(May-June 1978)

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Volume
28
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1978-02-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893053006
Editing
Paul Levitz (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #153.

[Blood and Tinsel] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed as Joe Orlando)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick Giordano)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
C-667
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cain the Caretaker / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
John Calnan (credited)
Inks
Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Colors
Cory Adams (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-5095
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The wind: It's funny the things you notice...
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Characters
Cain; Hiram Charles
Synopsis
Cain invites the mailman in and shows him various artifacts related to the stories in this issue.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Blood and Tinsel (Table of Contents: 2)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (under joint name Barry Jameson)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1682
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)
Synopsis
Chad and his girlfriend Nancy are wandering round the backlot of Movietown Studios when they encounter a real vampire.
Reprints

A Demon and His Boy (Table of Contents: 3)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Job Number
J-5080
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)
Synopsis
Dxyp the demon is bored and wants to transport himself to Earth, but instead he accidentally summons a young boy to his realm who causes all sorts of trouble.
Reprints

Gargoyle Twice a Day (Table of Contents: 4)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Edelman (credited)
Pencils
Danny Bulanadi (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4913
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host); Anthony Guardino; Joshua Levy; Alex; Victor
Synopsis
Joshua Levy's funhouse has a real gargoyle who drives off the gangsters who want protection money.
Reprints
Keywords
Funhouse; gargoyles

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

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

Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Dave Manak ?

Job Number
J-5132
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Reprints

Dilemma (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Showdown with Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Mario Sen (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)

Job Number
J-4995
Genre
horror-suspense; western-frontier
Characters
Cain (host); Death; Edgar Elkins; Homer
Synopsis
In the Old West, Death challenges gunman Edgar Elkins to a shootout.
Reprints
Keywords
cowboys; Old West

Wake Up the Dead (Table of Contents: 9)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Colors
Mario Sen (credited)
Letters
E. R. Cruz ?

Job Number
J-3801
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)
Synopsis
Dr. Charles Maynard transplants his paralyzed wife's brain into the body of a murderess. She stabs him to death but is arrested for the other woman's crimes.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Cain the Caretaker / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense

The Champ Wouldn't Stay Dead! (Table of Contents: 11)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (credited)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (credited)
Inks
Bernard Baily (credited)
Colors
Cory Adams (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-3055
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
“Hec” Slyme; Al; Packy Thomas; Pugg; Denny Thomas
Synopsis
Gangsters kill a prizefighter but his ghost returns for revenge.
Reprints
Keywords
boxing; Prize fighter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Job Number
J-5122
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here, have a sip of this, Honey!
Genre
humor; horror-suspense

Once a Criminal (Table of Contents: 13)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern (credited as David V. Reed)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited)
Colors
Cory Adams (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3792
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)
Synopsis
Hypnotist Monte Brink befriends a paroled convict upon his release from prison, but plans to use him to commit crimes.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Dole (ZA-153); Miguel Repetto ? (ZA-672); Skaerbaek ? (ZA-32); ? (ZA-687)
Inks
George Dole (ZA-153); Miguel Repetto ? (ZA-672); Skaerbaek ( (ZA-32); ? (ZA-687)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-153;ZA-32;ZA-672;ZA687
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Four gag cartoons.

Street Killer (Table of Contents: 17)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
George Ruppert (credited as George Rupert)
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-5002
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)
Synopsis
A serial killer is revealed to be a ghost cursed to commit every unsolved murder in New York City.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (signed as Cain)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-887

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Mike White; D.B. Webb; "Judge Gallows."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1977
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 109,191
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 91,611
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019

[Superman Movie Report: Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Blood and Tinsel]
  2. 1. ["The wind: It's funny the things you notice..."]
    Cain the Caretaker
  3. 2. Blood and Tinsel
    Cain the Caretaker
  4. 3. A Demon and His Boy
    Cain the Caretaker
  5. 4. Gargoyle Twice a Day
    Cain the Caretaker
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Game Room
  7. 6. Dilemma
    Hostess Twinkies; Wonder Woman
  8. 7. The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years!
  9. 8. Showdown with Death!
    Cain the Caretaker
  10. 9. Wake Up the Dead
    Cain the Caretaker
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Cain the Caretaker
  12. 11. The Champ Wouldn't Stay Dead!
    Cain the Caretaker
  13. 12. ["Here, have a sip of this, Honey!"]
    Cain's Game Room
  14. 13. Once a Criminal
    Cain the Caretaker
  15. 14. ["Can Four Super-Speed Super-Stars Defeat Gorilla Grodd?"]
    The Flash
  16. 15. ["Amazing World DC Comics Number 17 special Shazam! issue!!!"]
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Game Room
  18. 17. Street Killer
    Cain the Caretaker
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Mail Room
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. [Superman Movie Report: Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Andre Heikamp
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • James Ludwig
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mark Muller
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore