House of Mystery #257

(March-April 1978)

['Twas the night before Christmas...] (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

Ric Estrada

Inks:

Wayne Howard

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Job Number:

J-4978

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Abel; "Killer" Cowan

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between the stories in this issue.

The Ebony God (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake

Pencils:

E.R. Cruz

Inks:

E.R. Cruz

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

E.R. Cruz (?)

Job Number:

J-3629

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Manak

Pencils:

Dave Manak

Inks:

Dave Manak

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dave Manak (?)

Job Number:

J-5030

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Gag cartoon.

A Gift From Satan (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Ernie Chan

Inks:

Bill Draut

Colors:

Liz Berube

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3798

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

To Catch A God! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]

Pencils:

Michael Golden

Inks:

Michael Golden

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1356

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

ZA-523; ZA-551; ZA-546

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag cartoons; signatures are not legible.

Mirror Madness (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Gill; Otto Binder; Guy Lilian

Pencils:

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks:

Tony deZuniga

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-260

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

Reprints:

• in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #11 (December 1978)

Haunts Upon A Time... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Jess Jodloman

Inks:

Jess Jodloman

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4731

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Abel (host)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Kevin Woodcock; Mal; Mike DeCarlo (?)

Inks:

Kevin Woodcock; Mal; Mike DeCarlo (?)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

ZA-49; ZA-6; ZA-650

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag cartoons.

The Fastest Draw in the East (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Edelman

Pencils:

Mark Bright

Inks:

Aubrey Bradford

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4868

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Abel (host)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

ZA-671; ZA-406; ZA-394

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag cartoons; signatures are illegible or nonexistent.

Father to the Beast! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Michelinie

Pencils:

Arthur Suydam

Inks:

Arthur Suydam

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3619

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Abel (host)

Reprints:

• in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #11 (December 1978)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-848

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by D.B. Webb; M.S. Raucher; Mike White; Larry Herlihy.

Superman Movie Report 2 (Table of Contents)

Superman Movie Report / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Gold

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

Progress report on the SUPERMAN motion picture (1978).

Indexer Notes

Includes photo of Christopher Reeve as Superman.

Batman and Sable Lady (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta (?)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Sable Lady [the Mink Marauder]

Indexer Notes

Hostess Cup Cake advertisement on inside front cover.