House of Mystery #258

(May-June 1978)

["It's funny the things you notice..."] (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

John Calnan

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

Cory Adams

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-5095

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Hiram Charles

Synopsis:

Cain invites the mailman in and shows him various artifacts related to the stories in this issue.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #31 (May 1978)

Indexer Notes

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

Blood and Tinsel (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]

Pencils:

Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]

Inks:

Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1682

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

Chad and his girlfriend Nancy are wandering round the backlot of Movietown Studios when they encounter a real vampire.

A Demon and his Boy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Todd Klein

Job Number:

J-5080

Content Information

Genre:

horror; fantasy

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: show reprint note before migration

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #31 (May 1978)

Gargoyle Twice A Day (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Edelman

Pencils:

Danny Bulanadi

Inks:

Bob McLeod

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4913

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

Joshua Levy's funhouse has a real gargoyle who drives off the gangsters who want protection money.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Dave Manak (signed)

Inks:

Dave Manak

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dave Manak ?

Job Number:

J-5132

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

gag cartoon

Dilemma (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman saves a train and some children from a rockslide.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies

The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #100, on sale February 10

Showdown with Death! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom DeFalco

Pencils:

Rich Buckler

Inks:

Bob McLeod

Colors:

Mario Sen

Letters:

Clem Robins

Job Number:

J-4995

Content Information

Genre:

horror; western

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

in the Old West, Death challenges gunman Edgar Elkins to a shootout.

Wake Up the Dead (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

E.R. Cruz

Inks:

E.R. Cruz

Colors:

Mario Sen

Letters:

E.R. Cruz ?

Job Number:

J-3801

Content Information

Genre:

horror

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:

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

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

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

Cory Adams

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3055

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

Gangsters kill a prizefighter but his ghost returns for revenge.

["Here, have a sip of this, Honey!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dave Manak

Pencils:

Dave Manak (signed)

Inks:

Dave Manak

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dave Manak ?

Job Number:

J-5122

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

gag cartoon

Once a Criminal (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Vern [as David V. Reed]

Pencils:

Frank Redondo

Inks:

Frank Redondo

Colors:

Cory Adams

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3792

Content Information

Genre:

horror

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: show reprint note before migration

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #31 (May 1978)

Can Four Super-Speed Super-Stars Defeat Gorilla Grodd? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #11 [Flash Spectacular], on sale February 21

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Four gag cartoons

Street Killer (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Wyatt Gwyon

Pencils:

George Rupert

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-5002

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

A serial killer is revealed to be a ghost cursed to commit every unsolved murder in New York City.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #36 ([1978])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz ? [as Cain]

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-887

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mike Gold ?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

M-4A

Content Information

Synopsis:

Biographical sketches of Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford.

Indexer Notes

Includes photos of Hackman (as Lex Luthor) and Ford (as Jonathan Kent) from Superman: The Movie (1978).