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Issue: House of Mystery #185
Publication Date: March 1970
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Issues: #185 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/06/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing and Comic Reader #76.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #224-229)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Beautiful Beast

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as House of Mystery #185 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-659
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Boom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain
Synopsis: A skydiver lands at the House of Mystery, but Cain learns that the unexpected guest is already dead.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as Boom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-287
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Our Valentine for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #390 [80 Page Giant #G-69], on sale January 13
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And Here's Your Sneak Preview of Our Next Sensational Giant!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #196 [80 Page Giant #G-70], on sale February 12
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as Cain's Game Room [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Job Number: J-342
Disclose Notes: John Albano script and art credits from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.

2 gag cartoons
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1969
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 173,206
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 168,174
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Service, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10020, a publicly-held corporation
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-662
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Teresa Wilson; Melvin M. Thompson; Meade Frierson.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Room 13
First Line: Hi! Room 13 offers you a game...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as Room 13! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-428
Disclose Notes: Joe Orlando script credit from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.

board game
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Voice from the Dead...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: After his death, the ghost of James Chaffin helps his family to find his hidden final will that rights the mistake he made in a previous version.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as Voice from the Dead... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-288
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as Cain's Game Room [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: J-151
Disclose Notes: Joe Orlando script credit from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.

2 gag cartoons
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The Beautiful Beast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Escaped convict Joe Carver flees into a swamp where he meets a beautiful woman with a ruby necklace. He tries to steal the necklace, which leads to his death.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #1/1995 published January 1995
as Det vakre dyret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as The Beautiful Beast [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: 261

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