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House of Mystery #226

DC · Series began 1951 · August-September 1974

Dates

Cover date
August-September 1974
On sale
May 14, 1974
Pages
100

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Luis Dominguez, Pat Broderick, Alfredo Alcala, Sergio Aragonés, Frank Robbins, Leonard Starr, Carmine Infantino, Nestor Redondo, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Ely, Jess Jodloman, Curt Swan, Gerry Talaocinks: Luis Dominguez, Pat Broderick, Alfredo Alcala, Sergio Aragonés, Frank Robbins, Leonard Starr, Bernard Sachs, Nestor Redondo, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Ely, Jess Jodloman, George Klein, Gerry Talaoccolors: Tatjana Woodscript: Jack Oleck, Martin Pasko, John Broome, Marv Wolfman, Robert Kanigher, Michael Pellowski, Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis

Stories

  • Garden of Evil · 9 pages
  • Teddy Doesn't Seem to Smile Anymore! · 3 pages
  • The Devil's Chessboard · 5.67 pages

    Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical "devil's chessboard" where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. When Blake's queen is taken, his fiancée suffers a heart attack. She survives only, because Blake can promote a pawn to a queen.

  • The Living Nightmare! · 7.67 pages
  • Monster in the House · 9 pages
  • Scared to Life · 3 pages
  • The School for Sorcerers · 6 pages
  • The Perfect Mate · 6 pages
  • The Wishes of Doom! · 7.67 pages
  • The Haunted Melody · 6 pages
  • Do You Dare Enter The House of Mystery? · 3 pages

    Tour of the House of Mystery (double-page spread plus intro).

  • Out of This World · 9 pages

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (2006), Weird Mystery Tales Album (1978), Terror Tales Album (1977), The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956), All Favourites Comic (1960), Weird Mystery Tales (1972)

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