(October-November 1973)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-07-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Joe Simon (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #98.

Head of the Family (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti ?; Joe Orlando ?
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti ?; Creig Flessel ?; Joe Orlando ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
JS-37
Genre
horror-suspense
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Maniac! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?
Inks
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)
Job Number
JS-38
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Harry Mason; Tom Mason; Mr. Collier; Mr. Mason; Mrs. Mason
Synopsis
Tom Mason wanted nothing more than to protect his poor handicapped brother Harry.
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The Head of the Family! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)
Job Number
JS-40
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Uncle Hugo Fesker; Francie Bleeker; Hugan Fesker; Hugel Fesker; Hugard Fesker; Huguette Fesker
Synopsis
When Francie Bleeker falls in love with Hugan Fesker she decides she must discover the secret of the Fesker family.
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Metropolis, Illinois (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Greatest Horror of Them All! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)
Job Number
JS-41
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Tom; Fritz; Sing; Johnny Parker; Elena; Doc Lowry; Felix
Synopsis
Johnny lives in Sanctuary where other deformed people live free from the prying eyes of the public. He falls in love with Elena, the lovely secretary, until he learns her secret.
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The Vigil (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
JS-42
Genre
horror-suspense
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Head of the Family
  2. 1. Maniac!
  3. 2. The Head of the Family!
  4. 3. Metropolis, Illinois
    Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
  5. 4. The Greatest Horror of Them All!
  6. 5. The Vigil
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  • Dwayne Best
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Van Dore
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