(February 1972)

DC, 1951 Series
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Volume
21
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1971-12-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor); Mark Hanerfeld (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #77.

Snow Beast (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1507
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An earlier indexer theorizes a Joe Orlando layout, but it is not credited to Orlando at nealadams.com or in the Showcase reprint.

Cover title and cover scene are from two different interior stories.

Sno' Fun! (Table of Contents: 1)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-878
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (story host); Gregory (gargoyle); Dr. Wallace B. Peterson (scientist); Professor Strauss (scientist)
Synopsis
Dr. Wallace B. Peterson wants the fame of the discovery of a lost civilization in Antarctica for himself and so kills his colleague Professor Strauss. On the exploratory mission he is then captured and kept prisoner by that lost race of monstrous men who want to know everything about the outside world. A long time later he manages to escape but returning to civilization he doesn't feel well and goes to relax at the House of Mystery. There he finally melts to water having physically become like one of those lost men.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Cain's Game Room / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1438
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
Men are trying to escape out the back window of a butcher shop.
The camera man keeps filming while the rest of the safari is being squeezed to death by a giant serpent.
A man with bad vision aims at the wrong target.

He Doomed The World! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
J-1391
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Cain (host); Frank Cable; Mr. Hiller; Mr. Lollar; Mr. Carlson; Mr. Hogarth
Synopsis
Frank Cable sends four explorers to place special metal rods at the highest, lowest, hottest and coldest parts of the Earth.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cain's Gargoyles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1436
Genre
humor
Characters
Cain; Gregory
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
A gargoyle flies through a billboard.
Cain uses a gargoyle as an umbrella.
A gargoyle lands on the window sill of a bird watching society.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Mark Hanerfeld ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-1495

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Karl Merris; Mark LeVeck; Phil Crosby; Ralph Alfonso.

Snow Beast (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lynn Marron (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited, signed)
Inks
Rich Buckler (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-1223
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host); Kirk; Sam; Nita; Su-Ka-Tae (Abominable Snowman)
Synopsis
Alaskan miners are being attacked by someone, is it the Su-Ka-Tae or something else?
Reprints

The Whole Ball of Tin (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited as Conway & Wein); Gerry Conway (credited as Conway & Wein)
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-1186
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain (host); Wilson Brown; J. Frederic Brown
Synopsis
After killing a man, Willie goes to his estranged father for help evading the police.
Reprints

The Haunting Wind! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
John Giunta (signed as J. Giunta)
Inks
John Giunta (signed as J. Giunta)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
J-1481
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain; Dan Russell; Jim Nelson
Synopsis
After stealing a ruby ring in Tibet, Dan Russell is cursed to die by a vengeful wind.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Snow Beast
  2. 1. Sno' Fun!
    Cain the Caretaker
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Game Room
  4. 3. He Doomed The World!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Gargoyles
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Mail Room
  7. 6. Snow Beast
  8. 7. The Whole Ball of Tin
  9. 8. The Haunting Wind!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • CTGarry
  • Wilhelm Dohmeier
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore