The House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1

DC · 800 pages · Omnibus

Part of the DC Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order

Welcome to the House of Mystery, where bone-chilling revelations haunt every dark and shadowed room—and people are dying to get in! This first omnibus volume of the acclaimed Bronze Age horror anthology collects HOUSE OF MYSTERY #174-200 and features scarily sublime work from a horde of comics' greatest talents, including Len Wein, Alex Toth, Gerry Conway, Bernie Wrightson, Marv Wolfman, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Jack Oleck, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Sergio Aragones, and many more!

Near Mint Condition Overview - Jul 2026

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2 printings · 2 variants · 2019–2025

CONTINUE THE READINGThe House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2 picks up where this volume leaves off.

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Printings

Printing #1$99.99

January 2, 2019

Released Jan 2019

Standard Cover — Ryan Sook
ISBN: 978-1401285661

Printing #2$125.00

October 28, 2025

7 years after #1Watch overview - Jul 2026

Standard Cover — Ryan Sook
ISBN: 978-1799502968

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Creators

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WriterJack Oleck +27

PencilerAlex Toth +46

InkerAlex Toth +44

ColoristJack Adler +1

LettererJohn Costanza +16

Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.

Issues (27)

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1. #174 House of Mystery (1951)27pp
🖼️Cover — George Roussos · 1pp
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🔤Letterer
The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron · 4pp
🖌️Artist
The Man Who Hated Good Luck! · 6pp
🖌️Artist
Museum of Worthless Inventions · 6pp
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The Court of Creatures · 9pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
Page 13 [Illustration] · 1pp
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🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Direct Currents [Column]"1pp
2. #175 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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🎨Colorist,
The House of Gargoyles · 12pp
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Welcome to the House of Mystery · 1pp
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The Gift of-- Doom · 8pp
🖌️Artist
All Alone · 2pptext
🖌️Artist
Page 13 [Activity] · 1pp
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🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Direct Currents [Column]"1pp
3. #176 House of Mystery (1951)24pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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🎨Colorist,
Welcome... to the House of Mystery! [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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🔤Letterer
The House of No Return! · 8pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Page 13 · 1pp
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🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
The Roots of Evil! · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"The Inquiring Fanatic"1pp
4. #177 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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🎨Colorist,
The Son of the Montross Monster · 8pp
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🖋️Inker,
Odds and Ends from... Cain's Cellar · 1pp
Uncredited
Does Your Hand Have Any of These Lines? [Illustration] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Last Meal · 2pptext
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
The Curse of the Cat · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Welcome Fellow Tenants! [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
5. #178 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
Welcome to the House of Mystery [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Game · 7pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Man Who Haunted a Ghost! · 6pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
What's the Youth? · 8pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
Ghostly Miners · 1pp
Uncredited
Page 13 [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
6. #179 House of Mystery (1951)25pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
Welcome to the House of Mystery [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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🖌️Artist
Sour Note! · 6pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
The Man Who Murdered Himself! · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Roll The Lucky Dice! [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
The Widow's Walk · 10pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
The Dead Tell Tales · 1pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Fandom Picks the Winners"1pp
7. #180 House of Mystery (1951)27pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
Comes a Warrior · 10pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
His Name Is... Kane · 7pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
Oscar Horns In! · 2pptext
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Scared to Life · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's True Case Files [Cartoon] · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
8. #181 House of Mystery (1951)25pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
Sir Greeley's Revenge! · 12pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Siren of Satan · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Page 13 [Illustration] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
"Untitled"1pp
9. #182 House of Mystery (1951)24pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
The Devil's Doorway · 11pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Grave Results! · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Hound of Night! · 8pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
10. #183 House of Mystery (1951)28pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist,
Cain the Caretaker · 1pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Haunting! · 5pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Curse of the Blankenships · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Dead Can Kill! · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Secret of the Whale's Vengeance · 12pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Superstitions about Spiders [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
Page 13 [Illustration] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
11. #184 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Turner's Treasure · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Fly · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
The Eyes of the Basilisk! · 10pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Diploma [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
12. #185 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Boom! · 8pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Voice from the Dead... · 3pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Beautiful Beast · 11pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Room 13 [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
13. #186 House of Mystery (1951)27pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
The Secret of the Egyptian Cat · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Nightmare · 12pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist,
🔤Letterer
Room 13 [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
14. #187 House of Mystery (1951)26pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Mask of the Red Fox · 12pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Appointment Beyond the Grave! · 3pp
🖌️Artist
An Aura of Death! · 7pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Page 13 [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
15. #188 House of Mystery (1951)24pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Dark City of Doom · 12pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
House of Madness! · 8pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Coffin Cut-Out [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
16. #189 House of Mystery (1951)27pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Surprise! [Foreword] · 2ppforeword
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Eyes of the Cat · 12pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
The Deadly Game of G-H-O-S-T · 6pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Thing in the Chair · 6pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
17. #190 House of Mystery (1951)25pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
Fright! · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
A Witch Must Die! · 10pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Room 13 [Activity] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
"Direct Currents [Column]"1pp
18. #191 House of Mystery (1951)22pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
No Strings Attached! · 11pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Hanging Tree! · 6pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Night Prowler! · 3pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
"Room 13 [Cartoon]"1pp
19. #192 House of Mystery (1951)23pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
The Gardener of Eden! · 10pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Image of Darkness · 7pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Nobody Loves a Lizard! · 4pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
20. #193 House of Mystery (1951)23pp
🖼️Cover — Bernie Wrightson · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Voodoo Vengeance! · 13pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Dark Night, Dark Dreams! · 7pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
The Hero · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
21. #194 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Bernie Wrightson · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Born Loser · 10pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Human Wave · 8pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Negative Man · 8pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The King Is Dead · 10pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Midnight Snack [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
22. #195 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Bernie Wrightson · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
Bat Out of Hell · 8pp
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🖌️Artist
The Fantastic Wishing Well · 6pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker,
🔤Letterer
Countdown! · 3pp
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Things Old... Things Forgotten · 10pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Who Am I? · 6pp
🖌️Artist
Trick or Treat · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
💬Writer
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Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
23. #196 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Tony DeZuniga · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
A Girl and Her Dog · 9pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Alien Within Me · 8pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Child of the Dead! · 2pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Dark Journey · 6pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
My Heart Becomes So Icy Cold · 1pptext
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🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
The Little People! · 10pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Room 13 [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
24. #197 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
Ghost Ship · 13pp
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🔤Letterer
Mr. Mortem! · 6pp
🖌️Artist
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might · 4pp
💬Writer
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
House of Horrors · 8pp
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The Guardian of the Past · 6pp
🖌️Artist
🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
25. #198 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Nick Cardy · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
Two Lives to Live! · 12pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
He Adopted a Martian Boy · 6pp
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Brief Visit · 4pp
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🔤Letterer
The Day of the Demon! · 8pp
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✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🔤Letterer
The Thing in the Telescope · 6pp
🖌️Artist
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
Cain's Room 13 [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
26. #199 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
Sno' Fun! · 9pp
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🔤Letterer
He Doomed The World! · 8pp
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🔤Letterer
Snow Beast · 8pp
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🔤Letterer
The Whole Ball of Tin · 7pp
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The Haunting Wind! · 4pp
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🔤Letterer
Cain's Game Room [Cartoon] · 1pp
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Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
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🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp
27. #200 House of Mystery (1951)39pp
🖼️Cover — Michael Wm. Kaluta · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
The Beast's Revenge · 7pp
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🔤Letterer
The Secret of Camp Galaxy · 8pp
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🔤Letterer
The Forbidden Wish · 4pp
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The Lunatic · 5pp
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🔤Letterer
A Breath of Black Death · 11pp
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Slogging Through the Swamp on a Murky Evening · 1pp
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🔤Letterer
[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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🔤Letterer
Cain's Gargoyles [Cartoon] · 1pp
💬Writer
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Cain's Mail Room [Letters]"1pp

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