House of Mystery #201

(April 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1444

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You wouldn't think so -- but it can get kinda lonely around here sometimes!

Genre

humor

Characters

Cain; Frankenstein monster

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]
• in Classici DC: House of Mystery (Planeta DeAgostini, 2009 series) #1 (Dicembre 2009)

Put Your Trust in a Killer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates (credited)

Pencils

Adolfo Buylla (credited)

Inks

Adolfo Buylla (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); George Ringler; Julie Ringler; Big Joe

Synopsis

George Ringler is on death row for a murder he didn't commit.

Reprints

• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #11 ([June 1974])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #14 (2ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Cain takes a hand in this story rather than being just the narrator.

In addition to a hand-lettered credit the artist also signs, as "A Buylla", on the splash page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Million-Dollar Magic (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1563

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Cain (host); Caspar Creed; Jenkins; James Wood

Synopsis

Caspar Creed uses his fortune to find a magical artifact to give him back his youth.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #60 (March 1957)
• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #6 ([August 1973]) [Cain added as host for this reprint.]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1440

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
A used clothes salesman gets his suits from people who suicide.
A Tarzan character who just beat a gorilla is about to find the gorilla's father.
Sea monsters having tea.

Hail the Conquering Aliens (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1571

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); Dan Welks; Hal; Mayor Plover; Betty Sears; Colonel Bear

Synopsis

Returning home from a trip, Dan Welks is shocked to discover that his town has been taken over by alien invaders, but two surprise twists await him before the situation is resolved.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #103 (October 1960)

The Demon Within! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Orlando (plot) (credited); John Albano (credited)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-1301

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); Gary Winters (boy who can become a monster); Gary Winters (Gary's father); Kathy Winters (Gary's sister); Mildred Winters (Gary's mother)

Synopsis

A boy who has magical powers, repeatedly transforms himself in public into a gruesome monster, terrifying everyone. His family decides first to cure him and then to have him lobotomized.

Awards

• Shazam Award - Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) (1972)

Reprints

• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #14 (2ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-52 ([October] 1977)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #24 (August 1982)
• in Mysterieserier (Semic, 1983 series) #3/1983 ([11 mars] 1983)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #5/1988 (uke 9 1988)
• in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 1988 series) #4 (August 1988)
• in Welcome Back to the House of Mystery (DC, 1998 series) #1 (July 1998)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]

A Tale of Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano (credited)

Pencils

Sam Glanzman (credited)

Inks

Sam Glanzman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Glanzman

Job Number

J-1377

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); Chet Yovac; Whitney Claymore

Synopsis

Chet Yovac takes revenge on the owner of the coal mine that his father died within.

Reprints

• in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #8 (4ème trimestre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Mark Hanerfeld ? (signed as Cain)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-1592

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Dan Gheno; Jay Howell Zilber; Ron Lahusen; Bob Keeter.