Weird Mystery Tales Album #7

Published
October 1978
Page count
100
Cover price
0.75 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/1036987

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

"I'm glad we're staying home tonight…with that terrible monster on the loose!"

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense

Credits

Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
 
Paul Levitz, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #161 (January-February 1975)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Has Anyone Seen My Killer? Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[B-2084]
Characters
Miss Heather; Professor Tinsley; Boynton Beast; Angus Rudd

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Lee Elias, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
 
Paul Levitz, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #161 (January-February 1975)
Has Anyone Seen My Killer?
Also printed
Australia
Weird Mystery Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #7 ([October 1978])

Synopsis

Professor Tinsley experiments to bring back the dead Boynton Beast but instead becomes the feared killer himself.

Notes

Job number (B-2084) deleted from this reprint.

Show/hide 2. The Haunted Dollhouse Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[B-1984]
Characters
Mr. Randall; Mrs. Karpe; Mandy

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Ruben Yandoc, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
 
Paul Levitz, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #161 (January-February 1975)
The Haunted Dollhouse
Also printed
Australia
Weird Mystery Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #7 ([October 1978])

Synopsis

Mr. Randall buys a dollhouse for his daughter Mandy but soon the dolls inside come to life.

Notes

Job number (B-1984) deleted from this reprint.

Show/hide 3. The Ebony God Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[J-3629]
Characters
Dr. Harrison

Credits

Writing
Arnold Drake, scripter
Art
E. R. Cruz, line art
Text
E. R. Cruz , letterer
Editing
Paul Levitz, original Editor
 
Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #257 (March-April 1978)
The Ebony God  (Host (Cain) deleted from both pp1 and last panel of story. Job number (J-3629) deleted from reprint.)

Notes

Host (Cain) deleted from both page 1 and last panel of story. Job number (J-3629) deleted from reprint.

Show/hide 4. The Curse of the Sea Monkey! Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[J-3289]
Characters
Ivan Bagdonovich

Credits

Writing
Lois Maiwald, scripter
Art
E. R. Cruz, line art
Text
E. R. Cruz , letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #254 (September-October 1977)
The Curse of the Sea Monkey!

Notes

Host (Cain) and job number (J-3289) deleted from page 1 of reprint.

Show/hide 5. The Statue That Came to Life Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy-Supernatural
Characters
Kirk Dawson; Edmond Fuller; Mrs. Byrd; Venus; Jane Dow

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Prentice, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #37 (April 1955)
The Statue That Came To Life
Also printed
Australia
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #12 ([March 1956])
The Statue that Came to Life

Notes

Page 6 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into two pages instead on one.

Show/hide 6. The Curse of the MacIntyres Comic story, 25 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense; romance
Code
[J-3513]
Characters
Rachel MacIntyre; Rachel's Father; Blair; Frances (Housekeeper); Jamie; Fred; Maggie; Alfie; Adrienne

Credits

Writing
, dialogue
Art
Don Heck, line art
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor
 
Paul Levitz, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #225 (July 1974)
The Curse of the MacIntyres

Synopsis

After Rachel's father dies, Rachel moves in with her cousin's family who are all afflicted with a mental illness that her father was trying to create an antidote for.

Notes

The job number was D-225 in the original printing in The Sinister House of Secret Love (DC, 1971 series) #1 (October-November 1971). Reprint job number (J-3513) and copyright details deleted from this printing. Illustration of Cain (host) removed from page 1 with his word balloon changed to straight text deleting the words “Fear Freaks”.

Show/hide 7. Never Deal with a Demon Comic story, 3 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[J-1513]
Characters
Cooper

Credits

Writing
Jack Oleck, scripter
Art
Win Mortimer, line art
Text
John Costanza, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #204 (July 1972)
Never Deal With a Demon
Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (KG Murray, 1974 series) #114 ([October 1974?])
Never Deal with a Demon

Synopsis

Cooper summons a demon to give him money and he is safe from the demon as long as he doesn't go thru a red door.

Notes

Job number (J-1513) deleted from this printing.

Show/hide 8. Grave in the Sky Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[B-1751]
Characters
Ramon; Curran; Sykes

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Alfredo Alcala, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #151 (October 1973)
Grave in the Sky

Synopsis

Ruthless oil men scam a village into letting them drill but the village elder calls down the wrath of the local volcano.

Notes

Job number (B-1751) deleted from this printing.

Show/hide 9. Grave of Glass Comic story, 7.5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[B-1461]
Characters
Arnold; Lillian; Pamela; Mr. Poole

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Abe Ocampo, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #145 (March 1973)
Grave of Glass

Notes

Job number (B-1461) deleted from this reprint.

Show/hide 10. The Stalking Shadow's Prey! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[B-1762]
Characters
Jan Tyler; George; Barney

Credits

Writing
Carl Wessler, scripter
Art
Frank Redondo, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #154 (January 1974)
The Stalking Shadow's Prey!
Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (KG Murray, 1974 series) #116 ([December 1974?])
The Stalking Shadow's Prey

Synopsis

An unknown killer is stalking the streets of Baytown.

Notes

Job number (B-1762) deleted from this reprint.

Show/hide 11. A Gift from Satan Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
[J-3798]
Characters
Cain (host); High Sheriff Simon Langton; Satan

Credits

Writing
Jack Oleck, scripter
Art
Ernie Chan, penciller
 
Bill Draut, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Paul Levitz, original Editor
 
Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #257 (March-April 1978)
A Gift from Satan  (Job number (J-3798) deleted from this reprint.)

Notes

Job number (J-3798) deleted from this reprint.

Show/hide 12. Free Stamp Collection from 88 Different Countries (World Wide Stamp Collection) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
World Wide Stamp Collection
Code
MPC BBQ/178

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Mark Muller

AusReprints ID

  • 2812

Entry created

  • 30/10/2005

Cover added

  • 17/08/2021

Index completed

  • 17/08/2021

Last updated

  • 17/08/2021