([June 1977])
K. G. Murray,
1977 Series
- Price
- 0.60 AUD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
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from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #220 (December 1973) [Job number (J-3316) and Artist’s signature deleted from this reprint. Cover recoloured.]
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- Keywords
- scorpions
They Hunt Butterflies, Don't They?
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Michael Fleisher; Russell Carley (art continuity)
- Pencils
- Alfredo Alcala
- Inks
- Alfredo Alcala
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (host); Fred Mascal; Percy Twittler
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #220 (December 1973)
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- Keywords
- butterflies; scorpion
Strain
comic story / 5.5 pages
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- George Tuska
- Inks
- George Tuska
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (original editor)
- Job Number
- G-675
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel (host); Martha
- Synopsis
- A man is drawn to his death by piano music played by the wife he killed.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970) [Dialogue changed in third panel - deleting second half of Abel’s word balloon. Last two panels of story deleted from this reprint.]
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[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Moolah, we were going fishing!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Synopsis
- Moolah gathers worms for a fishing trip - in his own inimitable style.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #71 (September 1963) which is reprinted
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #11 (July-August 1958)
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Half a Man Is Better Than None! (But Don't You Believe It!)
Mad, Mod Witch / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Pencils
- Bill Draut
- Inks
- Bill Draut
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mad Mod Witch (host); Sir Byron McCabe; Pitts; Benson
- Synopsis
- Sir Byron McCabe, on the run from the law, makes a deal with the beings of an unseen invisible world.
- Reprints
- from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #162 (March-April 1975) [Job number (L-457) deleted from this reprint.] which is reprinted
- from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #110 (December 1968-January 1969)
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Hockey-Mask of Death!
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Frank Robbins
- Pencils
- John Rosenberger
- Inks
- John Rosenberger
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Job Number
- S-1672
- Genre
- horror-suspense; sport
- Characters
- “Beeg” Jacques Le Duc; Georges; Henri
- Reprints
- from Strange Sports Stories (DC, 1973 series) #5 (May-June 1974)
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- Keywords
- ice hockey
Birth After Death
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Joe Simon (original editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)
- Job Number
- JS-39
- Characters
- Jeremy; Harry; (Sir) Walter Scott
- Reprints
- from Black Magic (DC, 1973 series) #2 (December 1973-January 1974) which is reprinted
- from Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v3#2 (20) (January 1953)
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- Keywords
- grave robbers
The Royal Right
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Orlando (plot); Robert Kanigher (script)
- Pencils
- Bill Draut
- Inks
- Bill Draut
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
- Job Number
- J-1266
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Duke; Ivanov; Illya; Petrov the Butcher; Puskin the Taylor; Lenki the Wineseller; Josef; Leo Taras
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (DC, 1972 series) #7 (September-October 1972)
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The House That Hate Built!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Carl Wessler
- Pencils
- George Tuska
- Inks
- George Tuska
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Clem Atwill; Rusty; Lydia Fowler; Frank Fowler
- Synopsis
- Clem Atwill tries to use his money to become powerful but soon realizes that he's wasted his money on a mirage.
- Reprints
- from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #161 (January-February 1975) [Job number (L-430) deleted from this reprint.] which is reprinted
- from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #117 (February-March 1970)
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- Keywords
- quicksand; swamp
[Gypsy Girl]
Weird War Tales / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Joe Kubert ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a World War, the lives of millions are involved!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- Tony; Johnny; Gypsy; Ramon
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972)
- Job number (K-829) deleted from this reprint.
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Indexer Notes
Introductory sequence.
Ghost Ship of Two Wars
Weird War Tales / comic story / 15.67 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Irv Novick
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (original editor)
- Job Number
- K-843
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972) [DC logos and “Weird War Tales” banner removed from each page of story. “Make War No More” logo removed from last page.] which is reprinted
- from All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1960)
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Indexer Notes
Title, page 1, and 2/3 of page 2 of the original story removed for this reprint.
Time Warp
Weird War Tales / comic story / 6.5 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Gene Colan
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Robert Kanigher (original editor); Joe Kubert (original editor)
- Job Number
- K-845
- Genre
- science fiction; war; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gypsy (host)
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972) [“Make War No More” logo removed from last page.] which is reprinted
- from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #123 (October-November 1965) [retitled]
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Indexer Notes
Original title: "The Dinosaur Who Ate Torpedoes!"
The Unknown Sentinel
Weird War Tales / comic story / 4.5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Letters
- Pat Gordon ?
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (original editor)
- Job Number
- K-844
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; war; horror-suspense; science fiction
- Characters
- Gypsy (host); Joe; Eddie
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972) [DC logos and “Weird War Tales” banner removed from every page of story. “Make War No More” logo removed from last page.] which is reprinted
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #55 (October 1956)
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- Keywords
- George Washington; Valley Forge
Prelude
U.S.S. Stevens / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sam Glanzman
- Pencils
- Sam Glanzman (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Glanzman (signed)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (original editor)
- Job Number
- K-813
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- Life aboard a destroyer in wartime.
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972) [“Make War No More” logo removed from last page.]
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- Keywords
- Pacific; World War II
[I Know Them to Be True!]
Weird War Tales / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Kubert ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert
- Inks
- Joe Kubert
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (original editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- Gypsy; Tony; Johnny
- Reprints
- from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #4 (March-April 1972) [Job number (K-830) deleted from this reprint. “Make War No More” logo removed from last page.]
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Prisoner of the Power-Stone!
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin
- Inks
- Mort Meskin
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
- Job Number
- B-1245
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Thaddeus Watkins; Parno; King Walthrup; Rondell
- Synopsis
- While trying to turn other elements into gold, the alchemist Rondell created a magic stone that grants the holders every wish, but slowly turns them evil.
- Reprints
- from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #158 (July-August 1974) [Page headings deleted: “Prisoner of the Power-Stone” (odd pages) and “The Unexpected” (even pages), except for pp2.] which is reprinted
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #18 (March 1959) [retitled]
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- Keywords
- alchemy; magic
Indexer Notes
Original title: "Prisoner of the Sorcerer-Stone!"
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
They Hunt Butterflies, Don't They?
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2.
Strain
-
3.
["Come on, Moolah, we were going fishing!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
4.
Half a Man Is Better Than None! (But Don't You Believe It!)
Mad, Mod Witch -
5.
Hockey-Mask of Death!
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6.
Birth After Death
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7.
The Royal Right
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8.
The House That Hate Built!
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9.
[Gypsy Girl]
Weird War Tales -
10.
Ghost Ship of Two Wars
Weird War Tales -
11.
Time Warp
Weird War Tales -
12.
The Unknown Sentinel
Weird War Tales -
13.
Prelude
U.S.S. Stevens -
14.
[I Know Them to Be True!]
Weird War Tales -
15.
Prisoner of the Power-Stone!
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- Mark Muller
- James Zee
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