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Issue: House of Mystery #224
Publication Date: April 1974
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Issues: #224 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [block]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/10/1974
Volume: 23
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 24 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #103.
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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 In22
Disclose Reprinted From6
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (vignette)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #1 published January 1975
as New! "Sheer Fear!" "House of Endless Years!" New! "Deadman's Lucky Scarf!" [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as House of Mystery #224 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3478
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain
First Line: Hee...hee... Welcome, fellow fiends... Welcome to the House of Mystery!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as [untitled] [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3483
Disclose Notes: Introductory page.
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Night Stalker in Slim City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #19/1996 published January 1996
as Nattens vandrer i Slim City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Night Stalker in Slim City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: J-3419
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Eat at Joe's

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3469
Disclose Notes: Three one-panel gag cartoons.
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The House of Endless Years

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host); Judy (girl); Neal (Peggy's brother); old hag; Peggy (girl); Tippy (Peggy's dog)
Synopsis: Two girls, Judy and Peggy, in search of Peggy's lost brother Neal, enter an old house where lives an old hag who warns them to leave for their own good. They don't and find out that the evil house drains the life from those in it by leeching on their fear of death, condemning them to an endless eternity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as The House of Endless Years [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #83 published December 1969
was The House of Endless Years [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 1, panel 1, and Page 2, panel 3: Abel’s headshot deleted and Cain's headshot inserted (different artist).
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
Job Number: J-3471
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The Deadman's Lucky Scarf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #1 published January 1975
as The Deadman's Lucky Scarf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as The Deadman's Lucky Scarf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-2078 ?
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The Reluctant Sorcerer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as The Reluctant Sorcerer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #49 published October 1961
was The Reluctant Sorcerer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-153 ?
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The Masters of Mystery

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1969 series) #30 and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #118, with cover repros.
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The Line of DC Super-Stars

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #274, Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #267, Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #25, The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #41, and Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (DC, 1972 series) #16, with cover repros.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1973
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 178,025
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 203,759
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
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Abraca-Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Cain (host); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Beelzebub/Mister Scratch/The Devil
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Abraca-Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Spectre #9 published March 1969
was Abraca-Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.5
Job Number: J-3470
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: The Spectre! Now starring in every issue of Adventure Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #432, with cover repro.
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The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, humorous, occult
Character(s): Cain (host); Stanley Landman; Stella Landman; Sadie
Synopsis: Henpecked Stanley Landman mail-orders the answer to his problems.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #82 published October 1969
was The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-3476
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The Gift That Wiped Out Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #120 published March 1962
was The Gift That Wiped Out Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-3481
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Biggest Bargain in Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #164, Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #440, House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #224, Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #109, Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #211, The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #112, and Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #230, with cover repros. Appears before page 3 of the previous sequence.
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The Masters of Mystery

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Weird Mystery Tales (DC, 1972 series) #11 and Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #24, with cover repros.
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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: 2
Job Number: J-3452
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Greg Sims, Becky Brothers, Tom Trevor, Paul Kupperberg, Bob O'Brian, Pam Collins, Mark Lucke, Bob Rozakis, Christopher Moose, Cara Sherman, Lisa Anderson, Paul Edwards and Lawrence McDonald.
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Sheer Fear!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #1 published January 1975
as Sheer Fear! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Sheer Fear! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #72 published ?
as Nackte Angst! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-3141
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Burial at Sea

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3417
Disclose Notes: Three one-panel gags.
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The Claws of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, war
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Album #5 published April 1978
as The Claws of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as The Claws of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-3184
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Mystery in Miniature!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Cain (host); Phantom Stranger
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Mystery in Miniature! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Phantom Stranger #6 published June 1953
was Horror in Miniature! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-3474
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Photo Finish!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Photo Finish! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #63 published ?
as Starfoto! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-2017
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Avalanche Climbers

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 published March 2009
as Avalanche Climbers [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3472
Disclose Notes: Three one-panel gag cartoons.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: The next issue of the super-spectacular The House of Mystery...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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