Haunted Tales #32

([August 1978])

Day of the Witch (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Abe Ocampo

Inks:

Abe Ocampo

Letters:

?

Editing:

Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number:

J-3867

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain (host)

Reprints:

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #239 (February-March 1976)

You Can't Hide From Death (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Murray Boltinoff [as Al Case]

Pencils:

Tony DeZuniga

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

Letters:

Ben Oda

Editing:

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cynthia (host); Henri; Claude

Synopsis:

Claude pursues Henri across France to finish the duel that had begun years before.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #16 (August-September 1971)

Freddy is Another Name for Fear! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

George Kashdan

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Editing:

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Freddy; Dr. Sherman; Dr. Barnes

Synopsis:

Two doctors scheme to use Freddy to kill each other.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #15 (June-July 1971)

Have Tomb, Will Travel (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

George Kashdan

Pencils:

Gerry Talaoc (signed)

Inks:

Gerry Talaoc (signed)

Letters:

Esphid Mahilum

Editing:

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Job Number:

B-1487

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Patsy Coyne

Synopsis:

Patsy Coyne's killer is haunted by his new car.

Reprints:

• from Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #13 (March 1973)

Indexer Notes

Kashdan credit per The Comic Reader #93. Previous indexer credited Leo Dorfman, perhaps from incorrect info posted in an earlier issue of The Comic Reader.

The Rush-Hour Ride of Abner Pringle! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Jose Delbo (signed)

Inks:

Jose Delbo (signed)

Letters:

Milt Snappin ?

Editing:

Dick Giordano (original editor)

Job Number:

G-944

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Samuel Prescott; Thomas Dawes; Paul Revere; Abner Pringle

Synopsis:

Abner Pringle, a contemporary of Paul Revere, rides to warn the countryside that the British are coming, but after a blow to the head he arrives in the present.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #13 (February-March 1971)

The Maze (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Gold [as Al Gold]; Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks:

Gray Morrow (signed)

Letters:

Ray Holloway; Typeset

Editing:

Dick Giordano (original editor)

Job Number:

G-961

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Harold Martin Beedle; Spafon; Squatront

Synopsis:

Harold is being tested by aliens.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #13 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

Letter column in Omega Men #24 states that this is a prototype version of the Psions, created by Marv Wolfman, that were an integral part of the Omega Men series.The names of the two aliens, Spafon and Squatront, are also the names of two famous EC fanzines.

Thou Shalt Not Kill! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Harper (signed)

Inks:

Neal Adams (signed)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Joe Orlando (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Job Number:

J-1781

Genre:

horror-suspense; war

Reprints:

• from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #8 (November 1972)

Indexer Notes

Set in January 1943, Prague.

Bayou Witch (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Phil Seuling

Pencils:

Gray Morrow

Inks:

Gray Morrow

Letters:

John Costanza

Editing:

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Heck Belleau; Yeller Maggie; Louie Plante

Synopsis:

Heck Belleau accuses an old woman of being a witch.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #15 (June-July 1971)

Indexer Notes

Story written in verse.

I know I can do better than push drums around for the rest of my life! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Better to Give... (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Virgil North

Pencils:

Alan Weiss

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

Letters:

?

Editing:

Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

I Married a Ghost (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Murray Boltinoff [as Al Case]

Pencils:

Art Saaf

Inks:

Art Saaf ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Jennifer; Gil; Jack

Synopsis:

When Gil's fiance is killed on their wedding night her ghost returns.

Reprints:

• from The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #15 (June-July 1971)