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Issue Details

Issue #236
Published October 1975
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (Assistant Editor)

Cover Details

Genre horror
Pencils Bernie Wrightson
Inks Bernie Wrightson
Notes Cover does not correspond to either of the interior stories.

8 page story "Death Played A Sideshow"

Characters Cain (host)
Genre horror
Script David V. Reed [as Coram Nobis]
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Mike Royer

1 page Shazam; Hostess advertisement "Minerva Menace!"

Characters Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva
Synopsis Aunt Minerva plans to brainwash children via television into hating Hostess Twinkies but Captain Marvel saves the day.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies

1 page Cain's Game Room cartoon

Synopsis two gag cartoons
Genre humor
Script Lore Shoberg [as Lore] (signed)
Pencils Lore Shoberg [as Lore] (signed)
Inks Lore Shoberg
Letters Lore Shoberg ?

9 page story "Deep Sleep"

Characters Cain (host)
Genre horror
Script Jack Oleck
Pencils Paul Kirchner
Inks Neal Adams

1 page Cain's Mail Room letters page

Script Paul Levitz ?
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Lisa Anderson; Jay L. Zilber; Jack Frost; John Elliot