(1971)

DC, 1971 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
100
Indicia frequency
quarterly
On-sale date
1971-06-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
DC [block]
Editing
Joe Orlando
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Weird Mystery Tales (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
J-1270
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Logo for this issue re-used on Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #[nn].

Creature figure re-used on the cover of House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #229, as spotted by Frank Battaglia and submitted via the GCD error list.

Cover Thumbnail for DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4
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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragones (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragones (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Macabre Mystery (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Joe Orlando ?
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-1269-A
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bernie Wrightson

Indexer Notes

Introduction page includes Wrightson depicting himself.

I Was the Last Man on Earth (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1213
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

The Phantom Enemy (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
J-1206
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

The New Arrival (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Manak ?
Inks
Dave Manak ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-256
Genre
humor

I Fought the Clocks of Doom (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1211
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Weird Tales / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-784
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag pages.

The Witch's Candles! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1218
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Weird Tales / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragones
Inks
Sergio Aragones
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-296
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag panels.

Eerie Adventure (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-1269-B
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bernie Wrightson

I Was Lost in a Mirage (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1215
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Weird Tales / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-202
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Three gag panels.

Horror in the Lake! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia (signed)
Inks
Sy Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
J-1205
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Johnny Peril
Reprints

Indexer Notes

2nd panel of page 8 expanded to fill out the page.

The Haunters from Beyond! (Table of Contents: 14)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
J-1204
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger
Reprints

Monsters (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-1269-C
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bernie Wrightson

I Was the Last Martian! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Job Number
J-1214
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

I Hunted the World's Wildest Animals (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1212
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Science-Fiction (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-1269-D
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bernie Wrightson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragones
Inks
Sergio Aragones
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-929
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four one-panel gags.

The City of Three Dooms (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1217
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Jungle Boy of Jupiter (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Cameron (signed)
Inks
Lou Cameron (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Job Number
J-1216
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Childhood Haunt (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
J-1274
Genre
horror-suspense

The Mysterious Mr. Omen (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1210
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bart Evans
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Weird Tales / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lore Shoberg [as Lore]
Pencils
Lore Shoberg [as Lore]
Inks
Lore Shoberg [as Lore]
Letters
?
Job Number
J-515
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Three gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

The same image as front cover, without title and trade dress. On the back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Weird Mystery Tales
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Macabre Mystery
  4. 3. I Was the Last Man on Earth
  5. 4. The Phantom Enemy
  6. 5. The New Arrival
  7. 6. I Fought the Clocks of Doom
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Weird Tales
  9. 8. The Witch's Candles!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Weird Tales
  11. 10. Eerie Adventure
  12. 11. I Was Lost in a Mirage
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Weird Tales
  14. 13. Horror in the Lake!
    Johnny Peril
  15. 14. The Haunters from Beyond!
    Phantom Stranger
  16. 15. Monsters
  17. 16. I Was the Last Martian!
  18. 17. I Hunted the World's Wildest Animals
  19. 18. Science-Fiction
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. The City of Three Dooms
  22. 21. Jungle Boy of Jupiter
  23. 22. Childhood Haunt
  24. 23. The Mysterious Mr. Omen
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Weird Tales
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
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