House of Mystery #200

(March 1972)

["Glad you could make it!"] (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Michael W. Kaluta (signed)

Inks:

Michael W. Kaluta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1497

Content Information

Genre:

humor; horror

Characters:

Cain

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• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

The Beast's Revenge (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Albano

Pencils:

Michael W. Kaluta

Inks:

Michael W. Kaluta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1369

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host); John; Margaret

Synopsis:

John is impatient with his sister's love of animals, and accidentally kills her when she tries to protect her dog from his anger. John is then attacked and killed by other animals around the farm that his sister had befriended.

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• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

The Secret of Camp Galaxy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1526

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Cain (host); Johnny Thornton; Mr. Nairam; Vorkle; Thboothga; Uncle Y'Tram; Zeba; Orgaal; Svardo

Synopsis:

Johnny Thornton is chosen to go to a summer camp staffed by aliens from other planets, but his parents believe it's all an elaborate hoax.

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• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #26 (November 1959)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1971
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 187,408
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 194,734
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Service, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10020, a publicly-held corporation .

The Forbidden Wish (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1392

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Cain (host); Cal Colby; Helen

Synopsis:

Cal Colby finds a Native American talisman that grants him whatever he wishes for, but one wish inadvertently causes his death.

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• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Gargoyles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-1435

Content Information

Genre:

gags

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• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons

The Lunatic (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Ralph Reese

Inks:

Ralph Reese

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1242

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Cain (host); Aaron Edwards; Peter Edwards

Synopsis:

Angry villagers demand that one of two brothers should be killed because he is insane, but which one is it?

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• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Hanerfeld ? [as Cain]

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

J-1532

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Craig Ledbetter; Countess Mary Day; Jim; Louis Manzato; Matthew Graham

A Breath of Black Death (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway [as Francis X. Bushmaster]

Pencils:

Tony deZuniga

Inks:

Tony deZuniga

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

G-915

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Terron; Tatuk

Synopsis:

An Egyptian Pharaoh begs the gods to restore his son to life, but is unwilling to pay the price they demand.

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• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

Slogging Through the Swamp On a Murky Evening (Table of Contents)

A Witch's Garden of Curses / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

G-752

Content Information

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• in Creature of the Unknown (K. G. Murray, 1982 series) #[nn] ([May 1982] ?)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the Robert Frost poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"