House of Mystery #293 [Newsstand]
(June 1981)

DC, 1951 Series
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Volume
31
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-03-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893053006
Editing
Karen Berger

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #189.
This issue is a variant of House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #293 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Burning! (Table of Contents)

I... Vampire! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?
Job Number
C-599
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Andrew Bennett
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

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

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

Script
Karen Berger
Pencils
Joe Brozowski (signed)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
J-7347
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings, foolhardy and fear-hearted fans...
Genre
humor
Characters
Cain
Reprints

Henson's Pooch (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Job Number
J-7112
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Gold Mine Rescue (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Senior Sin! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Seeger
Pencils
Tenny Henson
Inks
Tenny Henson
Colors
Phil Rachelson
Letters
Esphid Mahilum
Job Number
J-6409
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host)

Chapter Three: The Burning! (Table of Contents: 5)

I... Vampire! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-7032
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Andrew Bennett: Deborah Dancer; Dmitri Mishkin; Q.B. Stonewall; Senator Eugene Olive; Miss Smith [Dunya Mishkin]
Synopsis
Bennett and his team challenge the racist Q.B. Stonewall and his Freedom Party and find an unexpected vampire.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Cain]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Jeff McLaren, Lisa Leveilee, and Paul Green.

Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by Juan Gonzalez (since 2024-04-23, last edit 2024-04-23)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Burning!
    I... Vampire!
  2. 1. ["Greetings, foolhardy and fear-hearted fans..."]
  3. 2. Henson's Pooch
  4. 3. Gold Mine Rescue
    Hostess Twinkies; Superman
  5. 4. The Senior Sin!
  6. 5. Chapter Three: The Burning!
    I... Vampire!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Mail Room
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore
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