House of Mystery #253 (1977) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Beware the Demon Child	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Neal Adams, Cory Adams
2	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	5	script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Jack Abel	Abel, Cain, Destiny, Eve
3	Grave Labor!	comic story	8	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Bill Draut	Cain
4	Images of the Dead	comic story	7	script: John Albano; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga	Cain
5	Demon Child	comic story	6	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Alex Niño; inks: Alex Niño	Cain
6	Photo Finish	comic story	3	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: John Calnan; inks: Jack Abel	Abel, Cain
7	The Face of a God!	comic story	8	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bill Draut	Cain
8	-	comic story	1	pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
9	More Than Human	comic story	8	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Bob Smith	Cain
10	History of Mystery!	cartoon	1	script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak	Cain
11	A House Is for Haunting	comic story	6	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Klaus Janson	Cain
12	-	activity	1	script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak	Cain
13	-	letters page	2	letters: typeset
14	The Actor	comic story	10	script: Russell Carley, Michael Fleisher; pencils: Quico Redondo; inks: Quico Redondo	Destiny
15	Volume 77 Issue 15 - Week of April 11, 1977	in-house column	1	editing: Bob Rozakis

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

Collection	Year
Comic Reader #142	1977	On eBay ›

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