House of Mystery #197 Values

Publisher: DC, 1971

About House of Mystery #197

Neal Adams skull cover. Jack Sparling, Nestor Redondo, and Dick Dillin art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Ghost Ship

Pencils: Neal Adams

Inks: Neal Adams

Colors: Jack Adler

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Ghost Ship

Characters: Cain (host); John Dodson; Jamie; Captain Jonah Frame; Fenton

Synopsis: After a mutiny, three men are picked up by the Flying Dutchman.

Pages: 12.340

Script: Jack Oleck (credited)

Pencils: Jack Sparling (credited)

Inks: Jack Sparling (credited)

Letters: Ben Oda ?

Notes: Pages 6 and 13 are 2/3-pages.

Title: Mr. Mortem!

Characters: Vera; Drew Wilson; Conrad Wilson; Mr. Mortem; Biff Saunders

Synopsis: When Drew Wilson sees a strange man at his uncle's funeral, and again at the death of a boxer he realizes that Death itself has been stalking him.

Pages: 5.670

Pencils: Leonard Starr

Inks: Leonard Starr

Title: I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

Characters: Mark Wagner; Genie

Synopsis: Mark Wagner finds an old bottle with a Genie in it and decides to trade places with him.

Pages: 3.500

Script: Len Wein (credited)

Pencils: Dick Dillin (credited)

Inks: Frank Giacoia (credited)

Letters: Charlotte Jetter

Title: House of Horrors

Characters: Cain (host); Frank Cannon; Anna Vargas; Catherine Vargas; Jan Vargas

Synopsis: Frank Cannon believes that the strange family on the outskirts of town are really vampires.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Jack Oleck (credited)

Pencils: Nestor Redondo (credited)

Inks: Nestor Redondo (credited)

Title: The Guardian of the Past

Characters: Mr. Haver; Orab; Gamel; Rami

Synopsis: An expedition to the Egyptian tomb of Khardis III leads to the theft of emeralds and a strange time trip to the era of the Pharaohs and back.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Nick Cardy

Inks: Nick Cardy

Letters: Pat Gordon

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	5	8	7	10	26	16	3	0	0	81
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	5	8	7	11	27	16	3	0	0	83

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