House of Mystery #201 (1972) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue: #201
Publication date: April 1972
Key date: 1972-04-00
On-sale date: 1972-02-15
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Shazam Award - Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) (1972).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Demon Within	cover	1	pencils: MW Kaluta; inks: MW Kaluta; colors: Jack Adler
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	pencils: Wrightson; inks: Wrightson	Cain; Frankenstein monster
2	Put Your Trust in a Killer!	comic story	8	script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Adolfo Buylla; inks: Adolfo Buylla	Cain (host); George Ringler; Julie Ringler; Big Joe
3	-	in-house column	1	letters: typeset
4	Million-Dollar Magic	comic story	6	pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily	Cain (host); Caspar Creed; Jenkins; James Wood
5	-	cartoon	1	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
6	Hail the Conquering Aliens	comic story	7.67	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Cain (host); Dan Welks; Hal; Mayor Plover; Betty Sears; Colonel Bear
7	The Demon Within!	comic story	7	script: Joe Orlando, John Albano; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Jim Aparo	Cain (host); Gary Winters (boy who can become a monster); Gary Winters (Gary's father); Kathy Winters (Gary's sister); Mildred Winters (Gary's mother)
8	A Tale of Vengeance!	comic story	7	script: John Albano; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Sam Glanzman	Cain (host); Chet Yovac; Whitney Claymore
9	-	letters page	1	script: Mark Hanerfeld

Where to read it

Collection	Year
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24	1982	On eBay ›
Wrath of the Spectre #4	1988	On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52	1977	On eBay ›
Welcome Back to the House of Mystery #1	1998	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1238-4	2007	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #200201 of 321#202 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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