House of Mystery #228
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- January 1975
- Page count
- 100
- Cover price
- 0.60 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/27986
Credits
- Editing
- Joe Orlando
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Code
- J-3533
- Characters
- Cain
Credits
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala
Notes
Introductory panel with list of story titles and indicia information.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-1673
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Script
- Doug Moench (Plot), Frank Robbins
- Art
- Frank Robbins
Reprint history
3Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humor
- Code
- J-3794
Credits
- Art
- Sergio Aragones
- Letters
- Sergio Aragones
Notes
Three one panel gags.
4Featuring
- Genre
- Occult
- Code
- J-3784
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Art
- Ruben Moreira
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #23 (February 1954) — The Stamps of Doom
- Also printed
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #75 ([July 1971?]) — Stamps of Doom
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #8 ([October 1978?]) — Stamps of Doom!
Notes
Bottom third of last page of sequence/story is preview ad for the next issue of Weird Mystery Tales.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction; horror
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (Plot), Maxene Fabe
- Pencils
- Alan Kupperberg
- Inks
- Neal Adams
Reprint history
6Featuring
- Genre
- Occult
- Code
- J-3743
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Art
- Bill Ely
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #41 (February 1961) — The Wizard's Revenge
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #37 ([May 1961?]) — The Wizard's Revenge
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #8 ([October 1978?]) — The Wizard's Revenge
Notes
Bottom third of last page of story/sequence is preview/ad for next issue of The Losers.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's True Case Files
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-3742
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #179 (March-April 1969) — The Man Who Murdered Himself
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #57 ([June 1969?]) — The Man Who Murdered Himself
-
Doomsday (KG Murray, 1973 series) #27 ([June 1976?]) — The Man Who Murdered Himself!
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006) — The Man Who Murdered Himself!
8Featuring
- Characters
- Cain
Credits
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Synopsis
Crossword puzzle with small head illustration of House of Mystery host Cain.
9Featuring
- Genre
- Humor; horror
- Code
- J-3785
- Characters
- Cain (host); Swamp Thing
Synopsis
Images from other DC horror comics with humorous blurbs.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Game Room
- Genre
- Humor
- Code
- J-3795
Credits
- Art
- Sergio Aragones
Synopsis
Three single panel gag strips.
11Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-3699
- Characters
- Cain (host); Bonnie Parker; Clyde Barrow
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Art
- Jack Sparling
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Haunted Tales (KG Murray, 1974 series) #26 ([August 1977?]) — A Coffin for Bonnie and Clyde
Notes
Bottom third of story/sequence page 6 is sequence 12. Bottom third of story/sequence page 12 is a DC house ad. This results in the 11.33 TOTAL page length.
12Credits
- Author
- ? [The Editors]
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Text commenting on getting DC magazines into university bookstores.
13
14
15Featuring
- Feature
- Cain's Mail Room
- Code
- J-3719
Credits
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Letter column with illustrated title header. Letters submitted by Joshua Case; John Elliot; Steven Dhuey; Glen James; Arturo Tejada; Bill Senger; Mark Harris
16Featuring
- Genre
- Mystery
- Code
- J-3786
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Art
- Bill Ely
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #4 (August 1956) — Seven Steps to the Unknown
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #35 ([June 1978?]) — Seven Steps to the Unknown
-
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — Seven Steps to the Unknown
17Featuring
- Genre
- Occult
- Code
- J-3787
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
Reprint history
18Featuring
- Genre
- Horror
- Code
- J-3423
- Characters
- Cain (host)
Credits
- Script
- Russell Carley (Script Continuity), Michael Fleisher
- Art
- Gerry Talaoc
Reprint history
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.