The Witching Hour #34 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: DC Comics
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Publication Date: September 1973
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Frequency: Monthly
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Editor: Murray Boltinoff
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Cover Artist: Nick Cardy (pencils and inks)
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Genre: Horror
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Pages: 36
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Format: Full Color
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Original Cover Price: $0.20
🔥 Key Significance
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Features a dramatic horror cover by Nick Cardy titled “I Died Last Night,” with artwork credits documented in The Art of Nick Cardy by John Coates (Vanguard Productions, 2001).
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Includes three horror stories scripted by Carl Wessler and George Kashdan.
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Features interior artwork by notable horror-comics artists Nestor Redondo and Rico Rival.
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The issue continues the anthology's Three Witches framing format.
📖 Story Highlights
- “Dracula Had a Daughter” – 7 pages
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Script: Carl Wessler
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Pencils and Inks: Nestor Redondo
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A Dracula-themed horror tale.
- “Over My Dead Body” – 4 pages
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Script: Carl Wessler
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Pencils and Inks: Rubeny? (as supplied; attribution uncertain)
- “I Died Last Night” – 8 pages
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Script: George Kashdan
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Pencils and Inks: Rico Rival
📌 Additional Details
- The Three Witches – 1-page introductory feature
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Introduces the framing characters Cynthia, Mildred, and Mordred.
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Individual creator credits were not provided.
- The three main stories account for 19 pages, with the introductory feature bringing the documented total to 20 pages. The remaining pages are not itemized in the supplied details.
Collector’s Note: The Witching Hour #34 pairs a Nick Cardy horror cover with interior work by Nestor Redondo and Rico Rival, highlighted by the Dracula-themed story “Dracula Had a Daughter.”
