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317June 1983
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House of Mystery #317

DC · June 1983 · on sale 1983-02-22

First appearance: Mary, Queen of BloodFirst appearance: Mary SewardFirst appearance: Deborah Dancer2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#317
Publication date
June 1983
Key date
1983-06-00
On-sale date
1983-02-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mary, Queen of Blood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mary Seward - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Deborah Dancer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dmitri Mishkin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. KalutaAndrew Bennett, Dmitri Mishkin First
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Karen Berger; pencils: Ron Randall; inks: Ron Randall; letters: Todd KleinGregory the Gargoyle
2Blood Is Thicker...comic story11script: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaAndrew Bennett, Deborah Dancer First, Mary, Queen of Blood First, Dmitri Mishkin First, Mary Seward First
3-letters page2script: ? [as Cain]; letters: typeset
4The Dragon-Troll Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out!comic story11script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Noly Zamora; inks: Noly Zamora; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: EsphidymCain
5-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893053006
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893053006

Where to read it

CollectionYear
I... Vampire! #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-3371-6		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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