(February-March 1970)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Dick Giordano
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover, Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
[The Big Break!]
The Witching Hour / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dick Giordano ?; Jim Aparo ?
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano ?
- Job Number:
- G-374?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Cynthia (inset); Mildred (inset); Mordred (inset)
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Pencils:
* Original indexer suggested Nick Cardy, but not on his checklist in The Art of Nick Cardy.
* Jim Bain and Nick Caputo suggested Neal Adams, but not on his checklist at nealadams.com.
* Jim van Dore suggests Dick Giordano.
* Fred Snyder suggests Jim Aparo.
Inks:
* Original indexer suggested Nick Cardy, but not on his checklist in The Art of Nick Cardy.
* Jim Bain and Nick Caputo suggested Neal Adams, but not on his checklist at nealadams.com.
* Jim van Dore and Fred Snyder suggests Dick Giordano.
[Who comes this way from the dark castle towering above the swamp?]
The Witching Hour / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Alex Toth
- Job Number:
- G-533, G-534
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Cynthia; Mildred; Mordred; Egor
- Synopsis:
- Mildred and Mordred hurt Egor's feelings when they want to take his photo.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Script and art credits posted in The Comic Reader #76 (1969).
The Big Break!
The Witching Hour / comic story / 7.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils:
- Bill Draut
- Inks:
- Bill Draut
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- G-419
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mordred (host); John Cobern
- Synopsis:
- John Cobern escapes from prison only to be trapped in the house of his youth by a curse.
- Reprints:
-
in Doomsday (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #25 ([February 1976]) -
in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Bain via the CGD Errors list, February 2010.
Script and art credits posted in The Comic Reader #76 (1969).
[Interlude]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Alex Toth
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia
- Reprints:
The Captive!
The Witching Hour / comic story / 4.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils:
- George Roussos
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- George Roussos ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- G-170
Content Information
- Characters:
- Mildred (host)
- Synopsis:
- A gangland boss wants a painter to create a portrait of himself.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Bain via the GCD Errors list, February 2010.
Script and art credits posted in The Comic Reader #76 (1969).
[Interlude]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Alex Toth
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia; Egor
- Reprints:
Look Homeward, Angelo!
The Witching Hour / comic story / 6.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Jack Abel; Alex Toth (page1, panel 1 only)
- Inks:
- Jack Abel; Alex Toth (page1, panel 1 only)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?; Alex Toth (page1, panel 1 only)
- Job Number:
- G-169
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Cynthia (host); Egor; Angelo; Steve; Louis
- Synopsis:
- Angelo's adoptive parents believe he is the cause of the haunting in their new house.
- Reprints:
- in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #7 (August 1977)
- in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Bain via the GCD Errors list, February 2010.
Script and art credits posted in The Comic Reader #76 (1969).
[Epilogue]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Alex Toth
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Cynthia; Mildred; Mordred; Egor
- Reprints:
Who Believes Ouija?
The Witching Hour / text story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- G-338
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Reprints:
Trick or Treat
The Witching Hour / comic story / 1.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller
- Pencils:
- Michael W. Kaluta (signed)
- Inks:
- Michael W. Kaluta (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- G-406
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A con-man decides to pose as the Prince of Darkness.
- Reprints:
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[The Big Break!]
The Witching Hour -
1.
[Who comes this way from the dark castle towering above the swamp?]
The Witching Hour -
2.
The Big Break!
The Witching Hour -
3.
[Interlude]
-
4.
The Captive!
The Witching Hour -
5.
[Interlude]
-
6.
Look Homeward, Angelo!
The Witching Hour -
7.
[Epilogue]
-
8.
Who Believes Ouija?
The Witching Hour -
9.
Trick or Treat
The Witching Hour
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