We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Without knowing anything about her, hes willing to marry her. As the comics code authoritys strict upkeep began coming into question in the late 1960s, editor joe orlando decided that the house. Otherwise, the cover and all pages are securely attached, the color gloss is great, and the comic is flat and complete. It also had a companion series named house of secrets. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. The titles first issue contained stories of the supernatural. House of mystery house of secrets comic book price list.
Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. House of mystery comics elviras house of mystery comic. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Great classic art and horror stories with a neal adams cover and story art. Wyn and his wife rose wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. We offer best value by far of any comic subscription box. They added mystery to the title after the first book, even though it was a. Interior art is by george roussos, howard sherman, and mort meskin.
In 198687, dc comics would published a new series, elviras house of mystery. The house of mystery is the title of several different horror suspense anthology comic book series from dc comics in the time from 19511983. Hopefully you will be able to pause it and read it if. House of mystery was an anthology series published by dc comics, running for 321 issues from 1951 to 1983. Read house of mystery 2008 comic online free and high quality. As the comics code authoritys strict upkeep began coming into question in. House of mystery was revamped again in the silver age, changing its focus to super heroes for the first time in issue 143 and until 155 it would star martian manhunter. Order today and your comic mystery box arrives in 24 days. Ted perry, a debunker of supernatural claims, drives a car that was cursed by murdock the magician.
The poster plague, script by steve skeates, art by sergio aragones. 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. House of mystery 2008 comic read house of mystery 2008. This can be a first issue, store exclusive, variant cover, signed comic, key issue. Much like the twilight zone they have twists and you can often see them coming a mile away. The wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the periodical house and magazine publishers names since 1928. Quality comics was an american comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the golden age of comic books. The conception almost certainly, and possibly cain as well. 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 started out as a horror anthology, featuring tales of the supernatural as well as supernaturalthemed mystery stories. Along with house of secrets, house of mystery anchored dcs gothic and mystery line of comics for over 30 years.
The main narrative has enough strangeness and, well, mystery, to propel the story forward, and the small little flashback tales are an added facet to this. In 198687, dc comics published a new series, elviras house of mystery. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. House of mystery comics price guide sell my comic books. Here are values for the first 100 issues of the series. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s.
Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. Get the best deals on house of mystery when you shop the largest. Click v for details, in stock, value, save, todays price. Values of house of mystery free comic book price guide. This is the first appearance of cain, the caretaker the and host of the house of mystery. Someone has been putting up outdated posters on a college campus. Elviras house of mystery comic read elviras house of.
Cgc census data for canadian price variant and regular comic books. The writers, bill willingham and lilah sturges credited as matthew sturges, debuted the series in july 2008 under the vertigo imprint of dc comics. Feb 07, 2007 the house of mystery and the house of secrets are full of fun short stories. We added a few later key books where they are worth more than the average. 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. 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. The first 173 issues featured sciencefiction and weird mystery stories, wi house of mystery vol 1 19511983 house of mystery was an anthology series published by dc comics, running for 321 issues from 1951 to 1983. When the 1950s comic industry was dominated by horror titles, dc comics joined in the craze.
The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. They make a short appearance in the beginning, where it turns out that cains home, the house of mystery, has mysteriously vanished. George ringler is on death row for a murder he didnt. As a way to trick reluctant readers into buying an anthology series, house of mystery seems to work. House of mystery 1951 comic read house of mystery 1951. With the growing backlash against american horror comics in the mid1950s, as well as the advent of the comics code authority and its restrictions on horrorthemed storylines banning stories.
Notable, longrunning titles published by quality included blackhawk, feature comics, g. Ace comics was the banner under which pulp magazine publisher aaron a. That doesnt take away from the value of the story but it adds to the schlocky fun. The series was a quasifollow up towards the original series, with famed horror movie hostess elvira temporarily taking over the job as caretaker of the house of mystery, introducing horror stories similar to the original series. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. Comics shown in these photos are just some examples of those included in our comic mystery boxes. Were a small press comic book publisher in boise, idaho.
This page contains information about house of mystery volume 1. The house of mystery and the house of secrets are full of fun short stories. Conceived as a mystery, horror and suspense anthology comic series, house of mystery featured supernatural themed tales. The first 173 issues featured sciencefiction and weird mystery stories, with recurring features including martian manhunter and dial h for hero. Unboxing house of mystery comics from metropolis comics. The series was a quasifollow up of the original series, with famed horror movie. In china, amid his glimmering mountaintop palace, an evil wizard desires a young peasant girl he sees in a vision. See more ideas about comic books, horror comics and comic book covers. Cain continues to present the stories hes discovered in the house of mystery. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The series lasted for 42 issues july, 2008december, 2011 and two annuals. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. The wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the periodical house and magazine publishers names since.
It is the house of mystery, though, and would you expect answers in the first issue. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. December 1951january 1952 october 1983 number of issues published. Find the value of the dc comic house of mystery volume 1. Private investigator carter blake falls head over heels in love with jean brewster. We have a passion for bringing comic book writers and artists together to enhance to. A business scam is exposed to take over shareholder value. House of mystery 19511983 1st series comic books mycomicshop. House of secrets comic book price guide the series that gave birth to the swamp thing, house of secrets was otherwise a fairly run of the mill horror slash mystery series.