Publishers / Western / Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (1963) / #81
81April 1978
$0.50

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #81

Western · April 1978

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Series
Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
April 1978
Key date
1978-04-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
52
Barcode
0335009005304

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Claws...cover1pencils: ? (painting); inks: ? (painting); colors: ? (painting); letters: typesetBoris Karloff (photograph, inset)
1The Witch of Svedborgcomic story7pencils: John Celardo; inks: John Celardo; letters: John Duffy
3Only Skin Deepcomic story5pencils: Stanley Pitt; inks: Reginald Pitt; letters: Stanley Pitt, Reginald Pitt
4The Juggernautcomic story7pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez
5Houdini's Monstercomic story3pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling
6Too Good to Be Falsecomic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams; letters: Al McWilliams
7Poor Mrs. Priddycomic story4script: Len Wein; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling
8The Last Monster Showcomic story7pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling

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

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