(September 1977)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
7
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Feb., June, Aug., and December)
On-sale Date
1977-06-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893071709
Editing
Paul Levitz (story editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #144.

The Abominable Weapon (Table of Contents)

Weird War Tales / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset
Job Number
C-458
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-4700
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Since time began, war has steadily grown more deadly--every generation getting new weapons to play with, new toys with which to take life.
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death

The Abominable Weapon! (Table of Contents: 2)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?
Job Number
J-3669
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host)

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II in the Himalayas.

A Rebel Shall Rise from the Grave! (Table of Contents: 3)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Alex Niño
Inks
Alex Niño
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-3169
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host)

Indexer Notes

Set in 1921 in San Pedro, Mexico.

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

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Job Number
L-692

Indexer Notes

Includes letters reviewing Weird War Tales #53.

Volume 77 Issue 23 - Week of June 5, 1977 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Abominable Weapon
    Weird War Tales
  2. 1. ["Since time began, war has steadily grown more deadly--every generation getting new weapons to play with, new toys with which to take life."]
    Weird War Tales
  3. 2. The Abominable Weapon!
    Weird War Tales
  4. 3. A Rebel Shall Rise from the Grave!
    Weird War Tales
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    A.P.O. Weird War Tales
  6. 5. Volume 77 Issue 23 - Week of June 5, 1977
    Daily Planet
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