(August-September 1977)

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Volume
20
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-05-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893053508
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editorial coordinator)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #143.

A Gift of Death! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
C-450
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Reprints

[Shingles] (Table of Contents: 1)

Abel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
J-4653 ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

A Gift of Evil (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3647
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Abel (Host)
Reprints

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

Abel's Fables / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Dave Manak

Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A princess kisses a frog.

The See-Through Thief! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie; Russell Carley (script continuity)
Pencils
Alex Niño
Inks
Alex Niño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The House of Secrets Speaks! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti ? (illustration)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-682

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers David Coblenz, Mary Reed, Charles Haskell, and Howard Kaye.

Volume 77 Issue 20 - Week of May 16, 1977 (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Gift of Death!
  2. 1. [Shingles]
    Abel
  3. 2. A Gift of Evil
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  5. 4. The See-Through Thief!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The House of Secrets Speaks!
  7. 6. Volume 77 Issue 20 - Week of May 16, 1977
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Wilhelm Dohmeier
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore