House of Mystery #264
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- January 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/32996
Credits
- Editing
- Paul Levitz, Editor
- Joe Orlando, Managing Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- C-849
Credits
- Art
- Joe Orlando, penciller [signed]
- Dick Giordano, inker [signed]
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood, colourist
- Text
- Todd Klein, letterer
1Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-5521
- Characters
- Cain; Adolf Hitler's head; Attila the Hun's scalp
Credits
- Writing
- Paul Kupperberg, scripter
- Art
- Romeo Tanghal, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
2Featuring
- Feature
- Cain the Caretaker
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (host); Avery Bishop; Ernie Kline (Thief); Alice; Jack Bowman (Security Chief)
Credits
- Writing
- Scott Edelman, scripter
- Art
- Noly Panaligan, line art
- Colours
- Cory Adams, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)
Synopsis
Jack and Ernie conspire to steal Avery Bishop's carnival.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; Hostess Twinkies
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in comicstrip format.
4"Watch this, my little friend... I've taught our creation to be the perfect slave!!!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humour
- Code
- J-5549
Credits
- Writing
- Dave Manak, scripter
- Art
- Dave Manak, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Dave Manak, letterer
5Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-5355
- Characters
- Cain (host); Hans Shlyker; Karl Elliot; Tom Elliot
Credits
- Writing
- Steve Clement, scripter
- Art
- Juan Ortiz, line art
- Colours
- Cory Adams, colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #9
- Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)
Synopsis
After Tom Elliot kills his father he learns the secret that his father and his best friend shared.
6Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- J-5237
- Characters
- Cain (host); Joey Lateef (thief); Madame Natasha
Credits
- Writing
- Marty Pasko, scripter [as Martin Pasko]
- Art
- George Ruppert, penciller
- John Celardo, inker
- Colours
- Cory Adams, colourist
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #9
- Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 (janvier 1983)
Synopsis
Joey Lateef makes a pair of glasses from a crystal ball to see the future.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Mail Room
- Code
- L-108
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
8Featuring
- Feature
- Daily Planet
- Code
- P-242
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- Bob Rozakis, editor
Notes
Special Halloween Issue.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #161.
Indicia
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