Issue Details

Issue	#256
Published	January-February 1978
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Paul Levitz

Cover Details

Characters	Cain
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks	Bernie Wrightson

3 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Welcome back, friends..."

Characters	Cain; Abel; Harvey H. Harvey
Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Wayne Howard
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Milt Snapinn
Notes	framing sequence

14 page story "Blood of the Vampire!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Mike Fleisher
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Liz Berube
Letters	Ben Oda

1 page Cain's Game Room filler

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Dave Manak (signed)
Inks	Dave Manak

8 page story "Perfect Poison"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Steve Skeates; Michael J. Pellowski (story idea)
Pencils	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks	Vince Colletta
Colors	Jerry Serpe

1 page Cain's Game Room filler "What's that? You say you're lonely... rejected?"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Manak
Pencils	Dave Manak (signed)
Inks	Dave Manak
Letters	Dave Manak ?

7 page story "Satan's Child"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Jack Oleck
Pencils	Arthur Suydam
Inks	Arthur Suydam
Colors	Liz Berube

3 page story "Tricks or Treats"

Characters	Abel; Murray Boltinoff; Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia
Genre	Horror
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal
Inks	Wayne Howard

7 page story "Raise the Devil"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	David V. Reed [as Coram Nobis]
Pencils	Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]
Inks	Ruben Yandoc
Colors	Liz Berube

1 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Now if that doesn't keep you until next Halloween..."

Characters	Cain; Abel; The Old Hag
Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Wayne Howard
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Milt Snapinn
Notes	framing sequence continued

9 page story "Museum of Murder!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Robert Kanigher; Michael J. Pellowski (story idea)
Pencils	Alex Nino
Inks	Alex Nino
Colors	Liz Berube

2 page Cain's Game Room filler

Genre	humor
Script	Dave Manak ?
Pencils	Dave Manak (signed)
Inks	Dave Manak
Letters	Dave Manak ?

7 page story "The Worm Turns!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Mike Fleisher; Russell Carley (art continuity)
Pencils	Alfredo Alcala
Inks	Alfredo Alcala

1 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Bravo! What wonderful stories!"

Characters	Cain; Abel; The Old Hag
Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Wayne Howard
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Milt Snapinn
Notes	framing sequence concluded

2 page Cain's Mail Room letters page

Script	Paul Kupperberg ? [as Cain]
Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Colors	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Ricky Switzer; Charles Haskell; John Ramia, Jr.; Bruce Woehl; Lisa Anderson