House of Mystery #221
"Pingo!" is a chilling tale from House of Mystery #221, a 1974 DC horror classic that delivers a twisted twist on the circus act. Written by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley and illustrated by Frank Thorne, the story follows a clown whose deadly secret comes to light when his wife discovers the truth—only to exact a haunting revenge from beyond the grave. The eerie atmosphere is perfectly captured in the cover by Bernie Wrightson, whose distinctive art brings a macabre elegance to the issue’s unsettling premise.
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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.
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