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4July-September 1969
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DC Special #4

DC · July-September 1969 · on sale 1969-05-22

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Series
DC Special (DC, 1968 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
July-September 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
On-sale date
1969-05-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
013 Shock-Ending Stories 13cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino
113 Shock-Ending Stories 13comic story8.33script: Mark Hanerfeld; pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Bill Draut; letters: Milt SnapinnCain (host of House of Mystery); Abel (future host of House of Secrets); Cynthia (co-hostess of The Witching Hour); Mildred (co-hostess of The Witching Hour); Mordred (co-hostess of The Witching Hour); Judge Gallows (from The Unexpected); the Phantom Stranger; various unnamed children
2Ghost Writercomic story3.33pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle; letters: Ira Schnapp
3The Magic Hammer!comic story5.33pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; letters: Pat GordonGerald Bard; Thor; Loki
4A Piece of Rope!comic story3.33letters: Joe LettereseGeorge Hackett
5"Last Mile" Martincomic story3.33pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Pat GordonTom Harris; James Martin
6The Dream Lampcomic story6pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr; letters: Pat GordonCyrus Perkins; Hiram; Walker; Marston
7Door of No Return?comic story1.67script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosDon Miguel
8Beware After Dark!comic story5.5pencils: Carmine Infantino, Alex Toth; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMary Dutton; Jimmy
9The Tree Man of Tanganyika!comic story1.67pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo; letters: Pat GordonEvans; Kirby; Mogando (a tree man)
10Written in the Sands!comic story1.67pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Pat GordonEzekial Green; Wilbur Link
11The Secret of Salzo the Great!comic story3.67pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSalzo the Great; Inspector Tissot; Irene
12Blakjelly Beenstext story1letters: typeset
13Secret Locked in the Ice!comic story1.5pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene ColanPolice Officer Emile Valois; Hugo Dulac
14The Bullet Man!comic story5.33pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Pat GordonChick Durant; Paul Vickery
15The Strange Faces of Death!comic story5.67pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Pat GordonElmo Hackett; Roger Dale; Lord Delbert; Harvey Black; Howard Towne; Jonas Laird

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