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196November 1971
$0.25

House of Mystery #196

DC · November 1971 · on sale 1971-09-21

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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#196
Publication date
November 1971
Key date
1971-11-00
On-sale date
1971-09-21
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Girl and Her Dogcover1pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Jack Adler
1A Girl and Her Dogcomic story9script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow; letters: John CostanzaCain (host); Peter (dog); Michael; Lissa; Miss Cruthers
2-cartoon1script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
3The Alien Within Mecomic story7.67pencils: Alexander Toth; inks: Alexander Toth; letters: Stan StarkmanProfessor Vraney; Professor Adams
4Child of the Dead!comic story2script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Wayne Howard; inks: Wayne Howard; letters: Milt SnapinnCain (host); Walter Scott
5Cain's Room 13cartoon1script: Lore Shoberg; pencils: Lore Shoberg; inks: Lore Shoberg
6Dark Journeycomic story6pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Pat Gordon
7-letters page1script: Joe Orlando
8My Heart Becomes So Icy Coldtext story1script: Len Wein; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; letters: Ben Oda
9The Little People!comic story10script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Milt SnapinnCain (host); Michael O'Bannion
10D.C. Sweeps A.C.B.A. Awardspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #241982On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1238-4		2007On eBay ›
House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8566-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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