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Issue: House of Mystery #228
Publication Date: December 1974
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Issues: #228 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/12/1974
Volume: 23
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #110.
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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 In8
Disclose Reprinted From6
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3737
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cain
First Line: Heh..heh.. It's Halloween again, kiddies...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3533
Disclose Notes: Introductory panel with list of story titles and indicia information.
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The Wisdom of Many, the Wit of One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #2 published January 1976
as The Wisdom of Many, The Wit of One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: J-1673
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3794
Disclose Notes: Three one panel gags:
A large monster hand at a palm reader.
A man with a Prepare to Meet Your Doom sign is about to meet his doom.
Convicts tunnel into the electric chair room.
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Stamps of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host); Alex Manning; Von Cramm; George Bath; Linquist; Carter
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #23 published February 1954
was The Stamps of Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Job Number: J-3784
Disclose Notes: Bottom third of last page of sequence/story is preview ad for the next issue of Weird Mystery Tales.
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The Rebel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #27 published June 1977
as The Rebel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #58 published ?
as Der Rebell [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Wizard's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Cain (host); Jim Lowery; Waldyk the Wizard
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #41 published February 1961
was The Wizard's Revenge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-3743
Disclose Notes: Bottom third of last page of story/sequence is preview/ad for next issue of Our Fighting Forces.
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The Man Who Murdered Himself!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Cain's True Case Files
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #179 published March 1969
was The Man Who Murdered Himself! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-3742
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House of Mystery Hidden Message

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cain
Synopsis: Crossword puzzle with small head illustration of House of Mystery host Cain.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: P-29
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Halloween Monster Cards

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, humorous
Character(s): Cain (host); Swamp Thing
Synopsis: Images from other DC horror comics with humorous blurbs.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: J-3785
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Three single panel gag strips: A dentist drills through the neck of a patient. A boy looking at Easter eggs sees a monster breaking out of one. A ghost is mistaken for a white towel.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #58 published ?
as Kains Spielzimmer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3795
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A Coffin for Bonnie and Clyde!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host); Bonnie Parker; Clyde Barrow
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #26 published April 1977
as A Coffin for Bonnie and Clyde! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #58 published ?
as Ein Sarg für Bonnie und Clyde! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.33
Job Number: J-3699
Disclose Notes: Bottom third of story/sequence page 6 is sequence 12. Bottom third of story/sequence page 12 is a DC house ad. This results in the 11.33 TOTAL page length. The two parts of this story ending in partial pages indicates a few years of age for it, DC having discontinued that construction that long back, but the job number is paradoxically contemporaneous with this publication date.
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Attention College Students!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [The Editors]
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Text commenting on getting DC magazines into university bookstores.
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The Dragon of Times Square

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Sir Gawain is fighting a dragon in King Arthur's time when he and the dragon are transported to modern-day New York City by a bolt of lightning.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #74 published May 1958
was The Dragon of Times Square [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-3744
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Free! A Lucky Room 13 Amulet for You!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, humorous
Feature(s): Room 13
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-3351
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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: 2
Job Number: J-3719
Disclose Notes: Letter column with illustrated title header. Letters submitted by Joshua Case; John Elliot; Steven Dhuey; Glen James; Arturo Tejada; Bill Senger; Mark Harris.
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Seven Steps to the Unknown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #4 published August 1956
was Seven Steps to the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-3786
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Wheel of Fate!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Cain (host)
Synopsis: Archaeologist Edgar Preston discovers an ancient wheel-drawing depicting a man's life in visual episodes. The man looks like Preston and soon fantastic events take place like pictured in the scroll. Preston is cast away on an island, murders a lighthouse keeper in the desert and is executed for his crime.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSensation Comics #108 published March 1952
was The Wheel of Fate! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: J-3787
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The Fireworks Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #2 published January 1976
as The Fireworks Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #67 published ?
as Der Feuerwerk-Mann! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-3423

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