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308September 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

House of Mystery #308

DC · September 1982 · on sale 1982-05-25

First appearance: Andrew Bennett1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#308
Publication date
September 1982
Key date
1982-09-00
On-sale date
1982-05-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Andrew Bennett - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertAndrew Bennett First
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Karen Berger; pencils: Adrian Gonzales; inks: Adrian GonzalesCain
2Mirrors That Look Backcomic story12script: Bruce Jones; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Annette KaweckiAndrew Bennett First
3Chip off the Old Block!comic story6script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Phil Felix
4The Serpent Treecomic story6script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Nestor Redondo; inks: Nestor Redondo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: EsphidymCain (host)
5-letters page1script: ? [as Cain]; letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893053009

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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ISBN 1-4012-3371-6		2012On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-77950-087-8		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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