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Issue: House of Mystery #197
Publication Date: December 1971
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Issues: #197 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: 10/14/1971
Volume: 20
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 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:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Ghost Ship

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as House of Mystery #197 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1424
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Ghost Ship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); John Dodson; Jamie; Captain Jonah Frame; Fenton
Synopsis: After a mutiny, three men are picked up by the Flying Dutchman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Ghost Ship [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.34
Job Number: J-164
Disclose Notes: Pages 6 and 13 are 2/3-pages.
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Mr. Mortem!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Vera; Drew Wilson; Conrad Wilson; Mr. Mortem; Biff Saunders
Synopsis: When Drew Wilson sees a strange man at his uncle's funeral, and again at the death of a boxer he realizes that Death itself has been stalking him.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #20 published November 1953
was Mr. Mortem! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Job Number: J-1389
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1429
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Deno Jeffrey; Peter R. Thorpe; Garry Huddleston; Tim Lynch; Michael Flynn; Bill Culbertson; Lenny Price.
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I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Mark Wagner; Genie
Synopsis: Mark Wagner finds an old bottle with a Genie in it and decides to trade places with him.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales #5 published June 1973
as I Wish I May, I Wish I Might [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as I Wish I May, Wish I Might [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
Job Number: G-350
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House of Horrors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Frank Cannon; Anna Vargas; Catherine Vargas; Jan Vargas
Synopsis: Frank Cannon believes that the strange family on the outskirts of town are really vampires.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as House of Horrors [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-1335
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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-1174
Disclose Notes: Lore Shoberg script credit from House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) #1.
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The Guardian of the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Mr. Haver; Orab; Gamel; Rami
Synopsis: An expedition to the Egyptian tomb of Khardis III leads to the theft of emeralds and a strange time trip to the era of the Pharaohs and back.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #11 published July 1958
was The Guardian of the Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-1390

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