Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (1972 DC) comic books 1972

With this issue the title changes from "The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love" to "Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion." This issue, a double size comic, features a book-length, five-part story with chapter titles "They All Came to Die," "Death Plays Host," "Murder Strikes Again," "Search for a Killer," and "An End to Madness." In this 36-page story (Script by Jack Oleck & Art by Don Heck), six people are trapped on a island and one is stalking and trying to kill the rest of them, 52 pages. Cover price $0.25.

With this issue, the comic changes to an anthology type format featuring suspenseful and spooky stories, all part of the world of the Dark Mansion, a world of the unknown, the suspenseful, and the strange. This issue features "The Psychic-Blood-Hound," (Art by Jack Kirby), a tale of man who by simple contact can get visual flashes of events that involve the subject, and "Diary of a Dead Woman," (Script by Mike Friedrich & art by Jose Delbo), in which a woman who lives a miserable existence in her home finds solace with a mysterious man in a mansion. Issue also has "Reincarnation: Fact or Fancy? The Strange Story of Devi" text feature. Cover price changes to 20 cents. Cover price $0.20.

Welcome to the world of the Dark Mansion, a world of the unknown, the suspenseful, and the strange. Anthology type comic featuring suspenseful and spooky stories. This issue features "Eye of the Beholder," (Script by Robert Kanigher & art by Howard Chaykin and Tony DeZuniga) in which a man gets lost in the woods and is taken to the safety of a family's house and once there, two sisters fall in love with him and he must choose one, "The Immortality Thieves" (Story & Art Credits: unknown) in which brothers battle for a youth serum, and "The Royal Right," (Script by Joe Orlando & Bob Kanigher & art by Bill Draut) in which a ruler goes by the rules of his kingdom in the modern world. Issue also has "Realm of the Mystic" feature and a Mike Kaluta cover and splash page. Cover price $0.20.

Welcome to the world of the Dark Mansion, a world of the unknown, the suspenseful, and the strange. Anthology type comic featuring suspenseful and spooky stories. This issue features "Twilight of the Cat," (Script by Gerry Conway & art by Ernie Chua) in which an artist sent to a family's mansion to paint the family encounters mystery and cats, "Just Imagine," (Script by Jack Oleck & Art by Ernie Santiago) in which a man with no imagination enters an unnatural world, and ""The Blank Space," in which a man cannot control his blackouts. Issue has a Mike Kaluta cover and splash page. Cover price $0.20.