The Witching Hour #56 – Key Highlights
-
Publisher: DC Comics
-
Publication Date: July 1975
-
Frequency: Monthly
-
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
-
Cover Artist: Luis Dominguez (signed; pencils and inks)
-
Genre: Horror
-
Pages: 36
-
Format: Full Color
-
Original Cover Price: $0.25
🔥 Key Significance
-
Features a signed horror cover by Luis Dominguez.
-
Includes three horror stories scripted by George Kashdan and Carl Wessler.
-
Features interior artwork by Fred Carrillo and Ruben Yandoc (working under the name Rubeny).
-
The issue continues the anthology's familiar framing segments starring Cynthia, Mordred, and Mildred.
-
Also includes a Superman and Lois Lane Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement featuring artwork by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta.
📖 Story Highlights
- “What Drove Him Bats?” – 7 pages
-
Script: George Kashdan
-
Pencils and Inks: Fred Carrillo
-
Host: Mildred
- “Who Rides With Death!” – 4 pages
-
Script: Carl Wessler
-
Pencils and Inks: Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny)
-
Host: Mordred
- “The Death of an Iron Lady” – 6 pages
-
Script: Carl Wessler
-
Host: Cynthia
-
Art credits not specified in the supplied details.
📌 Additional Details
- “Not a Bite All Day, Mordred!” – 1-page introductory feature
-
Pencils and Inks: E. R. Cruz
-
Characters: Cynthia, Mordred, and Mildred
-
Genre: Humor
- “Witch-Ful Thinking” – 1-page letters page
-
Typeset letters submitted by Ray Anderson, Anne Muldoon, and Orval Lindsay.
-
Illustration credits not identified.
- “The Spy” – 1-page Superman advertisement
-
Characters: Superman and Lois Lane
-
Pencils: Curt Swan
-
Inks: Vince Colletta
-
Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement located on the inside front cover.
- The three main stories account for 17 pages. Including the introductory feature, letters page, and advertisement, 20 pages of the 36-page issue are documented.
Collector’s Note: The Witching Hour #56 combines a signed Luis Dominguez cover with horror artwork by Fred Carrillo and Ruben Yandoc, plus a Superman Hostess advertisement illustrated by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta.
