The Witching Hour #46 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: DC Comics
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Publication Date: September 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 horror cover by Nick Cardy titled “The Killer Came Slithering,” with cover credits documented in The Art of Nick Cardy by John Coates (Vanguard Productions, 2001).
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Includes three horror stories, with the lead feature illustrated by Lee Elias.
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George Kashdan scripted both “The Killer Came Slithering” and “Burial Insurance.”
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Features a one-page Three Witches introductory segment illustrated by E. R. Cruz.
📖 Story Highlights
- “The Killer Came Slithering” – 7 pages
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Script: George Kashdan
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Pencils and Inks: Lee Elias
- “A Ghastly Revenge” – 8 pages
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Genre: Horror
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Creator credits not specified in the supplied details.
- “Burial Insurance” – 4 pages
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Script: George Kashdan
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Genre: Horror
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Art credits not specified in the supplied details.
📌 Additional Details
- The Three Witches – 1-page introductory feature
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Pencils and Inks: E. R. Cruz
- The three main stories account for 19 pages. Including the introductory feature, 20 pages of the 36-page issue are documented.
Collector’s Note: The Witching Hour #46 pairs a Nick Cardy horror cover with interior artwork by Lee Elias and a lineup of stories scripted in part by George Kashdan, continuing DC's early-1970s horror anthology tradition.
