House of Mystery #221
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"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.
In "Pingo!", a chilling tale from House of Mystery #221, the eerie performance of a circus clown named Pingo takes a dark turn when his wife uncovers his terrible secret. As their highwire act reaches its peak, she finds herself trapped in a deadly trap set by the man she once loved—only to unleash a final, haunting revenge from beyond the grave.
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Reprinted in Weird Mystery Tales #16 (1975), Haunted Tales #27 (1977), La Maison du Mystère #16 (1981), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #17 (1982), La Maison du Mystère #17 (1982), Mysterieserier #1/1983 (1983), Mysterieserier #10/1983 (1983), Roots of the Swamp Thing #4 (1986), Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 (2009), Classici DC: House of Mystery #1 (2009)
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