House of Mystery #252

(May-June 1977)

The Whole World's Upside Down (Table of Contents)

Batman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Topsy-Turvy Man

Synopsis:

Batman stops the Topsy Turvy Man, who is stealing Hostess treats.

Indexer Notes

Hostess Fruit Pie advertisement on inside front cover.

["Glad to see you could make it back..."] (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

John Calnan

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4553

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Destiny

Synopsis:

The House of Mystery has been condemned and Cain must convince a demolition crew to go away.

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between some stories.

The Devil Strikes at My Old Kentucky Home! (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

Don Perlin

Inks:

Romeo Tanghal

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4578

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain

Synopsis:

The House of Mystery is scouted as a location for an amusement park, then for a movie, but Cain and his fellow weird inhabitants scare everyone away.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain & Abel / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-4594

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Abel

Synopsis:

3 gag cartoons

The House Called Blefestry (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Kunkel

Pencils:

Alfredo Alcala

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Colors:

?

Letters:

Alfredo Alcala ?

Job Number:

Z-196

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

Owen Sherwood is haunted by terrible nightmares, but when he consults a psychiatrist he learns that the nightmares are real.

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Bill Draut

Inks:

Bill Draut

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3900

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

An evil baron steals the secret of foretelling the future from an alchemist, but it leads to his death.

Markham's Masterpiece (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Michelinie

Pencils:

Frank Redondo

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3365

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Caub (host)

Synopsis:

Stanley Markham steals sculptures done by an old lady and passes them off as his own. Eventually he murders her so she can't reveal the truth, but her ghost returns for revenge.

The "Hidden Talent" Puzzle (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4601

Content Information

Characters:

Cain

Synopsis:

Word search puzzle.

Indexer Notes

puzzle constructed by Bob Rozakis; solution found on letters page in this issue

[Here it is, folks!] (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Derek Carter

Inks:

Derek Carter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Pin-up of the House of Mystery (exterior).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Witch's Tails / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-4460

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

gag cartoon

Grim Choice! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake

Pencils:

Frank Robbins

Inks:

Frank Robbins

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3388

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

After a plane crash in the mountains, Dolph Culhane is forced to eat the race horse he just bought in order to stay alive, but after he is rescued he learns that the horse was diseased, just as he starts to feel the symptoms himself.

Man Killers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Rudy Florese

Inks:

Rudy Florese

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

T-151

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Cain (host)

Synopsis:

A gang of conquering barbarians are captured and killed by a band of Amazons.

The House of Secrets Speaks...Out (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Pencils:

John Calnan

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4568

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Abel; Jenette Kahn; Joe Orlando

Synopsis:

Two people arrive at Abel's door to see if his house can be used to relocate Cain when the House of Mystery is torn down.

Who -- or What Is the Changing Man? (Table of Contents)

Shade the Changing Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Shade the Changing Man (DC, 1977 series) #1, on sale March 8

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Mail Room / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Cain]

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-828

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1976
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 124,000
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 87,583
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019

From Beyond the Grave! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marjorie K. Darland

Pencils:

Alex Nino

Inks:

Alex Nino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-2073

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Destiny (host)

Synopsis:

Maude West finally joins her dead fiancee, fifty years after the accident that killed him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cain's Game Room / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-4595

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

gag cartoon

#1 Sol Harrison (Table of Contents)

DC Profiles / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Gold

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

First of 90 DC Profiles, beginning May 1977. Last in SUPERMAN FAMILY 216, March 1982.
Sometimes 4 or 5 profiles a month in various DC titles, some months none.
Profiles #1-20 are same format.
Profiles #21-63 a different design.
Profiles #64-89 less nicely formatted, crammed in "Daily Planet" pages, only in Dollar Book titles, DETECTIVE COMICS, SUPERMAN FAMILY and WORLD'S FINEST.

# 1 also in KARATE KID #8, SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS #7, and SUPERMAN FAMILY #183, all cover-dated May-June 1977.

Next profile (DC Profiles #2, Walt Simonson) in OUR FIGHTING FORCES #173.

Script: Michael Catron confirms Gold