House of Mystery #210 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1973.
Synopsis for "The Exterminator"
An exterminator falls victim to a black widow spider in human form.
Appearing in "The Exterminator"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Fran Alban (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
Supporting Characters:
- Alice (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Mrs. Latrodectus (Single appearance)
- Mr. Alban, Frank's father (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Alban, Frank's mother (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Rita (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Immortal"
Marco Polo pursues a deserter from his group who seeks the secret of immortality from the headman of a Chinese village. At first the headman tells him that he knows of no such secret, then the villagers are killed, and the headman agrees to lead the deserter to the secret. As Marco Polo draws near, the headman steps out into lava without being burned and tells the deserter that he only need do the same. The deserter thinks he has gained a better treasure than Marco Polo will ever attain, but when he steps into the lava, he screams and burns up. The headman tells the astonished witness Marco Polo that his cloak is made of asbestos.
Appearing in "The Immortal"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Cassandro (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Marco Polo
- Old village elder (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Asbestos cloak
Synopsis for "Body Beautiful"
Appearing in "Body Beautiful"
Narrator:
- Cain (Host)
Featured Characters:
- John Bannister (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Martha Bannister (Single appearance; dies)
- Anne (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
- The Bannister's apartment
- Graveyard
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery Vol. 2.
- "Cain's Game Room" was written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés.
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