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Cover: Gerry Talaoc & Bill Draut & Alfredo Alcala

House of Mystery #224

Apr 1974 · DC · 0.60 USD
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In "Night Stalker in Slim City," two determined girls, Judy and Peggy, venture into a decaying house to find Peggy’s missing brother Neal, only to face a malevolent old hag who warns them to flee. Written by Gerard Conway and illustrated by Bill Draut, this eerie tale from House of Mystery #224 (1974) unfolds in a setting where fear itself becomes a weapon, and the house feeds on the terror of its victims. The cover, a collaborative effort by Gerry Talaoc, Bill Draut, and Alfredo Alcala, captures the story’s unsettling atmosphere.

Contains 11 stories
Night Stalker in Slim City
9 pp · Horror-Suspense
Cain (host)

In "Night Stalker in Slim City," Tyrone Flex turns on his partner Neil Silver, using Silver’s own invention—a workout robot called Supercisern—to commit a brutal murder. But when the machine begins to act on its own, it's not long before the tables turn, and the weapon becomes a relentless force of vengeance.

The House of Endless Years
6.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
Cain (host)Judy (girl)Neal (Peggy's brother)old hagPeggy (girl)Tippy (Peggy's dog)

In "The House of Endless Years," two girls, Judy and Peggy, venture into a decaying mansion seeking Peggy’s missing brother, only to be met by a gaunt old hag who pleads with them to flee. Curious and undeterred, they soon discover the house feeds on their deepest dread—trapping them in an endless cycle of fear, where time itself seems to stretch without end.

The Deadman's Lucky Scarf
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Cain (host)
The Reluctant Sorcerer
7.67 pp · Fantasy
Cain (host)
Abraca-Doom!
8.5 pp · Superhero
Cain (host)The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]Beelzebub/Mister Scratch/The Devil
The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%?
5 pp · Humor, Horror-Suspense
Cain (host)Stanley LandmanStella LandmanSadie
The Gift That Wiped Out Time
7.67 pp · Crime, Fantasy
Cain (host)
Sheer Fear!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Cain (host)
The Claws of Death!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense, War
Mystery in Miniature!
6 pp · Fantasy
Cain (host)Phantom Stranger
Photo Finish!
3 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Raw (Fine) $18
CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $805*
CGC 9.6 · 14 in census $261
CGC 9.4 · 18 in census $155
CGC 9.2 · 13 in census $97
CGC 9.0 · 17 in census $65
CGC 8.5 · 9 in census $48
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CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $48*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $48*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $44*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $40*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $39*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $29*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bill Draut
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks Gerry Talaoc
cover pencils, inks Bill Draut
cover pencils, inks Alfredo Alcala

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Phantom Stranger #6 (1953), House of Secrets #49 (1961), House of Mystery #120 (1962), House of Mystery #176 (1968), House of Mystery #177 (1968), The Spectre #9 (1969), House of Secrets #82 (1969), House of Secrets #83 (1969)

Reprinted in Comic Reader #102 (1973), Weird Mystery Tales Annual #1 (1975), Weird Mystery Tales #17 (1975), Weird Mystery Tales #29 (1977), Terror Tales Album #4 (1977), Weird Mystery Tales #33 (1978), Weird Mystery Tales Album #5 (1978), Terror Tales Album #8 (1978), Jonah Hex #4 (1981), Etranges Aventures #74 (1982), La Maison du Mystère #20 (1982), Mysterieserier #1/1983 (1983), Mysterieserier #9/1983 (1983), Spectral #12 (1987), Névrose #13 (1987), Fantomet #19/1996 (1996), Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 (2009), Horror #63, Horror #72, Horror #91

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