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259July-August 1978
$1.00

House of Mystery #259

DC · July-August 1978 · on sale 1978-04-18

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Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#259
Publication date
July-August 1978
Key date
1978-07-00
On-sale date
1978-04-18
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
84
Barcode
0709893053008
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Night of the Gargoyle!cover1pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword3script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnCain
2The Miracle at San Sebastiancomic story6script: Roger McKenzie; pencils: Noly Panaligan; inks: Noly Panaligan; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Esphid Mahilum
3Hair Today Gone Tomorrow...comic story10script: David Michelinie, Dave Manak; pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Mario Sen; letters: Todd KleinCain
4Return to Camelot Sevencomic story5script: Steve Clement; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Mario Sen; letters: Todd KleinCain
6-comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
7Do You Believe In...?comic story7script: Greg Potter; pencils: John Fuller; inks: John Fuller; colors: Mario Sen; letters: Clem RobinsCain
8-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnAbel, Cain
9Never Steal from a Blind Mancomic story7script: Maxene Fabe, Michael Pellowski; pencils: Floro Dery; inks: Floro Dery; colors: Cory AdamsAbel
10-comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave Manak
11Fire Salecomic story7script: Bob Toomey; pencils: George Ruppert; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Cory Adams; letters: Shelly LefermanAbel, Satan
12Vampiress of Central Parkcomic story6script: Don Glut; pencils: Juan Ortiz; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Cory Adams; letters: Todd KleinAbel
13Great Monster Mistakes!cartoon1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave ManakDracula, Frankenstein's monster, Godzilla
14-comic story1script: Don Edwing; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave ManakBenjamin Franklin
15Jack of Diamondscomic story7script: Bob Toomey; pencils: Rubeny; inks: Rubeny; colors: Jerry SerpeAbel
16-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnAbel, Cain
17-letters page2script: Paul Kupperberg
18Superman Movie Report: Special Effectspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset

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

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