Issue Details

Issue	#70
Published	December 1978
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Paul Levitz

Cover Details - "The Blood Boat"

Genre	war; occult
Pencils	Luis Dominguez [as LD]
Inks	Luis Dominguez [as LD]

1 page Weird War Tales foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Men fear the Sargasso Sea, and speak of being lost there forever... but they know not what they say!"

Characters	Death
Genre	war; occult
Pencils	Gerry Talaoc
Inks	Gerry Talaoc

8 page Weird War Tales story "The Blood Boat!"

Characters	Death (host)
Genre	war; occult
Script	J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Dan Adkins
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Jean Simek
Notes	Set in the Pacific Ocean in August 1944 during World War II.

1 page Weird War Tales story "Death's Double Agent"

Characters	Death (host)
Genre	war; occult
Script	Mike Barr
Pencils	Jerry Bingham
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Colors	Jerry Serpe [as J. Serpe]
Notes	Set in 1943 in France during World War II.

7 page Weird War Tales story "The Lonely Road to Life"

Characters	Death (host)
Genre	war; science fiction
Script	Jack Oleck
Pencils	Alex Niño (signed)
Inks	Alex Niño (signed)
Colors	Jerry Serpe [as J. Serpe]
Letters	Erick Santos [as E. Santos]
Notes	Set on another planet sometime in the future.

1 page A.P.O. Weird War Tales letters page

Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	? (letter head)
Inks	? (letter head)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Explains that as of next issue "the legendary WEIRD WAR TALES inventory is exhausted," so all new material will appear.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Daily Planet Volume 78 Issue 37"

Characters	Sgt. Rock; Sgt. Stryker; Batman; Joker
Script	Bob Rozakis
Pencils	Joe Kubert (illo); Fred Hembeck
Inks	Joe Kubert (illo); Fred Hembeck
Letters	typeset; Fred Hembeck (cartoon)