Issue Details

Issue	#293
Published	June 1981
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Karen Berger

Cover Details - "The Burning!"

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

1 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Greetings, foolhardy and fear-hearted fans..."

Characters	Cain
Genre	humor
Script	Karen Berger
Pencils	Joe Brozowski
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt

8 page story "Henson's Pooch"

Genre	horror
Script	Gerry Conway
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	John Celardo
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Albert De Guzman

1 page Superman; Hostess advertisement "Gold Mine Rescue"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis	Superman rescues people trapped in a mine accident, and Jimmy Olsen feeds them Twinkies.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Copyright © 1981 Continental Baking Company.

6 page story "The Senior Sin!"

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

10 page I... Vampire story "Chapter Three: The Burning!"

Characters	Andrew Bennett: Deborah Dancer; Dmitri Mishkin; Q.B. Stonewall; Senator Eugene Olive; Miss Smith [Dunya Mishkin]
Synopsis	Bennett and his team challenge the racist Q.B. Stonewall and his Freedom Party and find an unexpected vampire.
Genre	horror
Script	J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils	Tom Sutton
Inks	Tom Sutton
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	John Costanza

1 page Cain's Mail Room letters page

Script	? [as Cain]
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Jeff McLaren; Lisa Leveilee; Paul Green