House of Mystery, #267
Published: April 1979
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The Lovely Little Lady with the Sea-Green Tail! (1)
Credits
- Pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
"I don't get out of the house to the big city often, but I figured ol' Cain owed you a visit..."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils: Romeo Tanghal
- Inks: Romeo Tanghal
- Letters: Todd Klein
Story Notes
Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
A Strange Way to Die
"The vision of her face becomes crystal-clear, as you feared it would, blotting out all that is reality."
Storyline
A man is led to his death by the ghost of the girl he killed in a car accident.
Characters
Credits
- Script: T. Casey Brennan
- Pencils: Abe Ocampo
- Inks: Abe Ocampo
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Esphid Mahilum
The Mouse of History
"If you have ever thought how great it would be if the world followed your script, pay heed to the story of Paul Jonas a lowly research assistant who found a way to make a life follow his game plan."
Storyline
A mouse escapes from a cage in research assistant Paul Jonas's lab, and leads him to a magic book that can alter the future. He uses the book to his advantage, but the mouse inadvertently causes his death by chewing parts of the pages away, which changes the words written in the book.
Characters
- Cain
- Paul Jonas
- Esmerelda (a mouse)
- a demon
Credits
- Script: Don Thompson
- Pencils: Laurence Smith
- Inks: Laurence Smith
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Esphid Mahilum
The Golden Treasure
Storyline
Wonder Woman distracts two thieves who are stealing the Golden Treasure of Aphrodite with another golden treasure - Hostess Twinkies!
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta (uncertain)
Story Notes
Copyright © 1979 Continental Baking Company
The World's Greatest Superheroes
"Follow the Up-to-the-Minute Adventures of Your Favorite Super-Stars"
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: George Tuska
Story Notes
Ad for the newspaper comic strip The World's Greatest Superheroes (Chicago Tribune/New York Daily News Syndicate).
Double Dynamite!
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: Joe Shuster
Story Notes
House ad for Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-61 [reprint of Superman #1] and All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series) #C-62 [Superman: The Movie magazine].
The Lovely Little Lady with the Sea-Green Tail!
"Dr. D. L. Whitley was what the scientific community had dubbed, "... a rising star.""
Storyline
A marine biologist finds a mermaid and keeps her captive, but when he tries to lure her mate to add to the exhibit he is eaten by the creature that emerges from the sea.
Characters
- Cain
- Dr. D. L. Whitley
- Sucee
- Muv
Credits
- Script: Steve Clement
- Pencils: Juan Ortiz
- Inks: Augie Scotto
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Clem Robins
"And a happy 1979 to all you fear-fans out there!"
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters of comment from readers Kimberly Arber and Beppe Sabatini.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
Credits
- Script: Cesar Samaniego
Story Notes
Statement of October 1, 1978 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 75,650 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 66,747 Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019.
Volume 79 Issue 3 - Week of January 22, 1979
"Superman & Wonder Woman battle Ice Demons!"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Script: Fred Hembeck
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Pencils: Fred Hembeck
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Inks: Fred Hembeck
- Letters: Fred Hembeck
- Editing: Bob Rozakis
- Editing: Anthony Tollin
Story Notes
Promo for DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #9 with illustration from cover (by Andru & Giordano) and The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #273. Direct Currents: On sale week of February 5th. Ask the Answer Man! with questions from Chi Nguyen, Jay Taliaterro, Mark Snider, Chris Abell, Mike Margiotta, Leo B. Montgomery Jr., N. A. Thomson, Taco-Clark, and Joel Racine. Fred Hembeck's comic strip with Doctor Fate and Wildcat.