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Issue Details

Issue	#174
Published	May-June 1968
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Orlando
Notes	First issue edited by Joe Orlando; genre changes from superhero to horror.

Cover Details

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy
Notes	Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 and the book 'The Art of Nick Cardy' list this cover as drawn by Nick Cardy. Previously attributed pencils and inks to Carmine Infantino, and also to Joe Orlando and George Roussos.
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

3 page story "The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron"

Genre	occult
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #58 (January-February 1963)

5 page story "The Man Who Hated Good Luck!"

Genre	occult
Pencils	Doug Wildey
Inks	Doug Wildey
Notes	Phantom Stranger-esque character
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #17 (February 1959)

1 page Page 13 filler "You'd better hang on to your good luck amulets..."

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Orlando
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

5 page story "Museum of Worthless Inventions"

Genre	occult
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #13 (October 1958)

8 page Mark Merlin story "The Court of Creatures"

Characters	Mark Merlin, Elsa, Cottswald Creatures
Genre	occult
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Mort Meskin
Notes	Writer credit from Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1.
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #43 (April 1961)