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The House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1951 to 1983. It had a companion series, House of Secrets.
First series
When it started, it featured three or four stories of horror and suspense in each issue. With issue #143 (June 1964), the Martian Manhunter series moved over from Detective Comics. He would continue here until #158 (April, 1966).With issue #156 (January, 1966), Dial H for Hero begins and is the cover feature until issue #173 (March-April 1968). At this point, House of Mystery returns to being a true horror-mystery anthology title.
With #175 (May-June 1968), almost all the tales were introduced by a character named Cain, "able care taker" of the House of Mystery, who was also one of the hosts of Plop! and who later became a recurring character in The Sandman. The horror format began with the previous issue, including a character resembling the Phantom Stranger. Four issues from this era, #s 260, 267, 268 and 274, feature stories by T. Casey Brennan.
Its most famous recurring feature was I...Vampire, which dealt with a heroic vampire, Andrew Bennett, who sought to defeat his nemesis and former lover Mary, the Queen of Blood. This series began in #290 (March, 1981) and would last until #319 (August, 1983), two issues before the title ended with #321 (October, 1983).
The series won a good deal of recognition in the comics industry, including the Shazam Award for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1972 for "The Demon Within" in #201 by John Albano and Jim Aparo, and the Shazam Award for Best Humor Story in 1972 for "The Poster Plague" by Steve Skeates and Sergio Aragones.
In its last years, the series was edited by Karen Berger, who ultimately founded the Vertigo imprint. this series is generally regarded as one of Vertigo's roots.[1]
Issues #174-194 of this series have been reprinted in black and white in the Showcase presents House of Mystery collection. A second Showcase collection includes issues #195-211. A one shot reprint (in color), Welcome Back to the House of Mystery, featured ten of the most highly-regarded stories as selected by Alisa Kwitney in a Cain wraparound by Neil Gaiman and Sergio Aragonés, under the Vertigo imprint. The first issue from 1951 was also reissued under the Vertigo imprint. [1]
Elvira's House of Mystery
In 1986-87, DC comics would published a new series, Elvira's House of Mystery. It would last 11 issues plus a special.House of Mystery
The House of Mystery also exists as a location in the DC Universe (in Kentucky) and the Dreaming. The origins of the House of Mystery are unknown. In fact, very little is known about the House of Mystery in general, lending credence to its name. The architecture is indeterminate and actually changes periodically. The same holds true for the inside of the house: the rooms constantly shift about, and one never enters the same room twice. The House of Mystery lies in the same graveyard as the House of Secrets, its companion. Whereas Abel resides in the House of Secrets, Cain makes the House of Mystery his abode.Cain is not the only person to have resided within the House; in addition to boarders, including Mister Mxyzptlk, Elvira also took shelter within the House. Her brief stay in the House of Mystery is notable for two reasons: first, the House of Mystery is established as being the same House throughout its publication history. Three distinct personalities of the House are shown: the original horror House of Mystery, a dark humour "House of Weirdness"-style which harkened back to Cain's stint in Plop!, and the current version of the House of Mystery in Kentucky. The second reason is the timing of Elvira's stay. She took up residence during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, which resulted in an identity crisis for the House itself. Elvira, tasked by the House of Mystery to find Cain, took over his role of host for a brief period, while Cain was relegated to being the butt of jokes during occasional cameos.
The House of Mystery possesses sentience, along with mystic powers. It has possessed someone before, and merged with the House of Secrets briefly. This also ties into the constantly shifting appearance of the House of Mystery.
The House of Mystery appears mainly in various Vertigo titles, especially those tied into Neil Gaiman's Sandman; it has also appeared briefly in Resurrection Man. Most recently something called the House of Mystery appeared in 52 # 18, where it seems to have been used for some time as a base for a team of detectives called the Croatoan Society, which counts both Detective Chimp and Ralph Dibny as members. It is unclear if the Croatoan's House of Mystery this is meant to be the same as the original House of Mystery, a post-Infinite Crisis version of the original House of Mystery, or simply a different location with the same name. Cain's name did, however, appear on this house's mailbox, implying some sort of connection to the original House.
Superman (along with Mister Mxyzptlk) made an appearance in the house in issue #53 of DC Comics Presents. Batman entered the house in The Brave and the Bold #93.
References
- The House of Mystery (fan page)
External links
- House of Mystery #212 (1973) Alex Nino artwork from the series
DC Comics
Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Founded 1934, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (as National Allied Publications)
Headquarters 1700 Broadway, New York City, New York
Key people Paul Levitz (President and Publisher)
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Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Founded 1934, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (as National Allied Publications)
Headquarters 1700 Broadway, New York City, New York
Key people Paul Levitz (President and Publisher)
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The House of Secrets is the name of several mystery-suspense, anthology comic book series published by DC Comics. It had a companion series titled House of Mystery.
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Martian Manhunter is the superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as the Manhunter from Mars, a fictional comic book superhero who was created by DC Comics. He first appeared in the back-up story "The Strange Experiment of Dr.
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Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best-known for introducing the iconic fictional character Batman. It is, along with Action Comics
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Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time. The dial causes its possessor to become a new superhero with a different name, costume and powers each time it is
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Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters in the DC Comics universe based on the Biblical Cain and Abel.
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Publication history
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Plop! - "The New Magazine of Weird Humor!" was a comic book published by DC Comics in the mid 1970s. It falls into the horror / humor anthology genre. There were 24 issues in all and the series ran from Sep/Oct 1973 to Nov/Dec 1976.
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The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman. Published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo for 75 issues from 1989 until 1996, the series chronicles the adventures of Dream of The Endless, who rules over the world of dreams.
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The Phantom Stranger is a fictional character of unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces in various titles published by DC Comics, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint.
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Terrance Casey Brennan (August 11, 1948) is an American comic book writer and memoirist.
During the 1970s, he wrote for Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics anthologies Creepy and Eerie, and Vampirella.
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During the 1970s, he wrote for Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics anthologies Creepy and Eerie, and Vampirella.
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Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that are renowned for subsisting on human blood or lifeforce, but in some cases may prey on animals. Although vampires have different characteristics depending on which lore one reads, in most cases, they are described as reanimated
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John Albano was an American writer who worked in the comics industry. He was recognized for his work with the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division) in 1971, and the Shazam Award for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1972 for "The Demon Within" in
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Jim Aparo
Jim Aparo
Birth name James N. Aparo
Born 1932
Died July 19 2005
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller
Notable works Batman
Awards Shazam Award
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Jim Aparo
Birth name James N. Aparo
Born 1932
Died July 19 2005
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller
Notable works Batman
Awards Shazam Award
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Steve Skeates is an American comic book writer for industry leaders DC Comics and Marvel Comics, among others, on characters including the Spectre, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Aquaman, and Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine.
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Karen Berger is the editor of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, and one of the 1990s' most influential comic book editors.
Berger majored in English literature and art history while in college. She entered the comics profession in 1979 at DC, as an assistant to editor Paul Levitz.
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Berger majored in English literature and art history while in college. She entered the comics profession in 1979 at DC, as an assistant to editor Paul Levitz.
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Vertigo, in comics, may refer to:
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- Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics
- Vertigo (Marvel Comics), two Marvel Comics characters
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Showcase Presents is a line of black and white paperback books published by DC Comics. Created as DC's version of Essential Marvel Comics, each book includes 500+ pages of reprints, usually from the Silver Age.
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Alisa Kwitney is an American author.
Kwitney was born in New York City. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts Fiction Writing Program.
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Kwitney was born in New York City. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts Fiction Writing Program.
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Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
Born: November 10 1960
Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
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Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
Born: November 10 1960
Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
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Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine.
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DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky Seal
Nickname(s): Bluegrass State
Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall
Official language(s) English[1]
Capital Frankfort
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Flag of Kentucky Seal
Nickname(s): Bluegrass State
Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall
Official language(s) English[1]
Capital Frankfort
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The Dreaming is a fictional place, the domain of Dream of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comic book series. It is the world where people go to dream, and is a vague, shifting realm of symbol, belief, and imagination.
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- For the short story see The Boarding House.
A boarding house can also be called a "rooming house" (mainly in the United States) or a "lodging house".
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Mister Mxyzptlk (roughly pronounced Miks-yez-pit-lik, or "Mix-yez-pittle-ik", also nicknamed Mxy) is a fictional supervillain who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books.
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Elvira is a place name and a female given name. It is of Spanish origin, originally believed to be of Arabic origin, meaning "the white". Other theories is that it is of Germanic or West Gothic origin and that the name means "alert" or "trustworthy".
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Plop! - "The New Magazine of Weird Humor!" was a comic book published by DC Comics in the mid 1970s. It falls into the horror / humor anthology genre. There were 24 issues in all and the series ran from Sep/Oct 1973 to Nov/Dec 1976.
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