House of Mystery #280 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez; colors: Tatjana Wood
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Cain
2	Twice-Killed Corpse	comic story	6	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Rico Rival; inks: Rico Rival; colors: Jerry Serpe	Cain (host)
3	Balloon Rides	cartoon	1	script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak	Gregory the Gargoyle; Cain; Abel; Witch Hazel
5	The Hungry Jaws of Death	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Cain (host)
6	Flash of Fire	comic story	5	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Cain (host)
7	-	letters page	1	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
8	-	activity	0.6	script: Bob Rozakis
9	-	in-house column	0.4	script: Bob Rozakis

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

Edition	How to tell
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