Bethany fig keele is running away from her burning house and the two figures who are chasing her. About genre fantasy comic summary matthew sturges, writer of the eisnernominated jack of fables, and his jack cowriter bill willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the house of mystery, a new. The titles first issue contained stories of the supernatural like wanda was a werewolf to articles debunking spiritualism. Occult researcher dexter waring is writing a wellpublicized book debunking the supernatural while at the same time running a scam to convince wealthy people that they are endangered by evil mystical forces. Prime auction ends monday may 4 to wednesday may 6. Cain, cantankerous till the end, responded by moving his pet ghouls into the dc publishing. House of mystery was an anthology series published by dc comics, running for 321 issues from 1951 to 1983.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The man who could read minds, pencils by howard purcell, inks by stan kaye. Matthew sturges, writer of the eisnernominated jack of fables, and his jack cowriter bill willingham. It also had a companion series named house of secrets. The house of mystery is the title of several different horror suspense anthology comic book series from dc comics in the time from 19511983. Alas, after 321 issues and more than thirty years, the house had to close its doors. House of mystery at the comic book db archived from the original. House of mystery started out as a horror anthology, featuring tales of. See more ideas about comic books, horror comics and comic book covers. House of mystery was started in the golden age, before the comics code authority prevented comic book publishers from using certain words, concepts and. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
Join house of mystery regulars matthew sturges and bill willingham, former vertigo editor alisa kwitney, newcomer dave. We have a passion for bringing comic book writers and artists together to enhance to. When public opinion turned against horror comics, the house of mystery survived by drastically toning down its horror content. House of mystery comic books from dc atomic avenue. The house of mystery is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery comics anthologies published by dc comics. If you have any questions you can contact me anytime. This page contains information about house of mystery volume 1. In a last story, fictitious dc editors planned to turn the house of mystery into condo of fun. Browse issues from the comic book series, house of mystery, from dc comics. There isnt just one mystery in the new house of mystery. A description of tropes appearing in house of mystery. However, with the growing backlash against horror comics in the mid1950s, as well as the advent of the comics code authority and its restrictions on horrorthemed storylines banning stories dealing with such supernatural fare as werewolves, vampires, and. The comic book debuted in 1951 during the horror boom fueled by e. I will also be listing more rare books so check out my other listings.
In honor of free comic book day, i am going to bring together two of my lives. The house speaks to her, telling her she must listen to the stories of some of the previous residents in order to find her destiny and escape the house. House of mystery is an american occult and horrorthemed comic book anthology series, based on the house of mystery series that ran from 1951 to 1983. House of mystery was not a title born of the 1970s. House of mystery is a comic book series by vertigo comics. In the latest comic book legends revealed, discover which comic book creators were the models for dc comics cain and abel. And in one of the most bizarre teamups in comic book history, cain and superman fought sidebyside to prevent the magician mister mxyzptlk from taking control of the house of mystery. But even in its final issue, the title stayed true to form. Thankfully, the house of mystery got a new tenant thatwell, that at least made sense. This issue features the man with the alien identity. Shop for house of mystery 1951 1983 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. In this special issue, five writers get together to tell one fantastic tale. House of mystery comics price guide sell my comic books.
It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. The original logo for the house of mystery volume was designed by gaspar saladino like dcs popular sciencefiction comics mystery in space and strange adventures, house of mystery was a. House of mystery started out as a horror anthology, featuring tales of the supernatural as well as supernaturalthemed mystery stories. Values of house of mystery free comic book price guide. Room and boredom matthew sturges, bill willingham, luca rossi on. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Suggest owning both volumes just to delve into our comic past. The house of mystery is the name of several horrormysterysuspense anthology comic book series. A mindreader blackmails several men because he knows all their secrets. House of mystery comics elviras house of mystery comic. The whole worlds upside down hostess snack cakes ad with batman.
Aunt molly has entered a joketelling contest at a local comedy club and cam, her best friend eric, and mr. The series lasted for 42 issues july, 2008december, 2011 and two annuals. House of mystery is published by dc comics under the vertigo imprint. In the 1960s, warren publishing revived unapologetic horror comics in the form of creepy magazine and. The house of mystery is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery comics anthologies. Find the value of the dc comic house of mystery volume 1. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. House of mystery 19511983 1st series comic books mycomicshop. An interesting comic from vertigo by matthew sturges jack of fables and bill willingham that combines an overall storyarc with an anthology, since all the patrons of the house of mystery have to pay with stories. In the madness of 1996 when comic shops appeared like pimples on teenagers, paul moved his store to beautiful burbank, ca. The house of secrets is the name of several mystery, fantasy, and horror comics anthologies published by dc comics. It is notable for being the title that introduced the character the swamp thing. This is a book where you can have a pirate, a psychic detective, a spaceman, a french romantic poet and an nyu film student sitting at a table having a beer together.
House of mystery 1951, jim aparo and gray morrow art, is a comic book published by dc comics. Read house of mystery 1951 comic online free and high quality. This second incarnation was called house of mystery and carried mostly comics, as the pogs and spawn toy faze had left him somewhat disenchanted. The writers, bill willingham and lilah sturges credited as matthew sturges, debuted the series in july 2008 under the vertigo imprint of dc comics. A cover gallery for the comic book house of mystery. The latest installment in the beloved cam jansen mystery chapter book series from david a. The first 173 issues featured sciencefiction and weird mystery stories, wi house of mystery vol 1 19511983 house of. Were a small press comic book publisher in boise, idaho. Like dcs popular sciencefiction comics mystery in space and strange adventures, house of mystery was a wide ranging anthology title, but what made it different was that its content was mostly horror themed. For other uses, see house of mystery disambiguation. House of mystery was therefore forced to gradually refocus itself as a suspense and science fiction title.
Elvira finds sanctuary from an angry mob inside the house of mystery. Along with house of secrets, house of mystery anchored dcs gothic and mystery line of comics for over 30 years. House of mystery was a longrunning comic book that blended elements of mystery, horror and the supernaturl. Hopefully you will be able to pause it and read it if.
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