The Witching Hour #1

(February-March 1969)

[Let the Judge Be..You!!!] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alex Toth

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

Alex Toth

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Egor; Cynthia the stepsister; Mordred; Mildred

Synopsis:

In a mix of horror and humor, the old witches (Mildred & Mordred) mix up a "brew of stories" while verbally clashing with "hip" young witch, Cynthia. Bumbling Egor looks on.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

Indexer Notes

This is the introduction to the book and the series.

Save the Last Dance for Me! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Pat Boyette

Inks:

Pat Boyette

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Thurgood "Tin Toes" Trapley (millionaire magnate); Clot O'Neil; Dicky; Mildred the Witch (Cameo)

Synopsis:

Trapley is rich and selfish and has a machine that has locked onto earth 100 years into the future (although Clot says "1000", which doesn't agree with the year 2068 later). He wants all the benefits of traveling there for himself, and what he finds...well, you'll have to read the story.

Reprints:

• in The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #38 (January 1974)
• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

The Wonderful World of Comics #10 (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Three fans have their questions answered, plus there is nearly half the column devoted to Collector's Item comic books.

Eternal Hour! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alex Toth

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

Alex Toth

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Terwit; the kind man; Gustav; Frederick; mocking kids; townspeople; Mordred the Witch (Cameo)

Synopsis:

Terwit is dwarfish and is teased and ridiculed by the town's boys. Most adults do nothing to stop it. Terwit recluses himself in a clock tower and the clock from then on is stopped at midnight. Years later, many of those boys, now men, go to the tower to drive Terwit out and their screams cry out...Why?

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

The Perfect Surf or How to Make Waves Without Really Trying! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Stanley (a surfing maniac); Carol; an old hag; a couple other surfers; Cynthia the Witch (Cameo)

Synopsis:

Stanley is totally nuts about surfing. He really never even notices the total babe at his side. He is obsessed with finding the "perfect wave". He is afforded an opportunity to find that wave in the dead of night. What do you think happens?

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

Keywords:

surfing

[Epilogue of Let the Judge Be..You!!!] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alex Toth

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

?

Letters:

Alex Toth

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia; Egor

Synopsis:

The trash-talking witches end the story continuum, whilst Egor stomps off into the swamp.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

Indexer Notes

We formerly had credited Alex Toth for the art in these two pages. Neal Adams credit from nealadams.com, as pointed out by Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, via the GCD Errors list, May 2008.

Silk Gauze (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Mr Thompson; Eva Thompson

Synopsis:

How silk gauze was used to deceive seance patrons.

Reprints:

• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #126 (August 1971)
• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)