(April-May 1978)

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Volume
21
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1978-01-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893053505
Editing
Paul Levitz (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #152.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta
Colors
?

Job Number
C-651 ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The House of Secrets (Table of Contents: 1)

Abel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Michael Golden (signed as G)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed as G)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
J-4929
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introductory page.

Love Me...Love My Demon! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Arthur Suydam (idea); Cary Burkett
Pencils
Arthur Suydam
Inks
Arthur Suydam
Colors
Elizabeth Safian
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
J-4228
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Death Has Baby-Blue Eyes (Table of Contents: 3)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc
Inks
Ruben Yandoc
Colors
? [as D. R. Martin] (see notes)
Letters
?

Job Number
T-168
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colorist name is actually a joke pseudonym, referring to Dr. Martin, a maker of colored ink (from Caspar Williams via GCD Error list, 11 October 2018).

The Big Fall (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie (graphic continuity); Miriam B. Campbell (poem)
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
? [as D. R. Martin] (see notes)
Letters
John Workman

Job Number
J-4897
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colorist name is actually a joke pseudonym, referring to Dr Martin, a maker of colored ink (from Caspar Williams via GCD Error list, 11 October 2018).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The House of Secrets Speaks! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti ? (illustration)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-866

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Tom Rosenthal, Howard Kaye and Share DeVols.

Volume 78 Issue 2 - Week of January 9, 1978 (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed); Jim Aparo
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed); Jim Aparo
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Characters
Batman; Robin; Batgirl; Huntress; Man-Bat; Aquaman
Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by Juan Gonzalez (since 2024-04-23, last edit 2024-04-23)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The House of Secrets
    Abel
  3. 2. Love Me...Love My Demon!
  4. 3. Death Has Baby-Blue Eyes
    Abel
  5. 4. The Big Fall
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman
  6. 5. Nightmare
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The House of Secrets Speaks!
  8. 7. Volume 78 Issue 2 - Week of January 9, 1978
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore