House of Mystery #278 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	T.V. or Not T.V.	cover	1	pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal	Cain (host)
2	TV or Not TV	comic story	6	script: Jay Zilber; pencils: Rubeny; inks: Ruben Yandoc; colors: Jerry Serpe	Cain (host)
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
5	...And the Truth Shall Make You Dead!	comic story	3	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: E. R. Cruz	Cain (host)
6	DC Puzzle	activity	0.67	script: Bob Rozakis
7	-	in-house column	0.33	script: Bob Rozakis
8	Crazy, Man!	comic story	7	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Noly Zamora; inks: Noly Zamora; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Esphidy	Cain (host)

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

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.15 GBP

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