Weird Mystery Tales #20

Published
December 1975
Page count
52
Cover price
0.35 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/795794

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Graveyard Shift Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
J-3131

Credits

Art
Luis Dominguez, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #216 (August 1973)
Original
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #216 (August 1973)

Notes

Credits from where the reprint is taken.

Show/hide 1. Graveyard Shift Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-1947
Characters
Cain (host); Harry Baxter; Gus

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bernard Baily, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #216 (August 1973)
Graveyard Shift
Also printed
Australia
Weird Mystery Album (Murray, 1980) ([December 1980])
Graveyard Shift
 
United States
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #Volume 3 ([January] 2009)
Graveyard Shift
Show/hide 2. Hoodoo You Trust? Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-3069
Characters
Cain (host); Tod Crayton; Penny Stark; Chortles the Clown; Milo the Strongman; Stellini the Knife-Thrower; Pedlar the Foot-Juggler

Credits

Writing
E. Nelson Bridwell, scripter
Art
Gerry Talaoc, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #217 (September 1973)
Hoodoo You Trust?
Show/hide 3. Unholy Change! Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-1718
Characters
Cain (host); George Farson; Freda; Mr. Perkins; Detective Sergeant Sloan; Marge

Credits

Writing
Sheldon Mayer, scripter
Art
Gerry Talaoc, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #211 (February 1973)
Unholy Change!
Also printed
United States
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007)
Unholy Change!  (black and white)

Synopsis

George Farson discovers that a magic mirror will let him slip into alternate versions of history.

Show/hide 4. Pledge to Satan Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-1979
Characters
Cain (host); Walter Fridd; Mistress Smirly

Credits

Writing
Sheldon Mayer, scripter
Art
Nestor Redondo, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #219 (November 1973)
Pledge to Satan
Show/hide 5. The Terrible Wheel of Fate! Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
B-776
Characters
Helen; Jason; Barnes; Rick

Credits

Writing
David Wood, scripter [as Dave Wood]
Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Tony DeZuñiga, inker
Text
John Costanza, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #147 (June 1973)
The Terrible Wheel of Fate

Synopsis

Five strangers take a ride on a mysterious Ferris Wheel and are shown their future.

Show/hide 6. "Spirit, Why Do You Haunt Me?" Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
B-2279
Characters
Mr. Blair; Proffessor Sarki

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Franc Reyes, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #166 ([July 1975?])
Spirit, Why Do You Haunt Me?

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Brandon Viruet

AusReprints ID

  • 35269

Entry created

  • 16/12/2007

Cover added

  • 13/09/2015

Last updated

  • 13/09/2015