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Issue: House of Mystery #196
Publication Date: November 1971
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Issues: #196 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [character]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/21/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In9
Disclose Reprinted From2
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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A Girl and Her Dog

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as House of Mystery #196 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1388
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A Girl and Her Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Peter (dog); Michael; Lissa; Miss Cruthers
Synopsis: During WWII, two orphans are chased through bomb-ravaged London by Satan worshipers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24 [Direct] published August 1982
as A Girl and Her Dog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as A Girl and Her Dog! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: J-1050
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: 3 gag cartoons
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1046
Disclose Notes: Sergio Aragonés script credit from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.
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The Alien Within Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Professor Vraney; Professor Adams
Synopsis: An alien sends his image to Earth to stop a bomb sent here by his race.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #60 published October 1961
was The Alien within Me [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-1208
Disclose Notes: The artist signs as "Alexander Toth" on the final page, while "Art By: Alex Toth" is found on the splash panel.
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Child of the Dead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Walter Scott
Synopsis: A woman is buried but when grave robbers dig her grave up they find her alive.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Child of the Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: J-176
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cain's Room 13
Synopsis: 3 gag cartoons
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #4 published November 1972
as Schwarzer Humor [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]Nur ein Gag nachgedruckt.
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1146
Disclose Notes: Lore Shoberg script credit from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.
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Dark Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Synopsis: A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #72 published March 1958
was Dark Journey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-1373
Disclose Notes: "Art by Nick Cardy" has been added to the original artwork for this reprint.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1387
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Kerry M. Kirspel; Randy Moore; Bruce Lohr; Cathy Post.
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My Heart Becomes So Icy Cold

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): A Witch's Garden of Curses
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as My Heart Becomes So Icy Cold [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "Homage" to William Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up" (1802).
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The Little People!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Michael O'Bannion
Synopsis: Michael O'Bannion makes a bargain with the little people to trade his unwanted baby girl for a baby boy.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as The Little People! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: 157
Disclose Notes: Jack Oleck is identified as the writer in the letters page of House of Mystery #200.
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D.C. Sweeps A.C.B.A. Awards

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes pencil sketches of the Academy of Comic Book Artists 1971 Shazam Awards winners from DC and cover reproductions of Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #76 and #86.

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