The Witching Hour #42 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: DC Comics
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Publication Date: May 1974
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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 Nick Cardy horror cover titled “Blood of Our Fathers,” with cover 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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The interior art lineup includes Bernard Baily, Ruben Yandoc (working under the name Rubeny), Frank Redondo, and June Lofamia.
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The letters page reportedly contains an illustration by legendary horror artist Bernie Wrightson.
📖 Story Highlights
- “The Freaked-Out Wheel of Fortune” – 5 pages
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Script: Carl Wessler
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Pencils and Inks: Bernard Baily
- “Blood of Our Fathers” – 8 pages
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Script: George Kashdan
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Pencils and Inks: Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny)
- “The Head That Haunted Gerald Hess!” – 5 pages
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Script: Carl Wessler
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Pencils: Frank Redondo
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Inks: June Lofamia
📌 Additional Details
- The Three Witches – 1-page introductory feature
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Continues the anthology's framing tradition featuring Cynthia, Mildred, and Mordred.
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Individual creator credits were not provided.
- Letters Page
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Includes an illustration by Bernie Wrightson.
- The three main stories account for 18 pages. Including the one-page introductory feature, 19 pages of the 36-page issue are accounted for in the supplied details.
Collector’s Note: The Witching Hour #42 combines a Nick Cardy cover, three horror stories featuring a strong lineup of DC-era artists, and a Bernie Wrightson illustration in the letters page—an additional detail worth noting for horror-art collectors.
