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House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 252

  • Issue #252
    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 252
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4464122007
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    Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Whole World's Upside Down" Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. 5 page House of Mystery framing sequence written by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Jack Abel. "The Devil Strikes at My Old Kentucky Home!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Romeo Tanghal; The House of Mystery is scouted as a location for an amusement park, then for a movie, but Cain and his fellow weird inhabitants scare everyone away. Cain & Abel cartoon page, artby Sergio Aragonés. "The House Called Blefestry," script by Bill Kunkel, art by Alfredo Alcala; Owen Sherwood is haunted by terrible nightmares, but when he consults a psychiatrist he learns that the nightmares are real. "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow!", script by Jack Oleck, art by Bill Draut; An evil baron steals the secret of foretelling the future from an alchemist, but it leads to his death. "Markham's Masterpiece," script by David Michelinie, pencils by Frank Redondo, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Stanley Markham steals sculptures done by an old lady and passes them off as his own; Eventually he murders her so she can't reveal the truth, but her ghost returns for revenge. The "Hidden Talent" Puzzle page by Bob Rozakis. House of Mystery pinup by Derek Carter. Witch's Tails cartoon, art by Sergio Aragonés. "Grim Choice!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Frank Robbins; After a plane crash in the mountains, Dolph Culhane is forced to eat the race horse he just bought in order to stay alive, but after he is rescued he learns that the horse was diseased, just as he starts to feel the symptoms himself. "Man Killers," script by Jack Oleck, art by Rudy Florese; A gang of conquering barbarians are captured and killed by a band of Amazons. "The House of Secrets Speaks...Out", script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Jack Abel; Two people arrive at Abel's door to see if his house can be used to relocate Cain when the House of Mystery is torn down. Shade the Changing Man ad. "From Beyond the Grave!", script by Marjorie K. Darland, art by Alex Nino; Maude West finally joins her dead fiancee, fifty years after the accident that killed him. #1 Sol Harrison DC Profiles article by Mike Gold. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.