House of Mystery #197 (1971) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Ghost Ship	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ben Oda
1	Ghost Ship	comic story	12.34	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Ben Oda	Cain (host); John Dodson; Jamie; Captain Jonah Frame; Fenton
2	Mr. Mortem!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr	Vera; Drew Wilson; Conrad Wilson; Mr. Mortem; Biff Saunders
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
4	I Wish I May, I Wish I Might	comic story	3.5	script: Len Wein; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Charlotte Jetter	Mark Wagner; Genie
5	House of Horrors	comic story	8	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Nestor Redondo; inks: Nestor Redondo	Cain (host); Frank Cannon; Anna Vargas; Catherine Vargas; Jan Vargas
5	-	cartoon	1	script: Lore Shoberg; pencils: Lore Shoberg; inks: Lore Shoberg
6	The Guardian of the Past	comic story	6	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Pat Gordon	Mr. Haver; Orab; Gamel; Rami

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1238-4	2007	On eBay ›
House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-8566-1	2019	On eBay ›

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