House of Mystery
#282
[British]
(July 1980)
DC,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 30
- Price
- 0.15 GBP
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893053007
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)
Issue Notes
Includes a 32-page advertising insert for Radio Shack with a 28-page Superman story.
This issue is a variant of House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #282.
This issue is a variant of House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #282.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed as
Joe Kubert) - Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fear runs rampant as a modern-day Jack the Ripper stalks the city...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #43 ([May 1981])
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Len Wein ?
- Pencils
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Inks
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-6569
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let me ooouuutt!
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain; Len Wein; Jack C. Harris
Indexer Notes
Introductory page.
The Lady Killer Craves Blood!
Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- J-5244
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (narrator)
- Reprints
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #43 ([May 1981])
-
I'm Off to My Funeral
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Pencils
- Mar Amongo
- Inks
- Mar Amongo
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Christian Albano ? (credited as Christian)
- Job Number
- J-5727
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (narrator); Uncle Jedediah; Daniel
- Reprints
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #15 ([October-November 1981]) [Illustrations of Cain (host) removed from first and last panels of story.], #15 ([October-November 1981])
-
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); William M. Palmer (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is Superman's last heroic act!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec
- Reprints
-
from Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (DC, 1980 series) (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
"Cover" for the advertising insert.
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 28 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); William M. Palmer (editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec; Margaret Wilson; John Bardeen (Nobel scientist, cameo); William Schockley (Nobel scientist, cameo); Walter Brattain (Nobel scientist, cameo); Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control.
- Reprints
- from Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (DC, 1980 series) (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Advertising insert for Radio Shack.
[no title indexed]
Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); William M. Palmer (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our TRS-80 computer answers check!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Shanna; Alec
- Reprints
- from Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (DC, 1980 series) (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
"Back cover" of advertising insert.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Game Room / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dave Manak
- Pencils
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Inks
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dave Manak
- Job Number
- J-6413
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alright, my thirsty friends, here's my plan...
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Two hunters duck hunting at night shoot down a bunch of bats.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- L-543
Indexer Notes
Cain answers letters from readers.
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
-
0.
["Fear runs rampant as a modern-day Jack the Ripper stalks the city..."]
-
1.
["Let me ooouuutt!"]
-
2.
The Lady Killer Craves Blood!
Cain the Caretaker -
3.
A Flash in the Dam
The Flash; Hostess Twinkies -
4.
I'm Off to My Funeral
-
5.
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman -
6.
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman -
7.
["Our TRS-80 computer answers check!"]
Superman -
8.
["Alright, my thirsty friends, here's my plan..."]
Cain's Game Room -
9.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Mail Room -
10.
Some Place Where the Sun Don't Shine
-
11.
Volume 80 Issue 15 - Week of April 21, 1980
Daily Planet
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- Jim Van Dore
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