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Issue Details

Issue #295
Published August 1981
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Karen Berger

Cover Details - "Night of the Blood Red Moon!"

Characters Andrew Bennett
Genre horror
Pencils Michael W. Kaluta (signed)
Inks Michael W. Kaluta (signed)

1 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Cheers, comrades."

Characters Cain
Script Karen Berger
Pencils Joe Brozowski
Inks Adrian Gonzales

10 page I... Vampire story "Chapter 4: Mother Love/Mother Hate!"

Characters Andrew Bennett; Dmitri Mishkin; Deborah Dancer; Mary, Queen of Blood (flashback); Dunya Mishkin [Miss Smith](flashback); Ivan Mishkin (flashback)
Synopsis Dmitri reveals that his mother was made a vampire, which led to his becoming a vampire hunter.
Genre horror
Script J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils Tom Sutton
Inks Tom Sutton
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters John Costanza

1 page Superman; Hostess advertisement "Superman vs. the Laughing Gas Bandits"

Characters Superman
Synopsis A group of thieves use laughing gas (laced with Kryptonite) to disorient their victims and keep Superman away, but the Man of Steel tricks them with Twinkies.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Copyright © 1981 Continental Baking Company.

3 page story "Red or Blue?"

Characters Cain (host)
Genre science fiction
Script Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils Trevor von Eeden
Inks Larry Mahlstedt
Colors Phil Rachelson
Letters Todd Klein

3 page story "The Unveiling"

Characters Cain (host)
Genre horror
Script Howie Post
Pencils Tenny Henson
Inks Tenny Henson
Colors Phil Rachelson
Letters Esphidy Mahilum

8 page story "A Louse Is Not A Home"

Characters Cain (host)
Genre horror
Script Bruce Jones
Pencils Johnny Craig
Inks Johnny Craig
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters John Costanza

1 page Cain's Mail Room letters page

Script ? [as Cain]
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Vip Malixi; James Walters; Mark Amundsen