Publishers / DC / House of Mystery (1951) / #278
278March 1980
$0.40

House of Mystery #278

DC · March 1980 · on sale December 18, 1979

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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#278
Publication date
March 1980
Key date
March 1980
On-sale date
December 18, 1979
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893053003
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0T.V. or Not T.V.cover1pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo TanghalCain (host)
2TV or Not TVcomic story6script: Jay Zilber; pencils: Rubeny; inks: Ruben Yandoc; colors: Jerry SerpeCain (host)
3-letters page1letters: typeset
5...And the Truth Shall Make You Dead!comic story3script: Carl Wessler; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: E. R. CruzCain (host)
6DC Puzzleactivity0.67script: Bob Rozakis
7-in-house column0.33script: Bob Rozakis
8Crazy, Man!comic story7script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Noly Zamora; inks: Noly Zamora; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: EsphidyCain (host)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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Series context

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