House of Mystery #257
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March-April 1978
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 1.00 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/32018
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Credits
- Editing
- Paul Levitz, Editor
- Joe Orlando, Managing Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- C-610
Credits
- Art
- Joe Orlando, penciller [signed]
- Dick Giordano, inker [signed]
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood, colourist
Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Sable Lady [the Mink Marauder]
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Vince Colletta , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2"'Twas the night before Christmas..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- J-4978
- Characters
- Cain; Abel; "Killer" Cowan
Credits
- Writing
- Paul Kupperberg, scripter
- Art
- Ric Estrada, penciller
- Wayne Howard, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Notes
Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between the stories in this issue.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Cain the Caretaker
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-3629
- Characters
- Cain (host); Dr. Harrison
Credits
- Writing
- Arnold Drake, scripter
- Art
- E. R. Cruz, line art
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- E. R. Cruz , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #7 ([October 1978]) — The Ebony God (Host (Cain) deleted from both pp1 and last panel of story. Job number (J-3629) deleted from reprint.)
- Printed in
- Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #142
4"All right, everybody..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- J-5030
Credits
- Writing
- Dave Manak, scripter
- Art
- Dave Manak, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Dave Manak , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #142
Notes
Gag cartoon.
5Featuring
- 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
- Colours
- Elizabeth Safian, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #7 ([October 1978]) — A Gift from Satan (Job number (J-3798) deleted from this reprint.)
- Printed in
- Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #114
6Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-1356
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Writing
- David Michelinie, scripter
- Art
- Michael Golden, line art
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #9
- Mysterieserier (Semic, 1983 series) #12/1983 ([2 december] 1983)
7Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- ZA-523; ZA-551; ZA-546
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #144
Notes
Three gag cartoons; signatures are not legible.
8Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-260
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Gill, scripter
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Guy Lillian, scripter
- Art
- Jerry Grandenetti, penciller
- Tony DeZuñiga, inker [as Tony DeZuniga]
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #11 (December 1978)
- Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #116
9Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-4731
- Characters
- Abel (host)
Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell, scripter
- Art
- Jess Jodloman, line art
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
10Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- ZA-49; ZA-6; ZA-650
Credits
- Art
- Mal, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
Notes
Three gag cartoons.
11Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-4868
- Characters
- Abel (host)
Credits
- Writing
- Scott Edelman, scripter
- Art
- M. D. Bright, penciller
- Aubrey Bradford, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
12Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- ZA-671; ZA-406; ZA-394
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Factory of Fear (Murray, 1982) ([October 1982]) — Untitled
Notes
Three gag cartoons; signatures are illegible or nonexistent.
13Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-3619
- Characters
- Abel (host)
Credits
- Writing
- David Michelinie, scripter
- Art
- Arthur Suydam, line art
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #11 (December 1978)
14Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Mail Room
- Code
- L-848
Credits
- Writing
- Paul Levitz , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Letters submitted by D.B. Webb; M.S. Raucher; Mike White; Larry Herlihy.
15Featuring
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Writing
- Mike Gold, scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Progress report on the SUPERMAN motion picture (1978).
Notes
Includes photo of Christopher Reeve as Superman.
Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #151.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.