House of Mystery #200
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March 1972
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.25 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/24924
Credits
- Editing
- Joe Orlando
Mark Hanerfeld (Assistant Editor)
Issue contents
Cover
The Beast's Revenge
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-1527
Credits
- Art
- Michael W. Kaluta
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- House of Mystery
- Genre
- Humor; horror
- Code
- J-1497
- Characters
- Cain
Credits
- Art
- Michael W. Kaluta
2Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-1369
- Characters
- Cain {host}
Credits
- Script
- John Albano
- Art
- Michael W. Kaluta
Reprint history
Synopsis
John is impatient with his sister's love of animals, and accidentally kills her when she tries to protect her dog from his anger. John is then attacked and killed by other animals around the farm that his sister had befriended.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- J-1526
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Art
- Bob Brown
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #26 (November 1959) — The Secret of Camp Galaxy
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #85 ([February 1974?]) — The Secret of Camp Galaxy
-
Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #22 (February 1960) — The Secret of Camp Galaxy
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) — The Secret of Camp Galaxy
Synopsis
Johnny Thornton is chosen to go to a summer camp staffed by aliens from other planets, but his parents believe it's all an elaborate hoax.
4Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Statement of October 1, 1971
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 187,408
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 194,734
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Service, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10020, a publicly-held corporation .
5Featuring
- Genre
- Occult
- Code
- J-1392
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Art
- George Roussos
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November 1956) — The Forbidden Wish
- Printed in
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #134 ([September 1958?]) — The Forbidden Wish
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #102 (October 1958) — The Forbidden Wish
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #37 ([May 1966?]) — The Forbidden Wish
-
Mighty Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #99 ([February 1974]) — The Forbidden Wish
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) — The Forbidden Wish
-
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — The Forbidden Wish
Synopsis
Cal Colby finds a Native American talisman that grants him whatever he wishes for, but one wish inadvertently causes his death.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Gargoyles
- Genre
- Gags
- Code
- J-1435
Credits
- Art
- Sergio Aragonés
Notes
3 gag cartoons
7Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-1242
Credits
- Script
- Jack Oleck
- Art
- Ralph Reese
Reprint history
Synopsis
Angry villagers demand that one of two brothers should be killed because he is insane, but which one is it?
8Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Mail Room
- Code
- J-1532
Credits
- Script
- Mark Hanerfeld ? [as Cain]
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Includes letters from Craig Ledbetter; Countess Mary Day; Jim; Louis Manzato; Matthew Graham
9Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- G-915
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway [as Francis X. Bushmaster]
- Art
- Tony deZuniga
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales (KG Murray, 1973? series) #9 (February 1974) — A Breath of Black Death
Synopsis
An Egyptian Pharaoh begs the gods to restore his son to life, but is unwilling to pay the price they demand.
10Featuring
- Feature
- A Witch's Garden of Curses
- Code
- G-752
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Joe Orlando
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Creature of the Unknown (Murray, 1982?) ([May 1982?]) — Slogging through the Swamp on a Murky Evening
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) — Slogging Through the Swamp on a Murky Evening
Notes
Adapted from the Robert Frost poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.