Comic Title: House of Mystery #226
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Aug/Sep 1974
On Sale Date: May 14, 1974 Newsstand Date May 14, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #106

Copyright Date May 14, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Joe Orlando

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Living Nightmare"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Phantom Stranger (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted From:
Phantom Stranger #5 (1953)

Feature Character(s)

• Phantom Stranger (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #4; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #5)

Villain(s)

• Windy Baxter (Samson’s trainer; no further appearances)
• Maxon (a mystic; no further appearances)
• Various members of gambling ring (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jerry Samson and Della (a prizefighter and his girlfriend; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Prizefighter Jerry Samson wrestles a lion in the park to save a child. The media claims he is a reincarnation of the legendary hero Samson. Phantom Stranger helps Jerry prove that his connection to Samson is a hoax perpetrated by his trainer and some gamblers.