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Issue: Weird Mystery Tales #37
Publication Date: December 1978
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Issues: #37 of 42 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
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Indicia Publisher: Murray Publishers Pty Ltd
On Sale Date: (not set)
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Pages: 68
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Price: $0.50 AUD
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Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
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Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Experiment in Fear

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Luis Dominguez
Inker(s): Luis Dominguez
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The reprint inks out a significant corner portion of the image, removing the two child observers hiding on the left. The artist signed the work, but it is cropped out here. Overall the image is recolored, favoring green instead of blue.
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Experiment in Fear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Oleck
Penciller(s): E. R. Cruz
Inker(s): E. R. Cruz
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Cain (host); John Cooper
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Eavesdropper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Kaar
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Wayne Howard
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Editor(s): Dennis O'Neil (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Frank Grogan; Pythia
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script and inks credits per The Comic Reader #98 (July 1973). Previous indexer suggested Ralph Reese and/or Wally Wood (who is erroneously credited in the Wally Wood checklist) on inks.
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Swamp Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Bernie Wrightson [as Berni Wrightson]
Inker(s): Bernie Wrightson [as Berni Wrightson]
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Swamp Thing
Character(s): Swamp Thing [Alex Olsen] (intro); Linda Olsen Ridge; Damian Ridge
Synopsis: Alex Olsen, turned into a swamp monster, returns to seek revenge on his friend who rigged the explosion that killed him.
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Pages: 8
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The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Editor(s): Murray Boltinoff (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Drusilla
Synopsis: A witch's cauldron that brings it's owner fame, fortune and long life passes from owner to owner.
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Pages: 3.5
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Double Edge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Skeates
Penciller(s): Alex Toth (signed)
Inker(s): Alex Toth (signed)
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Mordred (host)
Synopsis: A boy's mother throws all his ""junk"" away, including his talisman of power which he spends the rest of his life searching for, finally reclaiming it from a witch.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Costanza letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Alex Toth.
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The Avenging Grave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Tony DeZuniga
Inker(s): Tony DeZuniga
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn ?
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, war
Feature(s): Weird War Tales
Character(s): Death (host); Major Otto Strasser; Lt. Dietrich
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Set during World War II in France.
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The Secret of the Fossil Egg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (original editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
Feature(s): A Mark Merlin Mystery
Character(s): Mark Merlin; Elsa; Dan Wile
Synopsis: Mark Merlin tries to stop a creature that can alter its form to overcome any obstacle.
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Pages: 8.67
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Drive-in Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Penciller(s): Frank Redondo [as Q. Redondo]
Inker(s): Frank Redondo [as Q. Redondo]
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Tex Blaisdell (original editor) ; Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Eve
Character(s): Eve (host); Henry Cooper; Sarah Cooper
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Original indexer credited to Quico Redondo. Listed as Q. Redondo in the story. According to Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Quico Redondo is an alias of Frank Redondo.
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Come Share My Coffin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Oleck
Penciller(s): Jess Jodloman
Inker(s): Jess Jodloman
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Eve
Character(s): Eve (host); Peter Ward; John Ward; Myra Ward
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8

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