House of Mystery #185 (1970) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Beautiful Beast	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jack Adler	Cain (inset)
1	Boom!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Grandenetti; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Ben Oda	Cain
2	Our Valentine for You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3	And Here's Your Sneak Preview of Our Next Sensational Giant!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4	-	cartoon	0.67	script: John Albano; pencils: John Albano; inks: John Albano
5	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
6	-	letters page	1	script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
7	Room 13	activity	1	script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
8	Voice from the Dead...	comic story	3	pencils: Wayne Howard; inks: Wayne Howard; letters: Ray Holloway	Cain (host)
9	-	cartoon	0.5	script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
10	The Beautiful Beast	comic story	11	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Al Williamson, Michael W. Kaluta; inks: Al Williamson, Michael W. Kaluta	Cain (host)

Collection	Year
House of Mystery #227	1974	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-0786-1	2006	On eBay ›
House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-8566-1	2019	On eBay ›
Al Williamson - Strange World Adventures #[nn] ISBN 978-1-64041-040-4	2021	On eBay ›

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