Issue Details

Issue	#280
Published	May 1980
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack C. Harris

Cover Details

Genre	horror
Pencils	Luis Dominguez
Inks	Luis Dominguez
Notes	Each of the three monsters on the cover are from an interior story.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The House of Mystery"

Characters	Cain
Genre	humor
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal
Inks	Romeo Tanghal

6 page story "Twice-Killed Corpse"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	George Kashdan
Pencils	Rico Rival
Inks	Rico Rival

1 page Gregory the Gargoyle filler "Balloon Rides"

Characters	Gregory the Gargoyle; Cain; Abel; Witch Hazel
Genre	humor
Pencils	Dave Manak
Inks	Dave Manak
Notes	Gag cartoon.

1 page Green Arrow; Hostess advertisement "An Arrow in Time"

Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; children
Synopsis	Green Arrow uses special arrows to save a cable car from falling when its cable breaks, and also sends Hostess Fruit Pies to the children inside awaiting rescue.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement.

4 page story "The Hungry Jaws of Death"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Carl Wessler
Pencils	Val Mayerik
Inks	Danny Bulanadi
Colors	Jerry Serpe

5 page story "Flash of Fire"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	George Kashdan
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Dick Ayers

1 page letters page "Cain's Mail Room"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Jeffrey Lowndes; Chris Khalaf.

Half page activity "Feature Page"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Find-a-Word puzzle.

Half page text article "The Answer Man"

Letters

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