment
Bill: what, you don't believe me
Pg21
Action: they stare for a moment more
Jerry: no we do not
Bill: alright then, grab your guns and come with me, and will see that I'm right
Pg22
Action: they walk outside, and something is watching them from atop a windmill, Jerry sees the thing and quickly turns to his friends as they walk but he looks back the thing is gone (this is shown by a group of four landscape panels the first is of the guys walking and the thing on the windmill in the, the second is Jerry noticing it, the third is Jerry turning back to his friends reaching out to them as his head covers the thing, and the final one is Jerry turning back after his head passed the windmill and the thing is gone)
Pg23
Action: they continue walking to the back of the farm, Jon holds a lantern and his pistol, while the other 2 only have their pistol, they turn the corner, they all seem to be shocked at what they see
Pg24
Action: the power box is busted up, seeming to be absolute savaged by a blunt object, there are definite signs of a struggle besides that with some of the overgrown shrubbery around the area being broken, Jon's pistol and family heirloom that went through three wars lay broken to pieces on the ground
Jerry: do ya still think this a joke bill
Bill: well, at least I'm not afraid of my own shadow
Pg25
Action: we see bill and Jerry start their argument in the background as in the foreground we see Dave notice something, Wall they argue we see Dave find a blood splatter that leads him to markings that implies someone was dragged, then he looks where these marking go and sees the field behind the farmhouse with a scarecrow in the center of it
Jerry: the hells that supposed to mean
Bill: you heard me you big sissy, your a coward and you've always been yellow between the ears
Jerry: I think you're forgetting who the boss is around here boy, I planned the Robbery and
Bill: and you hid behind us as we did all the heavy lifting, you may be smart but you have the backbone of a chicken
Pg26
Action: Dave begins looking closely at the scarecrow and he looks more and more of the scarecrow becomes more and more visible with the camera perspective of the panel zooming in, while the face is still masked by shadow and darkness, then a cloud pases by the moon and the lunar light is shined on the scarecrow, and Dave is horrified
Bill: and even then I think I'm giving you to much credit
Jerry: now you just listen here you mindless brutish wild gunman, I ain't cowardly, I'm cautious, and think more then just one step ahead, if you didn't have me I bet you would have all just ran into that bank shot everyone took the money without even setting up a home base and-
Bill: and look how good having a home base is turning out
Pg27
Dave: Jesus almighty!
Bill: what the hell i- oh god
Action: now completely visible the scarecrow is clearly Jon crucified, his face bloody and vacant, the men's stare and shock and horror, a sorrowful breath leaving his lips, seemingly his last
Pg28
Action: all of them begin running back into the house and Jerry and Bill begin barricading the door
Jerry: what the hell man what the hell
Bill: I don't know, I don't know
Dave: did y'all see it
Pg29
Action: while the two men are barricading the door turn to face Dave as he stands looking away from them into the house
Bill: yes I saw it, Jon was beaten to death and hanging on a cross
Dave: no, no not that, the thing next to it
Jerry: what do you mean next to it
Pg30
Dave:...
Jerry: Dave, are you ok
Dave: I saw something next to Jon out der, it looked like a, like a copper, but, but all wrong
Action: while Dave speaks Jerry and Bill are looking concerned as they look at each other
Dave:... I don't think god aided our escape today gentleman
Pg31
Dave: I believe it was the devil, and he has come for our sinful souls
Bill: Dave are you ok
Action: Dave turns to bill and Jerry shocking them, Dave's his face contorted in horror and humor
Dave: and he's come after me second
Pg32
Action: Dave lunges at his comrades laughing and crying manically, bill and Jerry doge out of the way, Dave crashes into the barricade Jerry and Dave made
Pg33
Action: Dave is staggered
Bill (hushed tone): we gotta hide, upstairs quick
Action: Jerry nods, panic in his face, and they quickly go up stairs as Dave slowly gets up from the floor
Pg34
Action: Dave gets up and looks around, his arm broken, grotesquely snapping back into place
Dave: it is no matter, the devil will get you soon he'll get all of us soon, all of us sinful,
Action: Dave's head shakes violently for a moment, and his voice seems to change
Dave?: villainous crooks and Your Ill gotten gains shall be taken to justice
Action: Dave continues his manic laughter and crying
Pg35
Action: we now see Bill and Jerry upstairs hiding freaked out soon the laughter and crying gets accompanied by crashing and bashing
Pg36
Action: the commotion stops, Jerry looks out the window and sees Dave, (the next moments we see from Jerry's perspective) hands covered in his own (Dave's) blood, as he walks out of the house and towards the edge of the field
Dave: I am ready dark lord, I have accepted my sin and I want my punishment, take me, so my soul may be punished
Action: Dave opens his arms like he's about to hug someone and after he's done talking he slowly begins to raise into the air
Pg37
Action: and then dave quickly gets yanked above the field, he begins screaming in terror as he's pulled back and forth in the air until quickly being dragged straight to the ground with a mighty thud, we see Jerry in the window, absolutely terrified
Pg38
Action: Jerry looks back at bill
Jerry: bill, did ya see that
Action: bill silently nods
Bill: ye-yeah I did, what the hell is going on
Jerry: I don't know, I think only god knows
Pg39
Action: there's silence for a moment
Jerry: well, I don't think we should stay here
Bill: are you crazy, you saw what happened to Dave didn't ya
Jerry: yeah, that's all the more reason for us to bolt
Pg40
Bill: wha
Jerry: think about it, whatever that thing is, it'll come in for us eventually, and when it dose where cornered, best thing to do is book it to the car and drive as fast as we can
Action: Bill thinks for a moment
Bill: alright, let's get out of here, but you lead the way since it's your plan
Action: Jerry nods
Action: they walk back down the stairs from their hiding place
Pg41
Action: we see Jerry and Bill slowly making their way through the dark decrepit farmhouse to it's back exit, the only light coming from the Moon outside, it's blue glow barely noticeable but something is following them
Pg42
Action: the backdoor is seen, Jerry silently jestjers to bill as they begin approaching the exit
Pg43
Jerry: it looks like we may be home free billy
Action: bill does not respond and he's not seen behind Jerry as he's on the precipice of the exit
Pg44
Action: Jerry speed walks out the back door and turns back a smile on his face
Jerry: looks like where almost ho-
Action: Jerry's Joy quickly evaporates into utter fear as he looks back at something
Pg45
Action: we see over the shoulder of Jerry into the hallway that the back door leads to from the outside, inside the dark dim house the legs of Bill are seen he's being pushed up against the wall and light choking sounds can be heard until his legs disappear into the darkness
Pg46
Action: silence for a moment until a blood curdling scream is heard Jerry petrified and fear as he looks at the back door, he sees a foot step out from the darkness into the pale moonlight of the night
Pg47
Jerry: wha, wha, what are you
Action: the thing completely steps out into the light yet we only see bits and pieces of its chard cadaverous form
Creature: I am here, to take you away
Pg48
Action: Jerry looks pale as he begins slowly stepping backwards tripping in the process which in a moment causes the creature to lunge in a blur of advanced motion
Pg49
Action: we see a full page the creature is seen in its entirety, it appears to have been a cop the entire front part of its body is charred and blackened guts hang out of its stomach as the skin and clothing that once covered it has now been burned away, his face is nothing but a skull, an angry skull with putrid ripped and torn skin around it, it's completely lit by the blue moonlight and towers over Jerry as it lunges towards his terrified miniscule crawling cowering form
Pg50
Action: black panel
Caption: the next day
Action: we see officers outside a police station looking at something, Them all baffled and confused
Cop 1: these are them all right from yesterday
Cop 2: what happened to them they seem different like they've seen something that made em paler then ghosts
Cop 3: that don't matter
Action: now we're looking at the criminals who robbed the bank all tied up together sitting on the concrete of the sidewalk in front of the police station, all of them seem too terrified to speak but in very different ways ranging from Jerry's twitchy terror, bills 1000 yard stare, Jon's brain dead fear and Dave closed eyes head down in some sort of prayer
Cop 3: what's important now is that we have them in custody and we have the goods they stole to return to the bank
Pg51
Action: we zoom out to see Sergeant spook looking at the situation from the top of a building across the street dusting his hands
Cop 3: besides judging from the looks of it I'd say we rather not know what got them
Sgt spook: well that's a job well done, I wonder if they've learned their lesson, now off to continue my eternal patrol for justice, but I wonder why they were screaming so much
Hope you enjoyed my story