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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)