Issue Details

Issue	#252
Published	May-June 1977
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Joe Orlando
Notes	Statement of Ownership appears in the issue. Average Paid Circulation: 124,000.

Cover Details

Genre	horror
Pencils	Neal Adams (signed)
Inks	Neal Adams (signed)
Notes	Statement of Ownership appears in the issue. Average Paid Circulation: 124,000.

5 page House of Mystery foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Glad to see you could make it back..."

Characters	Cain; Destiny
Genre	humor
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	John Calnan
Inks	Jack Abel
Notes	Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between some stories.

8 page story "The Devil Strikes at My Old Kentucky Home!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Don Perlin
Inks	Romeo Tanghal

1 page Cain & Abel filler "untitled"

Characters	Cain; Abel
Synopsis	Gag cartoons.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

6 page story "The House Called Blefestry"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Bill Kunkel
Pencils	Alfredo Alcala
Inks	Alfredo Alcala
Letters	Alfredo Alcala (?)

6 page story "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Jack Oleck
Pencils	Bill Draut
Inks	Bill Draut

8 page story "Markham's Masterpiece"

Characters	Caub (host)
Genre	horror
Script	David Michelinie
Pencils	Frank Redondo
Inks	Tex Blaisdell

1 page activity The "Hidden Talent" Puzzle

Characters	Cain
Synopsis	Word search puzzle.
Script	Bob Rozakis (puzzle constructed by)
Pencils	? (illo)
Inks	? (illo)
Notes	Puzzle constructed by Bob Rozakis.

2 page House of Mystery illustration "Here it is, folks!"

Synopsis	Pin-up of the House of Mystery (exterior).
Pencils	Derek Carter
Inks	Derek Carter

1 page filler "Witch's Tails"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gag cartoon.

8 page story "Grim Choice!"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Arnold Drake
Pencils	Frank Robbins
Inks	Frank Robbins

5 page story "Man Killers"

Characters	Cain (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Jack Oleck
Pencils	Rudy Florese
Inks	Rudy Florese

3 page story "The House of Secrets Speaks...Out"

Characters	Abel; Jenette Kahn; Joe Orlando
Genre	humor
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	John Calnan
Inks	Jack Abel

9 page story "From Beyond the Grave!"

Characters	Destiny (host)
Genre	horror
Script	Marjorie K. Darland
Pencils	Alex Nino
Inks	Alex Nino

1 page Cain filler "Cain's Game Room"

Synopsis	Gag cartoon.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

2 page Cain letters page "Cain's Mail Room"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by D.B. Webb; Jackie Hullette; Jon Mark Glazner; Rick Burnett; Will Nash; "An Adoring Fan"; "Problem Solvers Limited".

1 page Batman advertisement "The Whole World's Upside Down"

Characters	Batman; Topsy-Turvy Man
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Hostess Fruit Pie advertisement on inside front cover.