House of Mystery (1951 series) (DC) #272

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Number	272	272
Variant Name
Volume	29	29
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	DC Comics Inc.	DC Comics Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	DC [bullet]	DC [bullet]
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	September 1979	September 1979
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1979-09-00	1979-09-00
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.40 USD	0.40 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 20)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 20)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Paul Levitz	Paul Levitz
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Barcode	0709893053009 (note: invalid UPC/EAN part or non-standard)	0709893053009 (note: invalid UPC/EAN part or non-standard)
No Barcode	No	No
Rating	Approved by the Comics Code Authority	Approved by the Comics Code Authority
No Rating	False	False
Notes
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0. The Sorcerer's Castle (no feature) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	The Sorcerer's Castle	The Sorcerer's Castle
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	horror-suspense	horror-suspense
Job Number	C-119	C-119
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Joe Orlando (signed)	Joe Orlando (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Joe Orlando (signed)	Joe Orlando (signed)
No Inks
Colors	Tatjana Wood	Tatjana Wood
No Colors
Letters	?	Todd Klein
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No Editing	X	X
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Notes	Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.	Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #39 sequence ["Find out if you dare what terror awaits you as you turn each heart pounding page in... Haunted Tales."] (no feature) cover, 1p ["Find out if you dare what terror awaits you as you turn each heart pounding page in... Haunted Tales."] in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence no title (no feature) cover, 1p [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #39 sequence ["Find out if you dare what terror awaits you as you turn each heart pounding page in... Haunted Tales."] (no feature) cover, 1p ["Find out if you dare what terror awaits you as you turn each heart pounding page in... Haunted Tales."] in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence no title (no feature) cover, 1p [no title indexed]

1. The House of Mystery (Cain) comic story, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The House of Mystery	The House of Mystery
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Cain	Cain
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	horror-suspense	horror-suspense
Job Number	J-5561	J-5561
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Paul Kupperberg	Paul Kupperberg
No Script
Pencils	Romeo Tanghal (signed)	Romeo Tanghal (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Romeo Tanghal (signed)	Romeo Tanghal (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	Todd Klein
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Cain	Cain
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Introductory page.	Introductory page.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Haus des Schreckens (no feature) foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1p Haus des Schreckens	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Haus des Schreckens (no feature) foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1p Haus des Schreckens

2. The Deprogrammer (Cain) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	The Deprogrammer	The Deprogrammer
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Cain	Cain
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	horror-suspense	horror-suspense
Job Number	J-5379	J-5379
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	J. M. DeMatteis	J. M. DeMatteis
No Script
Pencils	Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]	Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]
No Pencils
Inks	Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]	Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]
No Inks
Colors	Jerry Serpe	Jerry Serpe
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Cain (host)	Cain (host)
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
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Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in The House of Mystery Special (Juniorpress, 1984 series) #1 sequence De deprogrammeur (Cain) comic story, 6p De deprogrammeur [oorspronkelijke titel: "The Deprogrammer"] in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Der Umprogrammierer (no feature) comic story, 6p Der Umprogrammierer	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in The House of Mystery Special (Juniorpress, 1984 series) #1 sequence De deprogrammeur (Cain) comic story, 6p De deprogrammeur [oorspronkelijke titel: "The Deprogrammer"] in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Der Umprogrammierer (no feature) comic story, 6p Der Umprogrammierer

3. Take Three Wishes! (Cain) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	Take Three Wishes!	Take Three Wishes!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Cain	Cain
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	horror-suspense	horror-suspense
Job Number	J-5300	J-5300
Page Count	5	5
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Scott Edelman	Scott Edelman
No Script
Pencils	Jack Abel	Jack Abel
No Pencils
Inks	Jack Abel	Jack Abel
No Inks
Colors	Jerry Serpe	Jerry Serpe
No Colors
Letters	Shelly Leferman	Shelly Leferman
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Cain (host)	Cain (host)
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Weird Mystery Album (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #11 sequence Take Three Wishes! (no feature) comic story, 5p Take Three Wishes! in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Du hast drei Wünsche frei! (no feature) comic story, 5p Du hast drei Wünsche frei!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Weird Mystery Album (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #11 sequence Take Three Wishes! (no feature) comic story, 5p Take Three Wishes! in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Du hast drei Wünsche frei! (no feature) comic story, 5p Du hast drei Wünsche frei!

4. The Sorcerer's Castle (Cain) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The Sorcerer's Castle	The Sorcerer's Castle
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Cain	Cain
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	historical; horror-suspense	historical; horror-suspense
Job Number	J-5357	J-5357
Page Count	5	5
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Michael Uslan	Michael Uslan
No Script
Pencils	Don Newton	Don Newton
No Pencils
Inks	Dan Adkins	Dan Adkins
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Cain (host)	Cain (host)
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #39 sequence The Sorcerer's Castle (no feature) comic story, 5p The Sorcerer's Castle in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Das Zauberschloss (no feature) comic story, 5p Das Zauberschloss	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #39 sequence The Sorcerer's Castle (no feature) comic story, 5p The Sorcerer's Castle in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #117 sequence Das Zauberschloss (no feature) comic story, 5p Das Zauberschloss

5. Cain's Mail Room (no feature) letters page, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	Cain's Mail Room	Cain's Mail Room
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	letters page	letters page
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Genre
Job Number	L-330	L-330
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X	X
Inks
No Inks	X	X
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
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Notes	LOC from readers Alan Naditz and The Phantom Monkeywrench.	LOC from readers Alan Naditz and The Phantom Monkeywrench.
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6. The Answer Man's Guide to the Superman Movie Contest (DC Feature Page) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title	The Answer Man's Guide to the Superman Movie Contest	The Answer Man's Guide to the Superman Movie Contest
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	promo (ad from the publisher)	promo (ad from the publisher)
Feature	DC Feature Page	DC Feature Page
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Bob Rozakis	Bob Rozakis
No Script
Pencils	Jack C. Harris (photograph)	Jack C. Harris (photograph)
No Pencils
Inks	Jack C. Harris (photograph)	Jack C. Harris (photograph)
No Inks
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Bob Rozakis	Bob Rozakis
Universe
Synopsis
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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Nick Caputo	Editing	2016-03-24 02:39:33	Available	Editing
Nick Caputo		2016-03-24 02:40:02	Editing	Pending Review
Ramon Schenk		2016-03-24 07:01:20	Pending Review	Under Review
Ramon Schenk		2016-03-24 07:05:29	Under Review	Approved

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