Publishers / DC / Elvira's House of Mystery Special (1987) / #1

1[March] 1987
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1

DC · [March] 1987 · on sale 1986-11-25

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Series: Elvira's House of Mystery Special (DC, 1987 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: [March] 1987
Key date: 1987-03-00
On-sale date: 1986-11-25
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Elvira's Haunted Holidays	cover	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan, José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López	Elvira; Santa Claus
1	Elvira's Christmas Carol	comic story	10	script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Elvira; Cain; Abel; Destiny
2	Oh, What Fun to Laugh and Sing a Slaying Song Tonight!	comic story	11	script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; colors: Helen Vesik; letters: Agustin Más	Santa Claus
3	O, Christmas Tree...	comic story	9	script: Barbara Randall; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Craig Boldman; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Bob Lappan
4	'Twas the Night before X-Mas...	comic story	8	script: Ed Hannigan; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Ed Hannigan; letters: Dave Manak
5	-	illustration	1	pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy	Elvira
6	-	letters page	1	script: Edward J. Hannigan	Elvira

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893272575
Canadian	price 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893272575

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