House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) comic books

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 12 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4647279001

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Devil's Chessboard," art by Leonard Starr; Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical 'devil's chessboard' where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. 'Men Never Die in Cell 13," pencils by Curt Swan; Two newspaper reporters fake a murder to write a scoop from the death row. "Black Future," art by Ed Smalle; Every prophecy of a fortune teller comes true in the life of Jud Taylor; The fortune teller came from the future and knew about Taylor's life. "The Secret of the Matador's Sword!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jose Pinto comes into possession of a magic sword, allowing him to win bullfights up to a certain number. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 65 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Featuring: 6 page story "The Magic Lantern" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "The Road to Nowhere" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Three Fearful Wishes" drawn by Jim McArdle; 6 page story "The Human Dragon" pencilled by Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 69 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157009

Cover by Bob Brown. Featuring: 6 page story "The Miniature Disasters" drawn by George Roussos; 6 page story "The Last Sorcerer" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Puppets of Doom" drawn by Howard Purcell; 6 page story "Dream Girl" drawn by Bob Brown; 2 page Just Imagine reprint story "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 90 GD 2.0

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Stickers on back cover. Water damage.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. "Invasion of the Energy Creatures!", art by Bill Ely; Engineers hired to help a developing country's mining industry find an army of subterranean creatures wreaking havoc on the countryside. "Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy--Depending on You!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; 2/3-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Supernatural City," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; At the 1000-year anniversary of the founding of a European city, events documented in the town's history, The Crimson Folio, begin happening again, and the city realizes that the book is actually a book of prophecies. "Secret of the Sphinx" text story. "The Runaway Bronc from Venus!", art by Ruben Moreira; In a South American town, photographer Ben Martin discovers an alien "bronc," a flying four-legged creature. Ben also finds a crashed spaceship with an injured pilot, who lets him know that Ben needs to ride the "bronc" back to the old corral, i.e., spaceship. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 109 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4733071022

"Track of the Invisible Beast" (art by Alex Toth), "The Mystery of the Space Swaps" (art by Joe Kubert), and "The Secret of the Hybrid Creatures" (art by Bill Ely). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 204 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4529074009

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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) 215 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4582216025

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "The Man Who Wanted Power Over Women," script by Michael Fleisher and Maxene Fabe, art by Rico Rival; Walter buys a potion to make himself a hit with women, but the vial falls into the wrong hands. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World ad. "Your Corpse Shall I Carve!", script by George Kashdan, art by Gerry Talaoc; An artist kills all the models he carves until a model with mythical power arrives to avenge them. Cain's Game Room cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "Brain Food," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Fred Carrillo; Aliens use gumballs in their plan for world domination. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 256 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top. Water damage.

$1.00-sized 80-page issue. Cover by Berni Wrightson. Featuring: 5 page House of Mystery framing sequence written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Dick Ayers & Wayne Howard; 14 page story "Blood of the Vampire!" written by Michael Fleisher and drawn by Romeo Tanghal & Bob Smith; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by Dave Manak; 8 page story "Perfect Poison" written by Steve Skeates & Michael J. Pellowski (story idea) and drawn by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua) & Vince Colletta; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler by Dave Manak; 7 page story "Satan's Child" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Arthur Suydam; 3 page story "Tricks or Treats" starring Abel, Murray Boltinoff, Mordred, Mildred and Cynthia, written by Jack C. Harris and drawn by Romeo Tanghal & Wayne Howard; 7 page story "Raise the Devil" written by David V. Reed (as Coram Nobis) and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 9 page story "Museum of Murder!" written by Robert Kanigher & Michael J. Pellowski (story idea) and drawn by Alex Nino; 2 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by Dave Manak; 7 page story "The Worm Turns!" written by Michael Fleisher & Russell Carley (art continuity) and drawn by Alfredo Alcala. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 289 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4604897016

Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction drawn by Howard Bender & John Celardo; 6 page story "Brother Bobby's Home For Wayward Boys and Girls" written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 6 page story "Farewell Performance" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Noly Zamora; 7 page story "The Comeback of David MacDannon" written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Mar Amongo; 5 page story "The Legal Legacy" written by David Allikas and drawn by Fred Carillo. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 305D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4731158012

Direct Edition. Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Dan Reed & Rodin Rodriguez; 6 page story "Art Attack!" written by Joey Cavalieri and drawn by Trevor von Eeden & Pablo Marcos; 6 page story "The Rings of Kur-Alet" written by Bruce Jones & April Campbell and drawn by Fred Carillo; 12 page I... Vampire! story "Blood and Sand" written by Bruce Jones and drawn by Ernie Colon (note: story ties in with previous story in this issue, "The Rings of Kur-Alet"). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.