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''Weird Mystery Tales'' was a mystery horror anthology published by DC Comics from July-August 1972 to November 1975. ==Publication history== The title ''Weird Mystery Tales'' was first used for ''DC 100 Page Super Spectacular'' #4 in 1971. It reprinted stories from ''My Greatest Adventure'' #8, 12, 14, 15, and 20; ''Sensation Mystery'' #110 and 116; ''House of Secrets'' #2; ''The Phantom Stranger'' #1; ''Tales of the Unexpected'' #15 and 24; and ''House of Mystery'' #49.〔(''DC 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #4 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 The ''Weird Mystery Tales'' ongoing series was launched in July-August 1972 and was originally hosted by Destiny, but was gradually taken over by Eve, who fully assumed the title with issue #15 (December 1974-January 1975).〔 The title's name was partially inspired by the sales success of ''Weird War Tales'' and ''Weird Western Tales''. Early issues printed material by Jack Kirby that had been intended for his black-and-white, magazine-size DC comic, ''Spirit World'', which lasted only one issue. These stories featured Dr. E. Leopold Maas as host, sometimes with an appended hosting segment by Destiny. ''Weird Mystery Tales'' contributors in addition to Kirby included Alfredo Alcala, Tony DeZuniga, Michael Kaluta, Alex Niño, Howard Purcell, Nestor Redondo, Jack Sparling, and Bernie Wrightson.〔 In 1996, DC released a free ashcan edition titled ''Weird Mystery Tales'', with the tagline, "Welcome to the Dark Side of DC"; it was written by Adam Philips and drawn by Anthony Williams. == Collected editions== * ''Spirit World'' includes "Horoscope Phenomenon or Witch Queen of Ancient Sumeria?" from ''Weird Mystery Tales'' #1; "Toxl the World Killer!" from ''Weird Mystery Tales'' #2; and "The Burners!" from ''Weird Mystery Tales'' #3, 108 pages, May 2012, ISBN 1401234186 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weird Mystery Tales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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