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255November-December 1977
$1.00

House of Mystery #255

DC · November-December 1977 · on sale 1977-08-17

First appearance: Helena WayneFirst appearance: The Huntress
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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#255
Publication date
November-December 1977
Key date
1977-11-00
On-sale date
1977-08-17
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
84
Barcode
0709893053012
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Helena Wayne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Huntress - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0When You Wish Upon a Starcover1pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Tatjana Wood
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword5script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Wayne HowardCain, Dracula, Frankenstein's monster
2Small Wondercomic story8script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Ernie Chan; inks: Vince CollettaCain
3The Evil Halfcomic story10script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Rubeny; inks: Rubeny; letters: ErickCain
4-comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
5Sometimes, Leopards Can....comic story11script: Gray Morrow; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow
7The Bermuda Trianglecomic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
8Is Anyone Listening?comic story3script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Wayne HowardAbel
9When You Wish Upon a Starcomic story8script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Frank Redondo; inks: Frank RedondoCain
10-letters page2pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
11Bed of Rosescomic story7script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Alex Niño; inks: Alex NiñoCain
12Monster Book of World Records!comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
13The Killingcomic story8script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Bill Draut
14The Victim!comic story1script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Aubrey Bradford
15Volume 77 Issue 33 - Week of August 15, 1977in-house column1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bob LaytonCosmic Boy, Green Arrow, The Huntress First, Rokk Krinn, Oliver Queen, Helena Wayne First

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

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Comic Reader #1461977On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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