Weird Mystery Tales #1

Published
April 1972
Page count
52
Cover price
0.25 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled [Weird Mystery Tales] Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror
Code
J1270

Credits

Art
Bernie Wrightson, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Weird Mystery Tales
Adapted
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #229 (March 1975)
Nightmare Castle!
Show/hide 1. A Witch's Garden of Curses (A Witch's Garden of Curses) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
A Witch's Garden of Curses
Genre
Fantasy-supernatural

Credits

Writing
Len Wein, scripter
Art
Joe Orlando, line art

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #196 (November 1971)
 (Possibly)
Also printed
United States
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

Notes

Could be from House of Mystery 200, March 1972

Show/hide 2. Macabre Mystery Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
J-1269-A

Credits

Writing
Joe Orlando , scripter
Art
Bernie Wrightson, line art [as Berni Wrightson]
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Show/hide 3. I Was the Last Man on Earth Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 4. The Phantom Enemy Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 5. The New Arrival Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
J-256

Credits

Writing
Paul Levitz, scripter
Art
Ricardo Villamonte, line art
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Also printed
United States
Weird Mystery Tales (DC, 1972 series) #18 (May 1975)
Show/hide 6. I Fought the Clocks of Doom Comic story, 8 pages
Show/hide 7. Weird Tales (Weird Tales) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Weird Tales
Genre
Humour
Code
J-784

Credits

Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Show/hide 8. The Witch's Candles Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 9. Weird Tales (Weird Tales) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Weird Tales
Genre
Humour
Code
J-296

Credits

Art
Sergio Aragonés, line art [as Sergio Aragones]
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Show/hide 10. I Was Lost in a Mirage Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy-supernatural

Credits

Art
Mort Meskin, line art
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

This version
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Also printed
Australia
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #25 ([April 1957])
Show/hide 11. Weird Tales (Weird Tales) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Weird Tales
Genre
Humour
Code
J-202

Reprint history

First print
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Show/hide 12. Horror in the Lake (Johnny Peril) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Peril
Genre
Fantasy-supernatural

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Frank Giacoia, penciller
 
Sy Barry, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor (probably)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Sensation Mystery (DC, 1952 series) #110 (July-August 1952)
This version
United States
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
Show/hide 13. Cain's Game Room (Cain's Game Room) Comic story, 1 page

"Madame Lilio"

Featuring

Feature
Cain's Game Room
Genre
Humour

Credits

Art
Sergio Aragonés, line art [as Sergio Aragones]
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor
 
Mark Hanerfeld, Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #196 (November 1971)

Notes

Begins: "Madame Lilio"

Show/hide 14. Death Mask Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
B-744

Credits

Art
Rich Buckler, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #130 (December 1971)
Show/hide 15. Cain's Gargoyles (Cain's Gargoyles) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Cain's Gargoyles
Genre
Humour
Code
J-1193

Credits

Writing
Sergio Aragonés, scripter [as Sergio Aragones]
Art
Sergio Aragonés, line art [as Sergio Aragones]
Editing
Joe Orlando, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #195 (October 1971)

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Armin Richter

AusReprints ID

  • 34812

Entry created

  • 02/11/2007

Cover added

  • 13/09/2015

Index completed

  • 18/07/2009

Last updated

  • 13/09/2015