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207October 1972
$0.20

House of Mystery #207

DC · October 1972 · on sale 1972-08-24

First appearance: Gregory the Gargoyle
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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#207
Publication date
October 1972
Key date
1972-10-00
On-sale date
1972-08-24
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gregory the Gargoyle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Last Ritual, Last Ritescover1pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie WrightsonBennett Renier; Charlotte Renier
1A Charming Snake Charmer? Or Just a Charming Snake - Period!foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; letters: Milt SnapinnCain, Gregory the Gargoyle First
2Last Ritual, Last Ritescomic story10script: Bill Meredith; pencils: Bill Payne; inks: Bill PayneCain
3Cain's Game Roomcartoon1script: John Albano; pencils: John Albano; inks: John Albano
4The Spell!comic story2pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Milt SnapinnCain
5Rumpus Roomcartoon1script: Joe Schenkman; pencils: Joe Schenkman; inks: Joe Schenkman; letters: Joe SchenkmanCain
6This Evil Demon Loves People!comic story9script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Ben OdaCain
7Cain's Mail Roomletters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #631985On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1238-4		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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