House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1

(December 2009)

Do You See What I See? (Table of Contents: 1)

House of Mystery / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Lilah Sturges

Pencils

Luca Rossi

Inks

José Marzán Jr.

Colors

Lee Loughridge

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Cress [Cressida]; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]; Jordan Mayer; Rod Cannon; Simon; Tursig; Chester; Mack

Synopsis

Fig puts on the creepy mask, which proceeds to show her stories from when other people donned the mask.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #4 - The Beauty of Decay ([September] 2010)

Indexer Notes

This story frames the other stories in the book.

High Spirits (Table of Contents: 2)

Merv Pumpkinhead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Buckingham; Bill Willingham

Pencils

Mark Buckingham

Inks

Kevin Nowlan

Colors

Lee Loughridge

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Merv Pumpkinhead

Synopsis

Merv gets all the nightmares drunk before they can go out and scare the dreamers.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #4 - The Beauty of Decay ([September] 2010)
• in Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition (DC, 2011 series) (2011 [February 2012])

Letter from a Suicide (Table of Contents: 3)

John Constantine: Hellblazer / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan

Pencils

Giuseppe Camuncoli (layouts); Stefano Landini (finishes)

Inks

Stefano Landini

Colors

Dave McCaig

Letters

Sal Cipriano

Editing

Shelly Bond; Brandon Montclare (assistant)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Constantine; Phil (death); Julian

Synopsis

Constantine battles a Babylonian shape-shifting demon.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #4 - The Beauty of Decay ([September] 2010)

An I, Zombie! Story (Table of Contents: 4)

I, Zombie [iZombie] / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Roberson

Pencils

Mike Allred

Inks

Mike Allred

Colors

Laura Allred

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Gwen Dylan (first appearance; a zombie)

Synopsis

Gwen goes trick or treating.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #4 - The Beauty of Decay ([September] 2010)
• in iZombie (DC, 2011 series) #1 - Dead to the World ([May] 2011)
• in iZombie (Panini Deutschland, 2015 series) #1 - Tote leben länger (Oktober 2015)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the I, Zombie feature, which was later stylized as iZOMBIE.

This is a complete story, but it originally may have been prepared as a preview from an I, Zombie issue to come out from DC in 2010, since the credits also include cover credits. It is unknown if the intended cover was ever printed.

It was not included in any issues of the series but was reprinted when the early issues of the series were reprinted in trade paperback.

Captive Audience (Table of Contents: 5)

Madame Xanadu / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Wagner

Pencils

Amy Reeder

Inks

Richard Friend

Colors

Guy Major

Letters

Jared K. Fletcher

Editing

Brandon Montclare

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Madame Xanadu; Sadie [Meredith Luntz]; Fitz; Lashonda; Hiram; Eddie

Synopsis

Meredith puts on the mask and loses herself in the lives of others.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #4 - The Beauty of Decay ([September] 2010)
• in Madame Xanadu (DC, 2009 series) #3 - Broken House of Cards ([March] 2011)

[December 2009]: Editorial by Shelly Bond (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

On the Ledge / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Wicked Games (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Match the Vertigo creators with some Halloween themed questions and answers. Answers are at www.vertigoblog.com.