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258May-June 1978
$1.00

House of Mystery #258

DC · May-June 1978 · on sale 1978-02-14

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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#258
Publication date
May-June 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
84
Barcode
0709893053006
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Blood and Tinselcover1pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword5script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: John Calnan; inks: Tex Blaisdell; colors: Cory Adams; letters: Ben OdaCain
2Blood and Tinselcomic story8script: Barry Jameson; pencils: Rubeny; inks: Rubeny; colors: Jerry SerpeCain
3A Demon and His Boycomic story6script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Todd KleinCain
4Gargoyle Twice a Daycomic story6script: Scott Edelman; pencils: Danny Bulanadi; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Jerry SerpeCain
5-comic story1pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
7The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Dick Giordano
8Showdown with Death!comic story5script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Mario Sen; letters: Clem RobinsCain, Death
9Wake Up the Deadcomic story9script: Jack Oleck; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; colors: Mario Sen; letters: E. R. CruzCain
10-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1
11The Champ Wouldn't Stay Dead!comic story7script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; colors: Cory Adams; letters: Ben Oda“Hec” Slyme; Al; Packy Thomas; Pugg; Denny Thomas
12-comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
13Once a Criminalcomic story10script: David V. Reed; pencils: Frank Redondo; inks: Frank Redondo; colors: Cory AdamsCain
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16-cartoon1pencils: George Dole, Miguel Repetto; inks: George Dole, Miguel Repetto
17Street Killercomic story5script: Wyatt Gwyon; pencils: George Ruppert; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaCain
18-letters page1.75script: Paul Levitz
19-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset
20Superman Movie Report: Gene Hackman and Glenn Fordpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Mike Gold

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The Steve Ditko Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3111-8
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