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288January 1981
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House of Mystery #288

DC · January 1981

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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#288
Publication date
January 1981
Key date
1981-01-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Piper at the Gates of Hell!cover1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta; colors: Tatjana Wood
1The Piper at the Gates of Hellcomic story8script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John CostanzaCain (host); Piper; Simple Joe; Adam Caufield
2Open Seasoncomic story3script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Jess Jodloman; inks: Jess Jodloman; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Jess JodlomanCain (host); Reynold Carter; Jim Trask
4Blood on the Sandcomic story6script: Wyatt Gwyon; pencils: Frank Redondo; inks: Frank Redondo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Benjie PabulosCain (host); Juan De Fiero; Maria Delgado; Roger Gallardo
5When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead!comic story7script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: E. R. CruzCain (host); Maureen Joyce; Liam Gallagher; Sean O'Feolan
6Do's and Don'ts of Monsters!comic story1script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak; letters: Dave ManakAbel
7-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

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Newsstandbarcode 0709893053001
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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