(August 1986)

DC, 1986 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-04-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Ed Hannigan (editor); Dick Giordano (executive editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #27.

All story pages are printed sideways, two to a regular page.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Elvira / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Beachum (signed)
Inks
Mark Beachum (signed)
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There is nothing wrong with your set!
Genre
horror-suspense; humor
Characters
Elvira

Indexer Notes

Ed Hannigan revealed in issue # 8's letters section that Bob Le Rose was the cover colorist.

Attic Attack (Table of Contents: 1)

Elvira / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Bierbaum (credited); Mary Bierbaum (credited)
Pencils
Tom Grindberg (credited)
Inks
Jim Fern (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
Kurt Hathaway (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, gang, it's just little ol' me. Elvira...
Genre
horror-suspense; humor
Characters
Elvira
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence two story pages per page printed sideways.

A New York Yankee in King Arthur's Court! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Bierbaum (credited); Mary Bierbaum (credited)
Pencils
Tom Grindberg (credited)
Inks
Jim Fern (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
Kurt Hathaway (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh well, I guess this is as good a time as any to start you on your next journey.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Elvira (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence is two story pages per page printed sideways.

Subject for Post-Mortem (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
George Freeman (credited)
Inks
George Freeman (credited)
Colors
René Reynolds (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
J-7381
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the early part of the 16th century in Edinburgh, Scotland...
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence is two story pages per page printed sideways.

Two-Edged Sword (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Smith (credited as Elizabeth M. Smith)
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (credited)
Inks
Joe Giella (credited)
Colors
Mary Kay Van Camp (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)

Job Number
J-5977
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Olive Seville collected swords... and he was rich enough to get whatever he wanted!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Elvira (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence is two story pages per page printed sideways.

You'll Beg to Die! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
Jess Jodloman (credited)
Inks
Jess Jodloman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Battle! The ruthless slaughter of the aztecs by the spanish conquistadors...
Genre
historical; horror-suspense
Characters
Elvira (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence is two story pages per page printed sideways.

Just Like Clockwork (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joey Cavalieri (credited)
Pencils
Ric Estrada (credited)
Inks
Ric Estrada (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)
Editing
Karen Berger

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Order and chaos... one makes the other distinguishable...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence is two story pages per page printed sideways.

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

Guest Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Elvira / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Beachum (signed)
Inks
Mark Beachum (signed)

Genre
horror-suspense; humor
Characters
Elvira

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Elvira's Post-Mortems / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Hannigan
Pencils
Pat Broderick (signed) (illo)
Inks
Pat Broderick (signed) (illo)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-2407
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Void where prohibited!!!

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Eddie Lee Isom, Thomas Croasten, C. J. Nicasto, T. E. Pouncey and Samuel S. Clemens. Illustration of the "Lords of the Ultra Realm" series.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["There is nothing wrong with your set!"]
    Elvira
  2. 1. Attic Attack
    Elvira
  3. 2. A New York Yankee in King Arthur's Court!
  4. 3. Subject for Post-Mortem
  5. 4. Two-Edged Sword
  6. 5. You'll Beg to Die!
  7. 6. Just Like Clockwork
  8. 7. ["I have been entertaining this idea for a guest Meanwhile... for some time now..."]
    Guest Meanwhile...
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Elvira
  10. 9. ["Void where prohibited!!!"]
    Elvira's Post-Mortems
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Jim Van Dore