Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	December 2009
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Angela Rufino
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-10-07. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics.

Cover Details

Characters	Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Administrator Ceorel; Cain
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Esao Andrews
Inks	Esao Andrews
Colors	Esao Andrews

17 page House of Mystery story "Academics / Part Three of The Beauty of Decay"

Characters	Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon; Jordan Mayer; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine] (corpse); Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain
Genre	Horror
Script	Matthew Sturges
Pencils	Werther Dell'Edera
Inks	Jose Marzan, Jr. (pages 1-10, 16-17); Andrew Pepoy (pages 11-15)
Colors	Lee Loughridge
Letters	Todd Klein

5 page story "The Tale of Brutus the Bold"

Characters	Brutus; Amorata
Genre	Horror
Script	Matthew Sturges
Pencils	Jeff Lemire
Inks	Jeff Lemire
Colors	Lee Loughridge
Letters	Todd Klein

1 page On the Ledge promo (ad from the publisher) "On the Ledge [December 2009]: Editorial by Shelly Bond"

Characters	Shelly Bond (photo; in a mask)
Script	Shelly Bond
Pencils	? (photo); ?
Inks	? (photo); ?
Colors	? (photo); ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Shelly Bond answers letters from readers. Checklist for Vertigo Comics shipping October 2009.