House of Mystery #266

DC Comics

United States

Published
March 1979
Page count
36
Cover price
0.40 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/33184

Credits

Editing
Paul Levitz, Editor
 
Joe Orlando, Managing Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Demon Blade! Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
C-838
Characters
Claude de May; Francois Marron; (unnamed) demon

Credits

Art
Luis Dominguez, line art [signed]
Colours
Tatjana Wood, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #12 ([September 1979?])
Demon Blade
Printed in
Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980])
 
Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)

Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. 17th Century France.

Show/hide 1. Untitled Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

"Welcome, fear-fans!"

Featuring

Code
J-5935
Characters
Cain

Credits

Writing
Paul Kupperberg, scripter
Art
Michael Golden, penciller
 
Maurice Whitman, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 2. The Calendar Man! (Cain the Caretaker) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Cain the Caretaker
Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-5437
Characters
Cain (host)

Credits

Writing
Steve Clement, scripter
Art
Maurice Whitman, penciller
 
John Celardo, inker
Colours
Adrienne Roy, colourist
Text
Clem Robins, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #42 (November 1979)
The Calendar Man!
Printed in
Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)
Show/hide 3. The Intergalactic Gold Eaters (Batman; Hostess Twinkies) Comics-form advertising, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Batman; Hostess Twinkies
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Vince Colletta , inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 4. Death's Dominion Comic story, 3 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-5282
Characters
Cain (host); Paul Selavy; Charles

Credits

Writing
Marty Pasko, scripter [as Martin Pasko]
Art
Frank Redondo, line art
Colours
Adrienne Roy, colourist
Text
Esphid Mahilum, letterer [credited as Espid Cahilum]

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #12 ([September 1979?])
Death's Dominion
Printed in
Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980])

Notes

Adapted from a story by Guy deMaupassant.

Show/hide 5. Untitled (Cain's Mail Room) Letters page, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Cain's Mail Room
Code
L-210

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Letters submitted by Kimberly Arber; Lyle Dennison.

Show/hide 6. Demon Blade Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-5232
Characters
Cain (host)

Credits

Writing
Scott Edelman, scripter
Art
Abe Ocampo, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #12 ([September 1979?])
Demon Blade
Printed in
Iskalde Grøss (Semic, 1982 series) #4/1985 (1985)
 
Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)
 
Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980])
Show/hide 7. Volume 78 Issue 50 - Week of December 25, 1978 (Daily Planet) In-house column, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daily Planet
Code
P-250

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis, editor

Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #163.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 33912

Entry created

  • 17/09/2007

Last updated

  • 07/09/2021