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Issue: House of Mystery #201
Publication Date: April 1972
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Issues: #201 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: 02/15/1972
Volume: 21
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from an ad in Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #162 (April-May 1972) and from Comic Reader #81.
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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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Disclose Reprinted From2
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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
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Demon Within

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 #201 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1586
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cain; Frankenstein monster
First Line: You wouldn't think so -- but it can get kinda lonely around here sometimes!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1444
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Put Your Trust in a Killer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); George Ringler; Julie Ringler; Big Joe
Synopsis: George Ringler is on death row for a murder he didn't commit.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Put Your Trust in a Killer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cain takes a hand in this story rather than being just the narrator.

In addition to a hand-lettered credit the artist also signs, as "A Buylla", on the splash page.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Million-Dollar Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Caspar Creed; Jenkins; James Wood
Synopsis: Caspar Creed uses his fortune to find a magical artifact to give him back his youth.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #60 published March 1957
was Million-Dollar Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-1563
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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)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1440
Disclose Notes: 3 gag cartoons.
A used clothes salesman gets his suits from people who suicide.
A Tarzan character who just beat a gorilla is about to find the gorilla's father.
Sea monsters having tea.
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Hail the Conquering Aliens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Dan Welks; Hal; Mayor Plover; Betty Sears; Colonel Bear
Synopsis: Returning home from a trip, Dan Welks is shocked to discover that his town has been taken over by alien invaders, but two surprise twists await him before the situation is resolved.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #103 published October 1960
was Hail The Conquering Aliens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-1571
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The Demon Within!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Gary Winters (boy who can become a monster); Gary Winters (Gary's father); Kathy Winters (Gary's sister); Mildred Winters (Gary's mother)
Synopsis: A boy who has magical powers, repeatedly transforms himself in public into a gruesome monster, terrifying everyone. His family decides first to cure him and then to have him lobotomized.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-52 published October 1977
as The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24 [Direct] published August 1982
as The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #5/1988 published January 1988
as Demonen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWrath of the Spectre #4 published August 1988
as The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWelcome Back to the House of Mystery #1 published July 1998
as The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-1301
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A Tale of Vengeance!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Chet Yovac; Whitney Claymore
Synopsis: Chet Yovac takes revenge on the owner of the coal mine that his father died within.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as A Tale of Vengeance! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-1377
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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-1592
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Dan Gheno; Jay Howell Zilber; Ron Lahusen; Bob Keeter.

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