(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

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
Jack Adler (sourced)
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.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Letters
typeset

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
Keywords
clocks

Weird Tales (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Weird Tales (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
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

Weird Tales (Table of Contents: 12)

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
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Frank Giacoia (signed)
Inks
Sy Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
J-1205
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
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)

The 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 Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-929
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four one-panel gags.

The City of the 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

Weird Tales (Table of Contents: 24)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lore Shoberg (signed as Lore)
Pencils
Lore Shoberg (signed as Lore)
Inks
Lore Shoberg (signed 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.

Editing
Related Scans
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. Weird Tales
  9. 8. The Witch's Candles!
  10. 9. Weird Tales
  11. 10. Eerie Adventure
  12. 11. I Was Lost in a Mirage
  13. 12. Weird Tales
  14. 13. Horror in the Lake!
    Johnny Peril
  15. 14. The Haunters from Beyond!
    The 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 the Three Dooms
  22. 21. Jungle Boy of Jupiter
  23. 22. Childhood Haunt
  24. 23. The Mysterious Mr. Omen
  25. 24. Weird Tales
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Henry Andrews
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Darrel McCann
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore