Poor Peterson--All that scheming gone down the drain! 
- — Cain
House of Mystery #199 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1972.
Synopsis for "Sno' Fun!"
Dr. Wallace B. Peterson wants the fame of the discovery of a lost civilization in Antarctica for himself and so kills his colleague Professor Strauss. On the exploratory mission he is then captured and kept prisoner by that lost race of monstrous men who want to know everything about the outside world. A long time later he manages to escape but returning to civilization he doesn't feel well and goes to relax at the House of Mystery. There he finally melts to water having physically become like one of those lost men.
Appearing in "Sno' Fun!"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
- Gregory the Gargoyle (Pet)
- Oskar the cat (Pet)
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Wallace B. Peterson (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Strauss (Dies in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Polar Skeleton men (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Howard (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
- Morgan (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- House of Mystery
- Chile
- New York City
- Antarctica
- A lost city
Vehicles:
- Icebreaker ship
Synopsis for "He Doomed the World!"
This story is reprinted from My Greatest Adventure #17.
Frank Cable is controlled by an alien message over his ham radio to create four metal rods. Using volunteers, he has the rods placed at the highest, lowest, hottest, and coldest points on Earth. When it's revealed that the aliens planned to destroy the Earth by sabotaging its polarity through the rods, Frank panics at what he's done. Fortunately, though, one of the volunteers accidently planted his rod in the wrong location, so the alien plot was foiled.
Appearing in "He Doomed the World!"
Featured Characters:
- Franklin Cable (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Hiller (Single appearance)
- Mr. Loller (Single appearance)
- Mr. Carlson (Single appearance)
- Mr. Hogarth (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Aliens (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Frank Cable's estate
- Africa
- Nairobi
- Mount Everest
- Pacific Ocean
Items:
- Ham radio equipment
- Metal rods
Synopsis for "Snow Beast"
A group of prospectors in Alaska encounter the legendary snow beast creature and learn tales of the ravenous creature's past pillages of a small village.
Appearing in "Snow Beast"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Sam (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Eskimo tribe
- Nita (Single appearance)
- Tribe Shaman (Single appearance)
- Old woman (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Su-Ka-Tae, abominable snowmen (Flashback only)
- Kirk (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Nita's uncle (Appears only as a corpse)
Locations:
- Alaska
- McCabe
Vehicles:
- Dogsleds
Synopsis for "The Whole Ball of Tin"
Appearing in "The Whole Ball of Tin"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
Featured Characters:
- J. Frederic Brown (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Ellen Brown (Dies in flashback)
- Wilson Brown (Apparent Death)
Antagonists:
- Strangways (Flashback only)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
Items:
- Tin foil ball collection
Synopsis for "The Haunting Wind!"
This story is reprinted from The Phantom Stranger #2.
Dan Russell and Jim Nelson are in Tibet, exploring a mountain with the help of a local guide. They come upon a doorway leading into the mountain and discover a huge treasure trove. The guide warns them not to take anything, as the wind god will become angry. But Dan disregards the warning and takes a ring. As the explorers make their descent, a fierce gust of wind blows Jim off the mountain, and he falls to his death.
Dan heads home to the United States on a steamer. In the middle of the ocean, a hurricane blows him overboard. He spends a day drifting on a piece of floating debris, but he's eventually saved by a passing freighter. Next, Dan boards a plane and experiences horrible turbulence.
When he's finally back in the States, the wind severely whips a bridge that he's crossing. He makes it across just before the bridge collapses. Finally, Dan seeks safety in a nearby building. However, it turns out to be a wind tunnel, and Dan is killed by the spinning fans.
Somehow, the ring comes off Dan's finger and ends up back in the treasure trove in Tibet.
Appearing in "The Haunting Wind!"
Featured Characters:
- Dan Russell (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Jim Nelson (Single appearance; dies)
- Tibetan guide (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Tramp Steamer
Notes
- Stories and features that are reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery Vol. 2:
- Sno' Fun!
- Also reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24 and Welcome Back to the House of Mystery #1.
- Cain's Game Room
- Cain's Gargoyles
- Snow Beast
- The Whole Ball of Tin
- Also reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24.
- Sno' Fun!
- The gag strips, "Cain's Game Room" and "Cain's Gargoyles", were both drawn by Sergio Aragonés.
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