(December 1974)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1974-09-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #110.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Weird War Tales / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3739
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction

My Enemy, the Stars! (Table of Contents: 1)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc
Inks
Gerry Talaoc
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3445
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Day after Doomsday / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates; Mary Skrenes (plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-3545
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Toss off the rest of that stuff, luv...
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Characters
Ian Jones; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Jones drink from their well. The contaminated water causes them to shrink to tiny size.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set sometime in the future. Plot credit according to Skeates on a facebook post.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Orlando
Pencils
Joe Kubert (header); Alfredo Alcala (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (header); Alfredo Alcala (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-3721

A Glutton for Punishment (Table of Contents: 4)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Jess Jodloman (signed as Jodloman)
Inks
Jess Jodloman (signed as Jodloman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3380
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host)

Indexer Notes

Set during the Crusades.

Mission into Madness! (Table of Contents: 5)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3553
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host)

Indexer Notes

Set on a remote Japanese Island during World War II.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Weird War Tales
  2. 1. My Enemy, the Stars!
    Weird War Tales
  3. 2. ["Toss off the rest of that stuff, luv..."]
    The Day after Doomsday
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    A.P.O. Weird War Tales
  5. 4. A Glutton for Punishment
    Weird War Tales
  6. 5. Mission into Madness!
    Weird War Tales
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore