(August-September 1971)
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [character]
- Editing:
- Murray Boltinoff
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover, Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
[no title indexed]
The Witching Hour / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Nick Cardy
- Inks:
- Nick Cardy
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- B-1013
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mordred (inset)
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Cover art credits from _The Art of Nick Cardy_ (John Coates, Vanguard Productions, 2001)
[Come with us, this sullen, stormy night...]
The Witching Hour / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Tuska
- Inks:
- George Tuska
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- B-1005
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Cynthia; Mordred; Mildred
- Reprints:
Never Kill a Witch!
comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Carl Wessler
- Pencils:
- John Calnan
- Inks:
- Bernie Case
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- B-940
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mildred (host); Harry; Stella; Old Lady Crafton
- Synopsis:
- Harry and Stella break into Old Lady Crafton's house to steal her money so they can get married but find out what happens when you kill a witch.
- Reprints:
-
in Skrekk Magasinet (Williams Forlag, 1972 series) #11/1975 ([november] 1975) -
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #40 (December 1975) -
in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
-
[no title indexed]
Witch-Ful Thinking / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- B-1002
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Frank Clark; Florence S. Cameron
The Spell of Sinner Ella!
comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Murray Boltinoff [as Bill Dennehy]
- Pencils:
- Gray Morrow
- Inks:
- Gray Morrow
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- B-591
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Mordred (host); Ella; Prudence; Penelope; Prince
- Synopsis:
- Ella's fairy godmother sends her to the fancy ball but she must be home by midnight.
- Reprints:
-
in 2 ruskiga timmar (Williams Förlags AB, 1973 series) #[nn] (1973) [originally titled: "The Spell of Sinner Ella!"] - in Iskalde Grøss (Semic, 1982 series) #1/1982 (1982)
- in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
-
Indexer Notes
A play on the story Cinderella.
You Can't Hide From Death
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Murray Boltinoff [as Al Case]
- Pencils:
- Tony DeZuniga
- Inks:
- Tony DeZuniga
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Cynthia (host); Henri; Claude
- Synopsis:
- Claude pursues Henri across France to finish the duel that had begun years before.
- Reprints:
The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron
comic story / 3.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Lee Elias
- Inks:
- Lee Elias
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Drusilla
- Synopsis:
- A witch's cauldron that brings it's owner fame, fortune and long life passes from owner to owner.
- Reprints:
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #58 (January-February 1963)
-
Last Meal
Stories from the Haunted Library / text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Charles King
- Pencils:
- Joe Orlando (illustration)
- Inks:
- Joe Orlando (illustration)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- B-1027
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Reprints:
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #177 (November-December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
One full-page illustration and one page of text.
The Curse of the Cat
comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Howie Post
- Pencils:
- Bill Draut
- Inks:
- Bill Draut
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Joe Orlando (original story)
- Job Number:
- B-1028
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Mordred (host - inserted); James Fleming; Mr. Carlson; Mr. Shadow; Lewis
- Synopsis:
- A begger tells Mr. Fleming of a fortune buried in a graveyard.
- Reprints:
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #177 (November-December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Head shot of Mordred replaced original head shot of Cain on first and last story pages.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Witching Hour -
1.
[Come with us, this sullen, stormy night...]
The Witching Hour -
2.
Never Kill a Witch!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Witch-Ful Thinking -
4.
The Spell of Sinner Ella!
-
5.
You Can't Hide From Death
-
6.
The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron
-
7.
Last Meal
Stories from the Haunted Library -
8.
The Curse of the Cat
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