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251March-April 1977
$1.00

House of Mystery #251

DC · March-April 1977 · on sale December 14, 1976

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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#251
Publication date
March-April 1977
Key date
March 1977
On-sale date
December 14, 1976
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
84
Barcode
0709893053004
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Neal Adams, Cory Adams
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword5script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: John Calnan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Ray HollowayCain; Abel; Gregory the Gargoyle
2Return of the Vampirecomic story7script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Franc Reyes; inks: Franc ReyesCain (host)
3Bride of the Pharaohcomic story8script: Maxene Fabe; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: Milt SnapinnCain (host)
5-comic story1script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
6Fear Wore Two Faces!comic story8script: George Kashdan; pencils: Jess Jodloman; inks: Jess JodlomanCain (host)
7Diplomaillustration1pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio AragonésCain; Abel; Eve
8-letters page2script: Paul Levitz
9Ghostly Gamescomic story8script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Bill Draut; letters: Milt SnapinnCain (host)
10The Collectorcomic story8script: Coram Nobis; pencils: Al Sirois, Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Ben OdaAbel (host); Rex Starbuck
11-comic story1script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio AragonésCain; Abel
12Tour of the Top Floor of the House of Mysterycomic story3script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: John Calnan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Milt SnapinnCain; Paul Levitz; Gregory the Gargoyle
13Page 60 Mazeactivity1script: Bob RozakisCain
14A House Is Not a Hauntcomic story6script: Paul Levitz, Michael Uslan; pencils: Q. Redondo; inks: Q. RedondoAbel (host)
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Jenette Kahn; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams
16Harvest of Hatecomic story7script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Alfredo Alcala; inks: Alfredo Alcala; letters: Alfredo AlcalaAbel (host)
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Frank SpringerBlack Lightning

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