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Issue: House of Mystery #258
Publication Date: May 1978
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Issues: #258 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/14/1978
Volume: 28
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893053006
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #153.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #224-229)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Blood and Tinsel

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-667
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cain; Hiram Charles
First Line: The wind: It's funny the things you notice...
Synopsis: Cain invites the mailman in and shows him various artifacts related to the stories in this issue.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #31 published May 1978
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-5095
Disclose Notes: Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between the stories in this issue.
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Blood and Tinsel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Chad and his girlfriend Nancy are wandering round the backlot of Movietown Studios when they encounter a real vampire.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-1682
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A Demon and His Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Dxyp the demon is bored and wants to transport himself to Earth, but instead he accidentally summons a young boy to his realm who causes all sorts of trouble.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #31 published May 1978
as A Demon and His Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-5080
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Gargoyle Twice a Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Anthony Guardino; Joshua Levy; Alex; Victor
Synopsis: Joshua Levy's funhouse has a real gargoyle who drives off the gangsters who want protection money.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-4913
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5132
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Dilemma

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman
Synopsis: Wonder Woman saves a train and some children from a rockslide.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #100, on sale February 10
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Showdown with Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, western
Character(s): Cain (host); Death; Edgar Elkins; Homer
Synopsis: In the Old West, Death challenges gunman Edgar Elkins to a shootout.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-4995
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Wake Up the Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Dr. Charles Maynard transplants his paralyzed wife's brain into the body of a murderess. She stabs him to death but is arrested for the other woman's crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagDoomsday Album #11 published December 1978
as Wake Up the Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: J-3801
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Champ Wouldn't Stay Dead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): “Hec” Slyme; Al; Packy Thomas; Pugg; Denny Thomas
Synopsis: Gangsters kill a prizefighter but his ghost returns for revenge.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-3055
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Here, have a sip of this, Honey!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5122
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Once a Criminal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Hypnotist Monte Brink befriends a paroled convict upon his release from prison, but plans to use him to commit crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #31 published May 1978
as Once a Criminal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-3792
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Can Four Super-Speed Super-Stars Defeat Gorilla Grodd?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #11 [Flash Spectacular], on sale February 21
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Amazing World DC Comics Number 17 special Shazam! issue!!!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for The Amazing World of DC Comics #17 featuring in illustration of Shazam and other characters.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Skaerbaek ? (ZA-32); ? (ZA-687)
Inker(s): Skaerbaek ? (ZA-32); ? (ZA-687)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Four gag cartoons.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: ZA-153;ZA-32;ZA-672;ZA687
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Street Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: A serial killer is revealed to be a ghost cursed to commit every unsolved murder in New York City.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales #36 published January 1978
as Street Killer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-5002
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
Job Number: L-887
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Mike White; D.B. Webb; "Judge Gallows."
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1977
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 109,191
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 91,611
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
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Superman Movie Report: Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Biographical sketches of Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: M-4A
Disclose Notes: Includes photos of Hackman (as Lex Luthor) and Ford (as Jonathan Kent) from Superman: The Movie (1978).

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