House of Mystery #226

(August-September 1974)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Pat Broderick (signed)

Inks

Pat Broderick (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3621

First Line of Dialogue or Text

C'mon in, chill-chasers...

Characters

Cain

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #55
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

Garden of Evil (Table of Contents: 2)

Cain the Caretaker / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Alfredo Alcala

Inks

Alfredo Alcala

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3416

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #55
• in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([April 1978])
• in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #21 (avril 1983) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #13 (avril 1987) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

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

Room 13 / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3622

Synopsis

cut-out coffin

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #188 (September-October 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Teddy Doesn't Seem to Smile Anymore! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Frank Robbins

Inks

Frank Robbins

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3439

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #103
• in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #106 ([January 1975] ?)
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

The Devil's Chessboard (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3473

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host, inserted); Alan Blake; Elsa Trent; Rabu

Synopsis

Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical "devil's chessboard" where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. When Blake's queen is taken, his fiancée suffers a heart attack. She survives only, because Blake can promote a pawn to a queen.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #12 (March 1953)
• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #29 ([February 1959])
• in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #8 ([October 1978])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

Keywords

chess

Coming Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-3806

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Paul Edwards; Derrick Bostrum; Lisa Anderson; Billy Hamilton; Dennis Cozzallo; Jeffrey Lorbski; Louis Manzato; J.O. Rohrer; James Carson; Laura Kerewsky; Tim Kinnes.

The Living Nightmare! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1539

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Phantom Stranger; Cain (host, inserted)

Reprints

• from The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #5 (April-May 1953)
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

The Masters of Mystery (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Monster in the House (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Nestor Redondo

Inks

Nestor Redondo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3231

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Reprints

• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #24 ([August 1976])
• in Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #13 (avril 1987)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

The Line of DC Super-Stars (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Scared to Life (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson

Inks

Bernie Wrightson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3631

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host); Lord Dufferin

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #180 (May-June 1969)
• in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #8 ([October 1978]) [Job number (J-3631) deleted from this reprint.]
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3624

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Timber!

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.

The School for Sorcerers (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3623

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Cain (host, inserted)

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #74 (May 1958)
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

The Perfect Mate (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher; Michael Pellowski (story idea)

Pencils

Jess Jodloman

Inks

Jess Jodloman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J--3301

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #55
• in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([April 1978])
• in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #21 (avril 1983) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #12 (mars 1987) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cain's Gargoyles / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3633

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hee...Hee...So you want to have your own gargoyle...

Genre

humor

Characters

Cain

Reprints

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

The Wishes of Doom! (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3625

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Cain (host, inserted)

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #10 (January 1953)
• in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([April 1978])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Haunted Melody (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3627

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Cain (host, inserted)

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #58 (January 1957)
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986)

Do You Dare Enter The House of Mystery? (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Pencils

Pat Broderick (p. 1); Sergio Aragonés ? (pp. 2-3)

Inks

Pat Broderick (p. 1); Sergio Aragonés ? (pp. 2-3)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3536

Genre

humor

Characters

Cain; Paul Levitz; Tex Blaisdell; Sergio Aragones; Michael Fleisher; Jack Oleck; David Michelinie; Dave Manak; Gregory the Gargoyle

Synopsis

Tour of the House of Mystery (double-page spread plus intro).

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #55
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

Out of This World (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Gerry Talaoc

Inks

Gerry Talaoc

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-3381

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (host)

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #55
• in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([April 1978])
• in Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #13 (avril 1987)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)

Hidden in the House! (Table of Contents: 24)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis (Puzzle Construction)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

P-24

Characters

Cain

Synopsis

word search puzzle

Reprints

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