House of Mystery
#207
(October 1972)
DC,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 21
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1972-08-24
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #87.
[Last Ritual, Last Rites]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #11 ([June 1974]) -
in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #16 (4ème trimestre 1980) [Image inversée [Mirrored image]] -
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)
-
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn ?
- Job Number
- J-1812
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greetings, effendi, and welcome to the House of Mystery!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cain; Gregory
- Reprints
-
in Das Geisterhaus (Condor, 1989 series) #6 - 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), #1 (Dicembre 2009), #1 (Dicembre 2009)
-
Last Ritual, Last Rites
Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-1700
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (host); Bennett Renier; Charlotte Renier; Hillory; Amrita
- Synopsis
- Bennett wants his wife dead but fears that her Hindu servant is prolonging his life.
- Reprints
- in Das Geisterhaus (Condor, 1989 series) #6
- in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #11 ([June 1974])
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #16 (4ème trimestre 1980) [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]
Cain's Game Room / cartoon / 1 page
- Job Number
- J-1457
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
3 gag cartoons. Credits from the Showcase Presents reprint.
The Spell!
comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-1667
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cain (host); Ol' Nell
- Synopsis
- Ol' Nell tries to conjure up a demon.
- Reprints
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #63 (August 1985)
-
in Dossier Negro (Zinco, 1981 series) #216 ([abril 1988]) - in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Per Martin O'Hearn's website, pencils are by Jim Starlin. Previous indexer listed George Tuska.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Rumpus Room / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Schenkman ?
- Pencils
- Joe Schenkman (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Schenkman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Schenkman ?
- Job Number
- J-504
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cain
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007)
-
This Evil Demon Loves People!
comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- J-1598
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain (host); Alex Garvey; Geoffry Garvey; Mrs. Cooney; Miss Schermerhorn; Hilda Garvey
- Synopsis
- A baby demon is trapping people who cross him in bottles.
- Reprints
- in Das Geisterhaus (Condor, 1989 series) #5
- in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #8 (December 1977)
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #17 (1er trimestre 1981) [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]
Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- J-1819
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Jeff Ristine, Eric Kimball, Gary Kimbler
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Last Ritual, Last Rites]
-
1.
["Greetings, effendi, and welcome to the House of Mystery!"]
-
2.
Last Ritual, Last Rites
Cain the Caretaker -
3.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Game Room -
4.
The Spell!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Rumpus Room -
6.
This Evil Demon Loves People!
-
7.
[no title indexed]
Cain's Mail Room
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Andre Heikamp
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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