House of Mystery #224

(April-May 1974)

["Hee...hee... Welcome, fellow fiends... Welcome to the House of Mystery!"] (Table of Contents)

Cain / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3483

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain

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

Indexer Notes

Introductory page.

Night Stalker in Slim City (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Michelinie

Pencils:

Frank Robbins

Inks:

Frank Robbins

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3419

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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• in Fantomet (Bonnier Publications / Semic AS, 1995 series) #19/1996 (uke 38 1996)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([January] 2009)

Cain's Game Room (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-3469

Content Information

Genre:

humor; gag

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

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

The House of Endless Years (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Bill Draut

Inks:

Bill Draut

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3471

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host); Judy (girl); Neal (Peggy's brother); old hag; Peggy (girl); Tippy (Peggy's dog)

Synopsis:

Two girls, Judy and Peggy, in search of Peggy's lost brother Neal, enter an old house where lives an old hag who warns them to leave for their own good. They don't and find out that the evil house drains the life from those in it by leeching on their fear of death, condemning them to an endless eternity.

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• from House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

The Deadman's Lucky Scarf (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Izzo (plot); Michael Fleisher (script)

Pencils:

Alfredo Alcala (signed)

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-2078 ?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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

The Reluctant Sorcerer (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-153 ?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #49 (October 1961)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1973
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 178,025
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 203,759
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019

Abraca-Doom! (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Berni Wrightson

Inks:

Berni Wrightson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3470

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero; Occult

Characters:

Cain (host); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Beelzebub/Mister Scratch/The Devil

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• from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #9 (March-April 1969)

The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3476

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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• from House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

The Gift That Wiped Out Time (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3481

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #120 (March 1962)

Cain's Mail Room (Table of Contents)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

J-3452

Indexer Notes

LOC from readers Greg Sims, Becky Brothers, Tom Trevor, Paul Kupperberg, Bob O'Brian, Pam Collins, Mark Lucke, Bob Rozakis, Christopher Moose, Cara Sherman, Lisa Anderson, Paul Edwards and Lawrence McDonald.

Sheer Fear! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils:

Gerry Talaoc

Inks:

Gerry Talaoc

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3141

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Cain (host)

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

Cain's Game Room (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-3417

Content Information

Genre:

humor; gag

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

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gags.

The Claws of Death! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Kashdan

Pencils:

Alex Niño

Inks:

Alex Niño

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3184

Content Information

Genre:

occult; war

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

Mystery in Miniature! (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Giacoia

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3474

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Cain (host); Phantom Stranger

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• from The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #6 (June-July 1953)

Photo Finish! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Skeates

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-2017

Content Information

Genre:

occult

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

Indexer Notes

Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006).

Cain's Game Room (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-3472

Content Information

Genre:

humor; gag

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

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.