Weird Mystery Tales #24 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: DC Comics
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Publication Date: November 1975
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Frequency: Monthly
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Editor: Joe Orlando
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Assistant Editor: Paul Levitz
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Cover Artist: Bill Draut (pencils and inks)
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Genre: Horror, Occult, Science Fiction
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.25
🔥 Key Significance
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Final issue of the Weird Mystery Tales series.
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Features a horror cover by Bill Draut titled “Death Is a Wind-Up Bear,” with Eve appearing in a cover inset.
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Includes an Eve-hosted 10-page story scripted by Michael Fleisher and illustrated by Ricardo Villamonte.
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Features an additional eight-page science-fiction and occult story illustrated by Michael W. Kaluta.
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Includes a two-page CBS Saturday morning cartoon advertisement featuring artwork by Neal Adams, a notable bonus for fans of comic-book advertising art.
📖 Story Highlights
- “Death Is a Wind-Up Bear” – 10 pages
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Script: Michael Fleisher (as M. Fleisher)
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Pencils and Inks: Ricardo Villamonte (as R. Villamonte)
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Host: Eve
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Genre: Occult
- “The Strange Ones” – 8 pages
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Script: Jack Oleck (as J. Oleck)
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Pencils and Inks: Michael W. Kaluta (as MW Kaluta)
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Genre: Occult, Science Fiction
📌 Additional Details
- “Witch's Tales” – 1-page letters page
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Host: Eve
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Script: Joe Orlando (tentative attribution)
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Lettering: Typeset
- CBS Saturday Morning Cartoon Advertisement – 2 pages
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Features artwork by Neal Adams.
- The two main stories account for 18 pages. Including the letters page and two-page advertisement, 21 pages of the 36-page issue are documented.
Collector’s Note: Weird Mystery Tales #24 is the series finale, featuring a Bill Draut cover, interior artwork by Ricardo Villamonte and Michael W. Kaluta, and a two-page Neal Adams advertisement. The combination of the final-issue designation and the Neal Adams advertising artwork makes this an especially interesting entry for DC horror and comic-art collectors.
