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Issue Details

Issue	#286
Published	November 1980
Cover Price	$0.50
Pages	36
Editing	Len Wein

Cover Details - "Slave of the Pharaoh"

Genre	horror
Pencils	Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks	Joe Kubert (signed)

1 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Welcome back, fear-fans!"

Characters	Cain
Genre	humor
Script	Len Wein (?)
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal
Inks	Romeo Tanghal

10 page story "The Long Arm of the Law"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror; science fiction
Script	David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]
Pencils	Irwin Hasen
Inks	Danny Bulanadi
Colors	Bob LeRose
Notes	Originally intended for the never published Weird Mystery Tales (DC, 1972 series) #25 (October-November 1978).
Reprinted	in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #43

5 page story "Slave of the Pharaoh"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Bill Kelley
Pencils	Ernie Patricio
Inks	Ernie Patricio

1 page Cain's Game Room filler

Genre	humor
Script	Dave Manak
Pencils	Dave Manak
Inks	Dave Manak
Letters	Dave Manak (?)
Notes	Gag cartoon.

8 page story "The Man Who Died Tomorrow"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Carl Wessler
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Reprinted	in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #43

1 page Cain's Mail Room letters page

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Anthony Vencarrio; Billy Jacobi; Donald Harrington; Greg Ellis.

1 page Batman advertisement "The League of Assassins"

Characters	Batman; League of Assassins
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta (?)
Notes	Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies.

1 page Richie Rich advertisement "Father Knows Best"

Characters	Richie Rich; Gloria; Mr. Rich
Genre	children
Notes	Advertisement for GRIT.