Mystery comic books graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,230.00 Paper: Brittle Slab: See item notes Very brittle pages. (see images) Label #4099962003

Cover by Grieg Chapian. Stories by Paul Graham, Steven Dahlman, Bob Butts, James P. McGague, George Loomis, John Kolb, Harry Campbell, and Malcolm Kildale. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Fantom of the Fair, Kern'l Kilgore, Larry Kane, Steve Raymond, Bill and Davey, Tiger, Jon Linton, and Speed Centaur. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $480.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3880395001

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist tries to convince future Earth of the folly of shooting convicted criminals into space. A prisoner gets a chance to escape his cruel captors, or so he thinks. A dark spoof of the movie High Noon, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that resulted in Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. Supreme Penalty; Low Noon; Torture; Regent 3! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $469.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #2045610004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.07) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist tries to convince future Earth of the folly of shooting convicted criminals into space. A prisoner gets a chance to escape his cruel captors, or so he thinks. A dark spoof of the movie High Noon, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that resulted in Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. Supreme Penalty; Low Noon; Torture; Regent 3! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $370.00 Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Tape on interior cover. Label #2017097003

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Henpecked Abner contends with his domineering wife over their shared bathroom, until one day Abner just snaps. A dark spoof of The Three Musketeers finds the sinister Milady with a secret advantage against the heroes. A harried businessman is tormented by letters from Death, promising an impending meeting. Clean As a Whistle; The Three Musketeers; Paranoia; A Promise Kept. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $295.00 Paper: Off white Label #4122534005

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Henpecked Abner contends with his domineering wife over their shared bathroom, until one day Abner just snaps. A dark spoof of The Three Musketeers finds the sinister Milady with a secret advantage against the heroes. A harried businessman is tormented by letters from Death, promising an impending meeting. Clean As a Whistle; The Three Musketeers; Paranoia; A Promise Kept. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $295.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #3845867002

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Henpecked Abner contends with his domineering wife over their shared bathroom, until one day Abner just snaps. A dark spoof of The Three Musketeers finds the sinister Milady with a secret advantage against the heroes. A harried businessman is tormented by letters from Death, promising an impending meeting. Clean As a Whistle; The Three Musketeers; Paranoia; A Promise Kept. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $279.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2055589011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.37) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Manny Stallman, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Sarah's uncle brings a macabre trophy back from India - a severed hand that grants wishes, in a pastiche of the horror classic "The Monkey's Paw." A wife-killer is pursued by the corpse of his victim. Halloween partiers are forced into a macabre scavenger hunt by a strange creature. Plus a vintage ad for a "Savage Australian Boomerang." Hand of the Yogi; Jack of Horror; Halloween Nightmare; Shadows on the Tomb; The Return of the Mummies; Mark of the Vampires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $105.00 Paper: White Label #4290729009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout.

Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "The Thing Called Illona," "Behemoth," "The Metamorphs," and "Death is the Hunter." Issue also has one-page text feature "The Strangling Pearls" and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. Inside front cover promotes some of the first Gold Key "Poster- Comics," a comic book which came with large poster. Poster-Comics advertised are the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Dark Shadows. On cover: 10053-903, March. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $111.00 Paper: White Label #4325857022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.33) will be charged at checkout.

Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "The Day It Rained Monsters," "The Woodworker of Wencelas," and "Creature of the Sargasso Sea." Issue also has one-page text feature "The Thing" and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. On cover: 10053-003, March. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $103.00 Paper: White Label #2097882015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.09) will be charged at checkout.

April 1986. Joey Cavalieri invites you on an eerie journey "In Quest of a Caretaker." Elvira's search for Cain takes her to bloody, feudal Japan and Samurai Warriors! Written by Cavalieri and Robert Kanigher, with art by Bob Oksner and Angel Trinidad. Cover by Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $546.00 Paper: White Label #1293212005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.38) will be charged at checkout.

New! Improved! More shock and schlock with the Mistress of the Dark! Tales written by Joey Cavalieri, Rory Metcalf and Robert Kanigher, and drawn by Mark Beachum, Tom Grindberg and Dick Ayers! Cover by Beachum. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $82.00 Paper: White Label #4193189002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout.

Special sideways issue! Twice as many pages of story! More info on the big contest! And: For the first time ever - fans' letters! Tales written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum, Robert Kanigher, Joey Cavalieri and Elizabeth M. Smith, and drawn by Tom Grindberg, George Freeman, Jess Jodloman, Ric Estrada and Charles Nicholas. Cover by Mark Beachum. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $97.00 Paper: White Label #4330229007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.91) will be charged at checkout.

Pure science fiction! New editor, Ed Hannigan, promises this will be the best issue yet! Plus: More big contest details! Featuring "The Dollmaker" by James Geldhof, and "Star Born" by Mike W. Barr and Tom Yeates. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz (featuring Adam Strange). Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $570.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0905115002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $249.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0962550006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Mooney. "The Clay-Creep Clan" featuring Dial H for Hero, script by Dave Wood, art by Jim Mooney; The Clay King has developed a formula to give his henchmen pliable powers to help in their crimes, but Robby's heroes are able to stop the gang. Superman ad. Half-page Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. "Your Free Trip Around the World!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; After telling the boys some tales, the sea captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading. Swing with Scooter ad. "The Devil Men of Pluto" starring J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; The Devil Men of Pluto come to Earth looking for a stolen treasure. A Showcase Disgrace -- The Inferior Five ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $345.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4340754009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction "Welcome to the House of Mystery" by Joe Orlando; 6 page story "Sour Note" written by E. Nelson Bridwell and drawn by Jerry Grandenetti & George Roussos; 3 page Cain's True Case Files story "The Man Who Murdered Himself" written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by Berni Wrightson (first pro work); 1 page Page 13 filler "Roll The Lucky Dice" written by Joe Orlando and drawn by Sergio Aragones; 2 page Cain's Game Room filler by Sergio Aragones; 10 page story "The Widow's Walk" written by Howie Post and drawn by Neal Adams & Joe Orlando; 1 page Cain's True Case Files filler "The Dead Tell Tales." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $120.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4345477013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction "Welcome to the House of Mystery" by Joe Orlando; 6 page story "Sour Note" written by E. Nelson Bridwell and drawn by Jerry Grandenetti & George Roussos; 3 page Cain's True Case Files story "The Man Who Murdered Himself" written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by Berni Wrightson (first pro work); 1 page Page 13 filler "Roll The Lucky Dice" written by Joe Orlando and drawn by Sergio Aragones; 2 page Cain's Game Room filler by Sergio Aragones; 10 page story "The Widow's Walk" written by Howie Post and drawn by Neal Adams & Joe Orlando; 1 page Cain's True Case Files filler "The Dead Tell Tales." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $45.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4345477014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.35) will be charged at checkout.

First 15 cent issue. Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 11 page story "Sir Greeley's Revenge!" written by Otto Binder and drawn by Frank Springer; 1 page Page 13 filler written by Joe Orlando and drawn by Sergio Aragones; 10 page story "The Siren of Satan" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Berni Wrightson; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler by Sergio Aragones. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $385.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0910450001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "Boom!", art by Jerry Grandenetti; A skydiver lands at the House of Mystery, but Cain learns that the unexpected guest is already dead. Ads for Supergirl and The Flash. Statement of ownership:Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 173,206; Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 168,174. One-page Room 13 board game, art by Sergio Aragonés. "Voice from the Dead...," art by Wally Wood; After his death, the ghost of James Chaffin helps his family to find his hidden final will that rights the mistake he made in a previous version. Half-page Cain's Game Room cartoons, art by Joe Orlando. "The Beautiful Beast," script by Joe Gill, art by Al Williamson; Escaped convict Joe Carver flees into a swamp where he meets a beautiful woman with a ruby necklace; He tries to steal the necklace, which leads to his death. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $199.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3810281007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "Boom!", art by Jerry Grandenetti; A skydiver lands at the House of Mystery, but Cain learns that the unexpected guest is already dead. Ads for Supergirl and The Flash. Statement of ownership:Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 173,206; Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 168,174. One-page Room 13 board game, art by Sergio Aragonés. "Voice from the Dead...," art by Wally Wood; After his death, the ghost of James Chaffin helps his family to find his hidden final will that rights the mistake he made in a previous version. Half-page Cain's Game Room cartoons, art by Joe Orlando. "The Beautiful Beast," script by Joe Gill, art by Al Williamson; Escaped convict Joe Carver flees into a swamp where he meets a beautiful woman with a ruby necklace; He tries to steal the necklace, which leads to his death. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $70.00 CGC Qualified Paper: Off white to white Page 9 Missing Label #4345477015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 11 page story "Dark City of Doom" written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 1 page Cain's Gargoyles filler drawn by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Room 13 activity by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by John Albano; 8 page story "House of Madness!" drawn by Berni Wrightson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $249.99 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Neal Adams on 7/22/11 Label #1046025009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Neal Adams. Featuring: 11 page story "Dark City of Doom" written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 1 page Cain's Gargoyles filler drawn by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Room 13 activity by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by John Albano; 8 page story "House of Madness!" drawn by Berni Wrightson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $189.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3696249007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "No Strings Attached!", script by Len Wein, art by Bill Draut; A puppeteer is evicted from his house and dies without knowing that the children he entertained have not forgotten him; His puppets come to life to enact revenge on the heartless man who stole their master's home. One-page Room 13 cartoon, art by Sergio Aragonés. One-page Cain's Game Room, art by Sergio Aragonés. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation: Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 180,642; Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 176,497. "The Hanging Tree!", script by Jack Oleck, art by Tony deZuniga; A witch's curse destroys a man hundreds of years later. "Night Prowler!", script by Len Wein, art by Bernie Wrightson; On Christmas Eve, a man and his wife are awakened by the sounds of a prowler in the house. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $189.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4345477017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Bat Out of Hell," script by Jack Oleck, art by Nestor Redondo; Adam Leach kills his wife and hides her body in a wall but a giant vampire bat begins to torment him. "The Fantastic Wishing Well," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A criminal finds a wishing well that grants his wishes. One page of Cain's Gargoyles cartoons, art by Sergio Aragones. One page of Cain's Gargoyles cartoons, art by Sergio Aragones. "Countdown," art by Ralph Reese; Peter and Jason were competing to be the pilot on the first mission to Mars until Peter killed Jason to ensure he would be the pilot. "Things Old... Things Forgotten," art by Bernie Wrightson; Igor Lazlo is creating a road thru the Old Hills in Central Europe but some creature is stopping his progress. "Who Am I?", art by Bernard Baily; A man with amnesia is forced to steal against his will by a disembodied head. He is a robot, and the head belongs to his creator; When the police trail the robot home, the scientist tries to escape, but he and the robot end up falling to their deaths. 1.5-page "Trick Or Treat" story, art by Michael W. Kaluta; A lethal virus is being transported on the Titanic. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 204 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4386162009

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "All In The Family...," script by Mary Skrenes (as Virgil North) and Bernie Wrightson (plot), art by Bernie Wrightson; When Fred and Mary are stranded in the swamp they find a house that Mary had nightmares about the night before. One page of Cain's Game Room cartoons, art by Sergio Aragones. Realm of the Mystics page, art by Jack Sparling; Retelling of the Muslim legend of Zacornu, the Tree of Demons. "Never Deal With a Demon," script by Jack Oleck, art by Win Mortimer; Cooper summons a demon to give him money and he is safe from the demon as long as he doesn't go thru a red door. "To Die for Magda!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Alex Nino; Stephan is tricked into signing a fake confession stating that he's a warlock. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 207 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3998761003

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Last Ritual, Last Rites," script by Bill Meredith, art by Bill Payne; Bennett wants his wife dead but fears that her Hindu servant is prolonging his life. Cain's Game Room cartoon page, art by John Albano. "The Spell!", art by Jim Starlin; Ol' Nell tries to conjure up a demon. Cain's Rumpus Room humor page, art by Joe Schenkman. "This Evil Demon Loves People!", script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Jack Sparling; A baby demon is trapping people who cross him in bottles. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $293.22 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4354865005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "For Money...For Love!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Alfredo Alcala; Mr. Lawson will not let his daughter marry John because he is poor; John becomes a grave robber to earn enough money for the marriage. Cain's Game Room cartoon half-page, script and art by Bill Riley. "Maniacs," script by Steve Skeates, art by Ruben Yandoc; A werewolf is hunted by a local sheriff. "Tomorrow, I Hang!", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Jim Aparo; Mario is sentenced to death by hanging but he is looking forward to it as it will complete his transformation into a vampire; Unfortunately for him, the method of execution is changed at the last moment. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $995.00 Paper: White Slab: See item notes Minor front/back crack(s), under 1". Minor side/edge crack(s), less than 1". Label #4362037004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($29.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Deliver Us from Evil," script by Jack Oleck, art by Nestor Redondo; The peasants ask Dravos to kill the werewolf that is terrorizing their valley; Little do they know that they are exchanging a werewolf for something more sinister. Cain's Game Room cartoon page, art by Sergio Aragonés. "Money To Burn," script by Jack Oleck, art by Dan Green; John Avery thinks he can buy his way into heaven. "Unholy Change!", script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Gerry Talaoc; George Farson discovers that a magic mirror will let him slip into alternate versions of history. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 212 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4092304001

Cover art by Michael Wm. Kaluta. "Ever After," pencils by John Calnan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Warren thinks he'll easily get control of his girlfriend's inheritance once her father dies, but the tables are turned when he learns that she is a vampire. Superboy ad. "Oh, Mom! Oh, Dad! You've Sent Me Away to Summer Camp... and I'm So Sad!", script by Michael Fleisher and Maxene Fabe, art by Alex Nino; Little wheelchair-bound Richard is left by his parents at a strange summer camp; After one of the kids apparently drowns in a lake, the others begin murdering, one by one, the counselors, thinking they are aliens out to conquer the earth; Richard then tells this to the head counselor, but the other kids find out and want to kill him. Statement of ownership; Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 175,134; Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 188,466. "Halfway to Hell," script by Jack Oleck, art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); A criminal is shot by the police and awakens on a train full of dead people; Knowing that the final destination of the train must be hell, he demands to return to Earth, which he does, only to find that he is completely and permanently paralyzed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 282 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4394792007

Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction starring Cain, Len Wein and Jack C. Harris, drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 7 page story "The Lady Killer Craves Blood!" written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Jerry Talaoc; 2 page story "I'm Off To My Funeral" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Mar Amongo; 1 page story "Cain's Game Room" by Dave Manak; 6 page story "Some Place Where The Sun Don't Shine" written by Robert Ingersoll and drawn by Mike Sekowsky & John Celardo. Plus: 29 page Superman advertising insert for Radio Shack "The Computers That Saved Metropolis!", where Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control, written by Cary Bates and drawn by Jim Starlin & Dick Giordano. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 283 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4394792008

Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Len Wein and drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 8 page story "One Last Beautiful Swindle!" written by Sheldon Mayer and drawn by Romeo Tanghal & John Celardo; 8 page story "Kill Me Gently!" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Alex Nino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $255.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3951045005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.65) will be charged at checkout.

1st "I... Vampire!" Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Len Wein and drawn by Greg Curry; 10 page I... Vampire! story "I... Vampire!" starring Andrew Bennett (introduction), Deborah Dancer, Dmitri Mishkin and Mary Seward (flashback), written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Tom Sutton; 5 page story "An Exercise in Fear" written by Murray Boltinoff (as Bill Dennehy) and drawn by Ernie Chan; 7 page story "Special Defects" written by George Kashdan & Don Glut (story idea) and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 1 page Cain's Game Room story by Dave Manak. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $35.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #4350382010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Adrian Gonzales; 12 page I... Vampire story "By the Time We Got to Woodstock..." written by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn and drawn by Paris Cullins, Adrian Gonzales & Tom Sutton; 3 page story "The Game of Fear" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Jess Jodloman; 6 page story "Eyes of Love" written by Bruce Jones and drawn by E.R. Cruz; 1 page Cain story by Stephen DeStefano.I dont know how to see when a title was set up though. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $185.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #4350382011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Adrian Gonzales; 10 page I...Vampire! story "Side Effects" written by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn and drawn by Adrian Gonzales & Tom Sutton; 6 page story "Food For Thought!" written by Steve Skeates and drawn by Rodin Rodriguez; 5 page story "Germ of Greed!" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Sal Trapani; 1 page I... Baby Vampire! story by Stephen DeStefano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $185.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4350382012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Ron Randall; 18 page I... Vampire! story "The Final Chapter: Dreams of Death!" written by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn and drawn by Tom Sutton; 4 page story "At The Hollywood Deli" written by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn and drawn by Jerry Ordway. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $103.80 Paper: White Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well Canadian Price Variant. Label #3836303025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.11) will be charged at checkout.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Adrian Gonzales; 12 page I... Vampire! story "Witch Hunt" written by Bruce Jones and drawn by Tom Sutton; 4 page story "Through A Lens, Darkly" written by Todd Klein and drawn by Lou Manna & Sam Grainger; 6 page story "The Old Boy Network" written by Joey Cavalieri and drawn by Tor F. Infante. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $36.00 Paper: White Label #4197837024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.08) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Matthew Sturges, Peter Milligan, Matt Wagner, Bill Willingham and Chris Roberson. Art by Luca Rossi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Amy Reeder Hadley, Mark Buckingham, Kevin Nowlan, and Mike Allred. Cover by Esao Andrews It's Halloween at The House of Mystery, and that can only mean one thing: the bash of a lifetime! But when Fig discovers a strange mask in the attic, she begins having visions of everywhere the mask has been, and she quickly becomes the life and death of the party. This special 48-page annual contains a framing story by the regular HOUSE OF MYSTERY creative team of writer Matthew Sturges and artists Luca Rossi and Jose Marzan Jr. Also included is a series of short stories from a few regular Vertigo titles including HELLBLAZER by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini and MADAME XANADU by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley and Richard Friend as well as a special MERV PUMPKINHEAD tale (the first in over 8 years!)by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Kevin Nowlan! In addition, you'll be treated to a yarn spotlighting the upcoming new monthly series I, ZOMBIE by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred! Plus, a Q&A with the creative teams to uncover their scariest Halloween costumes, memories and other sordid tricks and treats as we salute the holiday that has made Vertigo world famous for all things dark and frightening! 48 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $94.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Unknown Comics Edition. Label #0361208011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

Unknown Comics variant cover by InHyuk Lee. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Thony Silas. WHAT MAYHEM HAS THE RETURN OF THE MUTANT WITH METAL CLAWS CAUSED IN MADRIPOOR? When Wolverine's former alter-ego Patch is sighted on the streets of Madripoor, the infamous island of ill-repute, Kitty Pryde pulls together a group of Logan's closest friends to try and find him: Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino, and Jubilee. What they discover is a twisted cabal of crime and dark mysteries that will take these X-Men from the depths of Lowtown to the stars circling overhead in the Hunt For Wolverine. 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Unknown Comics variant cover by InHyuk Lee. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Thony Silas. WHAT MAYHEM HAS THE RETURN OF THE MUTANT WITH METAL CLAWS CAUSED IN MADRIPOOR? When Wolverine's former alter-ego Patch is sighted on the streets of Madripoor, the infamous island of ill-repute, Kitty Pryde pulls together a group of Logan's closest friends to try and find him: Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino, and Jubilee. What they discover is a twisted cabal of crime and dark mysteries that will take these X-Men from the depths of Lowtown to the stars circling overhead in the Hunt For Wolverine. 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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"The Scarecrow," art by Russ Heath; Scrawny Tim Blake buys a magic potion to build up his muscles, which is very successful at first, until it sends his body out of control. "The Pact" text story. "Don't Look!," art by Jay Scott Pike; A madman offers to give an attorney a magic mirror that reveals how people will look in the future but there is a secret terrible cost. "How Clumsy Can Ya Be?," art by Howard Post; A would-be magician bungles his training in India, and when he returns to the States to begin his career, he bungles his first performance, too. "Thru the Door," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A boxer's manager tries to persuade the boxer's wife to run away with him, but the boxer overhears and chases after them; They barricade themselves in a room, but the manager then learns that the woman is really a hungry vampire. The Hiding Place, art by Gene Colan; When Ann and her lover Paul are confronted by Ann's husband, she panics and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Scarecrow," art by Russ Heath; Scrawny Tim Blake buys a magic potion to build up his muscles, which is very successful at first, until it sends his body out of control. "The Pact" text story. "Don't Look!," art by Jay Scott Pike; A madman offers to give an attorney a magic mirror that reveals how people will look in the future but there is a secret terrible cost. "How Clumsy Can Ya Be?," art by Howard Post; A would-be magician bungles his training in India, and when he returns to the States to begin his career, he bungles his first performance, too. "Thru the Door," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A boxer's manager tries to persuade the boxer's wife to run away with him, but the boxer overhears and chases after them; They barricade themselves in a room, but the manager then learns that the woman is really a hungry vampire. The Hiding Place, art by Gene Colan; When Ann and her lover Paul are confronted by Ann's husband, she panics and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gene Colan. "The Slug!," art by Russ Heath; A wealthy man's brother attempts to induce transformative nightmares through hypnosis so that he can inherit the wealth when the victim is committed to an asylum. "Sculptor of the Dead" text story. "Where the Vampire Flies," art by Robert Q. Sale; This story is about a married couple who are both vampires but hide the secret from each other as they fear the other would hate them if they knew. "The Man Who Owned a World," pencils by Vic Carrabotta, inks by Jack Abel; A hateful man who bullies his stepson realizes in the last moments of his life that the one person who hates him most in the world is himself. "The Right Bait," art by Vic Carrabotta; A hunter falls prey to a canny jungle monster who lays a trap of treasure for greedy men. "The Star Men!," art by Dick Ayers; Aliens telepathically instruct a boy on how to build a rocket to their planet; When he arrives, they interview him about what life is like on Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Anderson. "Vampire Tale," art by Doug Wildey; A man wrapped in bandages is on trial for murder after slaying a vampire. "The Curse" text story. "Man Alone!," art by Al Eadeh; Communists get the idea to swap a spy for the village idiot in a centrally located village by taking a hermit and training him to pass for the idiot. "The Man Who Wasn't," art by Bill Walton; A man invents a youth serum and wishes to give it to the oldest member of an old folks home, but the man doesn't want it. "The Vultures," art by Mannie Banks; Unknown to his children, a man leaves his estate to the ones who attend his funeral. "The Question!," art by Vic Carrabotta; An inventor who loves his wife asks an electronic brain which he devised two questions, 'When will my wife die?' and 'When will I die?' 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. "Behind the Locked Door!," art by Pete Tumlimson; When a man with a robotics researcher as a girlfriend gets a robot from her, it builds itself a girlfriend robot. "The Ray Machine," art by Tony DiPreta. "The Un-Human!," art by John Forte; When an alien spy assumes the shape and mind of a servant of the top scientist in the country in order to learn of Earth's defenses, he absorbs some of the goodness of the man's soul, and thus does not reveal to his evil alien masters that they will be destroyed when they attack Earth. "The Little Things!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Howard Post; A man finds that the oriental figures his wife buys somehow turn into the real thing when they are broken; He wants to be rid of her, so he buys a rattlesnake figurine. "It Waits In the Tank!," art by Vince Colletta; When a man acquires a strange sea creature it slowly transfers into his body and switches minds, leaving him inside the tank starring out at the alien being which has seized his form. "The Witch Burning," art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Quick-Change!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A guy in love with an evil woman tries to woo her with an amulet which changes him into legendary creatures but she steals it to commit robberies; After one success she realizes that she doesn't know any more legendary creatures so she rushes into the library with police right behind her. "The Man in Black!" text story. "After Man...What?", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Powell; A man discovers that Starlings have actually come from the moon and are planning on displacing humans on Earth. "Hector!", art by John Tartaglione; A woman who has a robot servant for a husband is the envy of all the other neighborhood women. "The Messenger!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Abel; A warehouse employee from the future gets the foreman taken away as a mental case after he shows him impossible products. "The Crazy Car!", art by Bill Everett; When a stranger approaches Karl Baxter on the street and invites him to take a test drive in his car: a car that runs on no fuel of any kind, Karl decides to kill the old man and figure out a way to duplicate the engine in the car so that he can make a fortune....or so HE thinks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. "Too Human!," pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Alien invaders adapt the same form of humans to learn their weaknesses but grow to like them, and when their masters demand they report in, they tell them that the humans are dangerous and smash the communicator. "The Cylinder!" text story. "The Missing Men," pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "The Man With No Past," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Joe Maneely; An artist who's been working with a publisher for a year suffers from severe claustrophobia; His boss refers him to a psychiatrist who puts him under hypnosis. "The Hog!," art by Joe Kubert; A reckless driver enjoys being the 'road hog' so much he designs mirrors to magnify the expressions of his motorist victims; A hitchhiker berates him for his behavior and tells him someday you'll "meet a bigger hog than yourself." "The Hidden Vampire!," art by Fred Kida; An American reporter investigating stories of a vampire in Hungary meets his end when he realizes that the castle he's been poking around in is itself the vampire in disguise. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. "Mission On Earth," pencils by Art Peddy; A fantasy writer is visited by aliens who wish him to teach them human emotions so that they can observe humans undetected. "Strange Pursuit" text story. "Haunted House," pencils by Larry Woromay; A man takes a bet to spend the night in a haunted house and ends up the ghost which haunts the house. "The Man Who Watched," art by John Forte; An East German plots to murder his business partner and then get help from an Allied soldier stationed just across the border, but the soldier is actually a statue and does not respond to his plea. "The Blaster," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Martian gun-runners arm select humans with advanced weaponry hoping that they will battle amongst themselves and leave them as easy pickings for an invasion force. "The Human Germ," art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. "Gone...But Not Forgotten?," art by John Forte; An alien child makes off with Earth city landmarks. "Trapped!" text story. "Yvette," art by Marvin Stein; Two ghosts search for each other on the streets of Paris. "Revenge!," art by Ed Winiarski; A man in a labor camp plots his revenge against a co-prisoner responsible for his being there, but has the ill luck of following him into the gas chamber on the day of his scheduled execution. "The Doll House!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Gene Colan; Now that she's twelve, a girl's parents think she is too old for her dollhouse, so they put it in the attic. "Clinging Vine," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Manny Stallman; An explorer has a theory that ivy is plotting against mankind; They put him in a padded cell, where ivy sneaks in through the bars and strangles him before anyone notices. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. "The Locked Drawer!", art by Bill Benulis; A couple buy a dresser that used to belong to a witch and the bottom drawer does not open; They are curious because of a story the furniture dealer told them about the witch keeping all of her secrets in the bottom drawer, and so they attempt to open it, without success. "High Pressure Man!", art by John Tartaglione; A desperate publicity man is trying to use gimmicks to garner attention, but with his new client, the schemes don't work out; First he tells the man to enter the lion cage at the zoo but the beasts appear uninterested so he enters to attempt a rescue, but he ends up needing to be rescued by his client from the animals; Second he tells the client to enter a burning building and he will enter to rescue him but he is overcome by smoke and the client has to carry him out. "The Stone Bird," art by Angelo Torres; A farmer is plagued by a gargoyle that nightly devours his chickens. "The Journey" text story, art by Carl Burgos. "The Long Night," pencils by Paul Reinman; A man believes that his relatives are just waiting for him to die so they can get his money and that he hates them; When he is under the impression he has died, he finds himself in an afterlife where he is stopped from boarding a beautiful boat taking people to the promised land. "The Eager Beaver!", art by Mort Lawrence; A man who always wants to be first in line for public events in order to photographed by the newspapers regrets when he signs up to be the first man launched to Mars. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. "Three Frightened People," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A soldier's spirit shows up in time to save his family from three escaped convicts. "The Wish" text story, art by John Forte. "The Black Book," art by Manny Stallman; An evil sea captain reads a spell from a book of black magic wishing for a sea calm as a "sea of glass" and winds up inside of a bottle. "Mr. Know-It-All," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; A carnival operator is in cahoots with Moon men. "Into Thin Air!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; Elephants go to another planet when they die. "Someone Is in My Room," art by Bob Brown; A sick person's spirit rests up in his room while his body goes to work. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.