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House of Mystery #196

DC · Series began 1951 · November 1971

Dates

Cover date
November 1971
On sale
September 21, 1971
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Tony DeZuniga, Gray Morrow, Sergio Aragonés, Alex Toth, Wayne Howard, Lore Shoberg, Nick Cardy, Gil Kane, Neal Adamsinks: Tony DeZuniga, Gray Morrow, Sergio Aragonés, Alex Toth, Wayne Howard, Lore Shoberg, Nick Cardy, Frank Giacoia, Neal Adamscolors: Jack Adlerscript: Gerry Conway, Sergio Aragonés, Jack Oleck, Lore Shoberg, Len Weinletters: John Costanza, Pat Gordon, Ben Oda, Milt Snapinn, Gaspar Saladino

Stories

  • A Girl and Her Dog · 9 pages

    During WWII, two orphans are chased through bomb-ravaged London by Satan worshipers.

  • The Alien Within Me · 7.67 pages

    An alien sends his image to Earth to stop a bomb sent here by his race.

  • Child of the Dead! · 2 pages

    A woman is buried but when grave robbers dig her grave up they find her alive.

  • Dark Journey · 6 pages

    A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.

  • My Heart Becomes So Icy Cold · A Witch's Garden of Curses · 1 pages
  • The Little People! · 10 pages

    Michael O'Bannion makes a bargain with the little people to trade his unwanted baby girl for a baby boy.

Reprinted in

House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (2006), Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (1973), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980)

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