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Issue: House of Mystery #290
Publication Date: March 1981
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Issues: #290 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 31
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #224-229)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In6
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Andrew Bennett
First Line: Beginning: an unforgettable new series...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe House of Mystery Special #1 published January 1984
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagI... Vampire! #[nn] published June 2012
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagI... Vampire! #[nn] published June 2012
as House of Mystery #290 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-526
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cain; Abel
First Line: Salutations, shock-seekers...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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I... Vampire!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Andrew Bennett (introduction); Deborah Dancer; Dmitri Mishkin; Mary Seward (flashback)
Synopsis: Andrew Bennett relates the story of his vampire curse, and how his beloved Mary became Mary, Queen of Blood. He and his present-day allies, Deborah Dancer and Dmitri Mishkin, are attacked by the vampires of Mary's organization, the Cult of the Blood Red Moon.
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In Content Item: FlagJeg...en vampyr #1 published January 1984
as Jeg...en vampyr! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe House of Mystery Special #1 published January 1984
as Ik... Vampier [Story on Interior Page(s)]oorspronkelijke titel: "I... Vampire"
In Content Item: FlagI... Vampire! #[nn] published June 2012
as I... Vampire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-6489
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
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Wonder Woman and the Baron!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman; the Chocolate Baron
Synopsis: Wonder Woman captures the Chocolate Baron with the help of Hostess Cup Cakes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company.
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An Exercise in Fear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.5
Job Number: J-5693
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Special Defects

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cain (host)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-3297
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: So, this is your cousin Fifi...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-6452
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Cain]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-679
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Steve Blanks; Alan Naditz; Michael E. Iacca.

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