House of Mystery #242 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Balloon Vendor!	cover	1	pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez; colors: Tatjana Wood	Cain (vignette)
2	The Balloon Vendor!	comic story	12	script: Michael Fleisher, Russell Carley; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: Frank Robbins; letters: Ben Oda	Cain (host)
3	Blood Money	comic story	5	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Jess Jodloman; inks: Jess Jodloman	Cain (host)
4	Justice for All Includes Children, 4	public service announcement	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Ben Oda	Superman; Pete; Jimmy; Pete's father; Pete's mother; judge
5	-	letters page	1	script: Paul Levitz

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Comic Reader #128	1976	On eBay ›

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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
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