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 series that reinvents a classic dc comics comic. This is the first appearance of cain, the caretaker the and host of the house of mystery. This second incarnation was called house of mystery and carried mostly. 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 ongoing series that reinvents. This second incarnation was called house of mystery and carried mostly comics, as the pogs and spawn toy faze had left him somewhat disenchanted. Increase your comic book collection and enjoy reading this comic book featuring dcs house of mystery our newer comic books for sale are usually high grade, unread, mostly flat, and glossy dealer back. In honor of free comic book day, i am going to bring together two of my lives. Starting out strictly as a horror themed book, house of mystery was in fact dcs very first horror comic when this issue was released in the golden age. House of mystery is an occult and horrorthemed comic book anthology series based on the classic house of mystery series that ran from 1951 to 1983. 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.
House of mystery started out as a horror anthology, featuring tales of the supernatural as well as supernaturalthemed mystery stories. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. House of mystery was not a title born of the 1970s. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic. This issue features the man with the alien identity. It also had a companion series named house of secrets. We have a passion for bringing comic book writers and artists together to enhance to. House of mystery is published by dc comics under the vertigo imprint.
Expect a deterioration in condition for older comics. The house of mystery is the title of several different horror suspense anthology comic book series from dc comics in the time from 19511983. Written by matthew sturges art by luca rossi and henry fli. In the madness of 1996 when comic shops appeared like pimples on teenagers, paul moved his store to beautiful burbank, ca.
House of mystery comics elviras house of mystery comic. House of mystery comic book the midnight creature, 98 comic january 1, 1960 by jack schiff editor see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. See more ideas about comic books, horror comics and comic book covers. House of mystery comic book the midnight creature, 98 comic january 1, 1960 by jack schiff editor. W matthew sturges a henry flint, luca rossi ca glenn fabry. The latest installment in the beloved cam jansen mystery chapter book series from david a. 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 focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why theyre imprisoned there. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. This page contains information about house of mystery volume 1.
See the listing images to get a better evaluation of condition. As the comics code authoritys strict upkeep began coming into question in the late 1960s, editor joe orlando. 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. As the comics code authoritys strict upkeep began coming into question in the late 1960s, editor joe orlando decided that the house. The house of mystery series is long standing with dc comics. House of mystery was an anthology series published by dc comics, running for 321 issues from 1951 to 1983. Were a small press comic book publisher in boise, idaho.
The conception almost certainly, and possibly cain as well. 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. They make a short appearance in the beginning, where it turns out that cains home, the house of mystery, has mysteriously vanished. 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. W matthew sturges, bill willingham a ross campell, luca rossi ca sam weber.
December 1951january 1952 october 1983 number of issues published. House of mystery 1951 comic read house of mystery 1951. The writers, bill willingham and lilah sturges credited as matthew sturges, debuted the series in july 2008 under the vertigo imprint of dc comics. House of mystery was a longrunning comic book that blended elements of mystery, horror and the supernaturl. 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 series that reinvents a classic dc. Increase your comic book collection and enjoy reading this comic book featuring dcs house of mystery our newer comic books for sale are usually high grade, unread, mostly flat, and glossy dealer back stock.
Dec 04, 2019 house of mystery was not a title born of the 1970s. The latest iteration led by matthew sturges borrows a little from the sandman mythos, which is in turn based on older dc comic series. House of mystery vertigo hey kids comics wiki fandom. Hopefully you will be able to pause it and read it if. The titles first issue contained stories of the supernatural like wanda was a werewolf to articles debunking spiritualism. 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. This book has 68 pages and was uploaded by hoover on august 22, 2019. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account.
Some of the best titles of this era are xmen, amazing spiderman, incredible hulk, marvel spotlight, house of mystery house of secrets, batman, detective, avengers, and green lantern. I havent read the older books, but i still enjoyed this one quite a bit. Free comic book day images shown are stock images and may differ from actual product and are subject to change. The first 173 issues featured sciencefiction and weird mystery stories, with recurring features.
Elvira finds sanctuary from an angry mob inside the house of mystery. We specialize in marvel and dc, but carry dark horse, and many others as well. When drew wilson sees a strange man at his uncles funeral, and again at the death of a boxer he realizes that death itself has been stalking him. When the 1950s comic industry was dominated by horror titles, dc comics.
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