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Issue Details

Issue	#55
Published	September 1977
Frequency	monthly (with the exception of Feb., June, Aug., and December)
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (story editor)

Cover Details - "The Abominable Weapon"

Genre	War; Horror
Pencils	Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks	Joe Kubert (signed)

1 page Weird War Tales foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Since time began, war has steadily grown more deadly--every generation getting new weapons to play with, new toys with which to take life."

Characters	Death
Genre	War; Horror
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal
Inks	Romeo Tanghal

7 page Weird War Tales story "The Abominable Weapon"

Characters	Death (host)
Genre	War; Horror
Script	Arnold Drake
Pencils	Bill Draut
Inks	Bill Draut
Notes	Set during World War II in the Himalayas.

1 page A.P.O. Weird War Tales letters page

Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes letters reviewing WEIRD WAR TALES #53

9 page Weird War Tales story "A Rebel Shall Rise from the Grave!"

Characters	Death (host)
Genre	War; Horror
Script	George Kashdan
Pencils	Alex Nino
Inks	Alex Nino
Notes	Set in 1921 in San Pedro, Mexico.