(June-July 1974)

DC, 1951 Series
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Volume:
23
Price:
0.60 USD
Pages:
100
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Joe Orlando
Format:
Standard Golden Age, Silver Age & Modern Age US color comic; Saddle-Stitched (#224 - 229 Squarebound); was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Luis Dominguez; ?
Inks:
Luis Dominguez; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-3563

Content Information

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["Welcome back to the new, enlarged House of Mystery, fear fans!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bernie Wrightson
Inks:
Bernie Wrightson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-3303

Content Information

Characters:
Cain
Synopsis:
intro page
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The Man Who Died Twice (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Oleck
Pencils:
Alfredo Alcala
Inks:
Alfredo Alcala
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-2077

Content Information

Genre:
horror
Characters:
Cain (host)
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Master of the Unknown (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Jack Kirby
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Cain (host - added to original story)
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Fireman, Burn My Child! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Fleisher; Russell Carley (Script Continuity)
Pencils:
Frank Thorne
Inks:
Frank Thorne
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-3201

Content Information

Genre:
horror
Characters:
Cain (host)
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The Curse of the MacIntyres (Table of Contents)

comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Don Heck
Inks:
Don Heck
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-3513

Content Information

Genre:
horror; romance
Characters:
Cain (host - added to original story); Rachel MacIntyre; Rachel's Father; Blair; Frances (Housekeeper); Jamie; Fred; Maggie; Alfie; Adrienne
Synopsis:
After Rachel's father dies, Rachel moves in with her cousin's family who are all afflicted with a mental illness that her father was trying to create an antidote for.
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Indexer Notes

The original job number was D-225.


See No Evil (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Oleck
Pencils:
Alex Nino
Inks:
Alex Nino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-2005

Content Information

Genre:
horror
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The Hairy Shadows (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Job Number:
J-1538

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Phantom Stranger; Cain (host - added to original story)
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Indexer Notes

Corrected writer and inker credits from Arthur Lortie via Phantom Stranger, The (DC, 1952 series) #4 (March 25, 2006). Original writer credit given to Sy Barry. Original inker credit given to Murphy Anderson.


Shadow Show (Table of Contents)

Spectre / comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Hanerfeld
Pencils:
Jack Sparling
Inks:
Jack Sparling
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Dick Giordano (original editor)
Job Number:
J-3512

Content Information

Genre:
occult; superhero
Characters:
Spectre; Cain (host)
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This One'll Scare You To Death! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Kashdan ; David Kasakove (story idea)
Pencils:
E. R. Cruz
Inks:
E. R. Cruz
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-2038

Content Information

Genre:
horror
Characters:
Cain (host)
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Mystery Maze (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Rozakis (puzzle construction)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
P-23

Content Information

Characters:
Cain (host)
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Cain's Game Room (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Colors:
?
Job Number:
J-3475

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Synopsis:
gag cartoons
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Does Your Hand Have Any of These Lines? (Table of Contents)

Room 13 / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
J-3468

Content Information

Synopsis:
Palmistry demonstration.
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Cain's Game Room (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Colors:
?
Job Number:
J-3549

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Synopsis:
gag cartoons
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by John Drake; Steve Gilary; Tom Braden; Jim Calogens; Greg Harried; Danny Richards; Lee Purvis; Richard Lee Sullivan; Craig Douglas; Bill Corron; Valarie Lee; Ken Hamilton; G.H.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. ["Welcome back to the new, enlarged House of Mystery, fear fans!"]
  2. 2. The Man Who Died Twice
  3. 3. Master of the Unknown
  4. 4. Fireman, Burn My Child!
  5. 5. The Curse of the MacIntyres
  6. 6. See No Evil
  7. 7. The Hairy Shadows
    Phantom Stranger
  8. 8. Shadow Show
    Spectre
  9. 9. This One'll Scare You To Death!
  10. 10. Mystery Maze
  11. 11. Cain's Game Room
    Cain's Game Room
  12. 12. Does Your Hand Have Any of These Lines?
    Room 13
  13. 13. Cain's Game Room
    Cain's Game Room
  14. 14. [no title indexed]
    Cain's Mail Room
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