CATALOG RECORD

House of Mystery #221

DC · Series began 1951 · January 1974

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Dates

Cover date: January 1974
On sale: October 9, 1973
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Bernie Wrightson, Frank Thorne, Sergio Aragonés, Nick Cardyinks: Bernie Wrightson, Frank Thorne, Sergio Aragonés, Nick Cardy, Michael Wm. Kalutascript: Michael Fleisher, Russell Carley, Len Weinletters: Ben Oda, John Costanza

Stories

Pingo! · 11 pages
After Pingo the clown's wife realizes that her husband is a serial killer, he arranges to kill her too during their highwire act and make it look like an accident, but she gets her revenge from beyond the grave.
He Who Laughs Last.... · 8 pages
A plot to steal a young girl's inheritance is foiled by a ghostly clown.

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (2006), Weird Mystery Tales (1972), Haunted Tales (1973), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980), Roots of the Swamp Thing (1986)