Scary Tales #43 (1984) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton	Countess Rosa H. Von Bludd
2	Dante's People!	comic story	9	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Pat Boyette	Dante the Magnificent; the Sheriff; Cragir (Dante's assistant); the Policeman
4	The Arena of Lost Souls	comic story	7	script: Mike Pellowski; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Mike Vosburg; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Charlotte Jetter	Doctor Milus T. Graves
10	Satan Lives!	comic story	1	script: Pat Boyette, Joe Gill; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Pat Boyette	Satan; female victim; acolyte
11	The Evil One	comic story	7	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Wayne Howard	Mr. Bones
12	Look For These Great Titles	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67	script: George Wildman; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Wendy Fiore

Plus 10.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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