House of Mystery #241

(May 1976)

Batman and Twinkieless Gotham City (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

E. R. Cruz

Inks

E. R. Cruz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

T-155

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome, demon-delver!

Genre

humor

Characters

Cain

Reprints

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #21 ([October 1976])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

Paid in Full (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Frank Robbins

Inks

Frank Robbins

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-3427

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); Cass; Martha Wright; Lucifer (cat)

Synopsis

A wanted criminal takes refuge with a witch, whom he then kills. Her cat grows to giant size and kills him in return.

Reprints

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #21 ([October 1976])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

Keywords

cats

Death Pulls the Strings! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Nestor Redondo

Inks

Nestor Redondo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3601

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Synopsis

A puppeteer uses real little people as his marionettes, then murders them when they rebel.

Reprints

• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #25 ([October 1976])
• in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #20 (décembre 1982) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

This is Bill Finger's last story.

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

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

Script

Don Edwing

Pencils

Dave Manak

Inks

Dave Manak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

ZA-560

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

A vampire leaves his crypt to find a men's restroom.

Justice for All Includes Children. 3 (Table of Contents: 6)

Justice for All Includes Children!; Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda ?

Genre

superhero; advocacy

Characters

Superman

Synopsis

Superman teaches the concept of "innocent until proven guilty."

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

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

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz (signed as Cain)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-4226

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Lisa Anderson; Mark Schmeider; Mike White.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1975
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 146,000
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 118.966
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019