House of Mystery #221

(December 1973)

Pingo! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Fleisher; Russell Carley (art continuity-see notes)

Pencils:

Frank Thorne (signed)

Inks:

Frank Thorne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3144

Content Information

Genre:

crime; horror-suspense

Synopsis:

After Pingo the clown's wife realizes that her husband is a serial killer, he arranges to kill her too during their highwire act and make it look like an accident, but she gets her revenge from beyond the grave.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([January] 2009) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Russell Carley produced breakdowns for Fleisher's scripts, as confirmed by Michael Fleisher.

For the Merriest Xmas from DC (Table of Contents)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?

Content Information

Genre:

children; fantasy

Characters:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

house ad for Limited Collector's Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-24; includes order form

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Job Number:

J-3038

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([January] 2009)

Indexer Notes

three gag cartoons

Two Sensational Blockbusters! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #254, on sale October 23, and Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #38, on sale October 16

He Who Laughs Last.... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Berni Wrightson

Inks:

Mike Kaluta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-894

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

A plot to steal a young girl's inheritance is foiled by a ghostly clown.

Reprints:

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #27 ([June 1977])
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #17 (January 1982)
• in Roots of the Swamp Thing (DC, 1986 series) #4 (October 1986)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([January] 2009) [black and white]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Michael Fleisher ? [as Cain]

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (logo illustration)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

J-3319

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Jim Quinn; Jeff B. and Christopher M.; Bob Greenberger; Jim Harris; Valerie Lee; John Elliot