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Issue: House of Mystery #198
Publication Date: January 1972
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Issues: #198 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: 11/16/1971
Volume: 21
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Mordok Lives!

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 #198 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Two Lives to Live!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Ian Lerner; Satan; Luisa
Synopsis: A master artist gives his soul to Satan for the ability to be twins, one who can paint and one who can party.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales #5 published June 1973
as Two Lives to Live! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Two Lives to Live! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Job Number: #254
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1437
Disclose Notes: 3 gag cartoons.
Boy Scouts find a witches' coven.
Boys build an electric chair and are going to test it with their baby brother.
Men carrying a casket are trying to hitch a ride.
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He Adopted a Martian Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cain (host); Fred Marshal; Akza
Synopsis: When a Martian child crash-lands on his remote island, Fred Marshall is taught a lesson in turning his back on humanity.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #28 published August 1958
was I Adopted a Martian Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-1472
Disclose Notes: Original title: "I Adopted a Martian Boy."
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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-1473
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Russell Sauls; Scott Strider; Ernie Saxton; Phillip McAfee; Bart Allyn; Chip Mansel.
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Brief Visit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Satan; Nilats (demon); Itepal (demon); Reltih (demon)
Synopsis: Satan takes the form of man to walk the Earth for an hour.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Brief Visit [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: G-1001
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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
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)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1166
Disclose Notes: 3 gag cartoons.
A witch sharpens her fingernail with a pencil sharpener.
A vampire bites a figure in a wax museum.
An open grave has a sign that says "Out to Lunch".
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The Day of the Demon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Mordok; Gustav Tablun; Peter Kurt; Erica; Stefan
Synopsis: Townspeople plan to raise a demon from the pits of hell and plan to sacrifice young Stefan to the demon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as The Day of the Demon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-1276
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The Thing in the Telescope

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Detective-Lieutenant John Hollis; Oswald Freems; Willy; Jack
Synopsis: A group of thieves try to locate the gems their boss had stolen but as each looks into a telescope he left them they die.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #60 published March 1957
was The Thing in the Telescope [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-1471

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