House of Mystery
#4 - The Beauty of Decay
([September] 2010)
DC,
2008 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 17.99 USD; 20.99 CAD
- Pages
- 164
- On-sale Date
- 2010-07-08
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Suggested for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
Vertigo
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-2756-2
- Barcode
- 9781401227562 51799
- Editing
- Scott Nybakken (editor)
The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]
- Reprints
-
from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #17 (November 2009)
-
[House of Mystery #16]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Administrator Ceorel; Harry Bailey; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Poet
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #16 (October 2009)
-
Entropy / Part One of the Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Poet; Algernon Wells; Genevieve Montaigne; Rod Cannon; Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain
- Synopsis
- The residents of the House of Mystery continue to search for a way out of the City in the Space Between.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #16 (October 2009)
-
The Hounds of Titus Roan
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Willingham
- Pencils
- Richard Corben
- Inks
- Richard Corben
- Colors
- Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- David; Betty; Arthur; Hounds of Titus Roan
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #16 (October 2009)
-
[House of Mystery #17]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #17 (November 2009)
-
Poetics / Part Two of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Lilah Sturges
- Pencils
- Werther Dell'Edera
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine] (death); Algernon Wells; Genevieve Montaigne; Rod Cannon (death); House of Mystery; Chloe
- Synopsis
- The Poet is lured to his death.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #17 (November 2009)
-
Mise-en-Scene
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Eduard St. Germaine [Poet] (origin); Chloe (death); Chloe's father (first appearance; death); Lord Arthur
- Synopsis
- A playwright creates his masterpiece.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #17 (November 2009)
-
[House of Mystery #18]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Administrator Ceorel; Cain
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #18 (December 2009)
-
Academics / Part Three of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Lilah Sturges
- Pencils
- Werther Dell'Edera
- Inks
- Andrew Pepoy (pages 11-15); José Marzán Jr. (pages 1-10, 16-17)
- Colors
- Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon; Jordan Mayer; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine] (corpse); Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain
- Synopsis
- Fig learns why her father abandoned her.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #18 (December 2009)
-
The Tale of Brutus the Bold
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Brutus; Amorata
- Synopsis
- The story of two roaches in love.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #18 (December 2009)
-
[House of Mystery #19]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Fig [Bethany Keele]
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #19 (January 2010)
-
Convergence / Part Four of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Lilah Sturges
- Pencils
- Luca Rossi
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (pages 1-3, 7, 10); José Marzán Jr. (pages 4-6, 8-9, 11-15)
- Colors
- Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon; Jordan Mayer; Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain; Chloe
- Synopsis
- Cain arrives at the House of Mystery.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #19 (January 2010)
-
House and Home
House of Mystery / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cain; Abel; The Conception
- Synopsis
- Cain looks for the missing House of Mystery.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #19 (January 2010)
-
[House of Mystery #20]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- House of Mystery
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #20 (February 2010)
-
Elegies / Part Five of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon (death); Jordan Mayer; Administrator Ceorel (death); House of Mystery; Cain; The Conception; Chloe; Peter Keele's Grandfather
- Synopsis
- Fig makes a deal with the Conception, freeing Harry from the House of Mystery.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #20 (February 2010)
-
Spellbound
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Lilah Sturges
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Colors
- Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Jonathan; Mary
- Synopsis
- Jonathan is mesmerized by a book.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 2008 series) #20 (February 2010)
-
[House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1]
House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
Do You See What I See?
House of Mystery / comic story / 11 pages
- 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
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
This story frames the other stories in the book.
High Spirits
Merv Pumpkinhead / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
Letter from a Suicide
John Constantine: Hellblazer / comic story / 7 pages
- 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
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
An I, Zombie! Story
I, Zombie [iZombie] / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gwen Dylan (first appearance; a zombie)
- Synopsis
- Gwen goes trick or treating.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
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
Madame Xanadu / comic story / 7 pages
- 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
- from House of Mystery Halloween Annual (DC, 2009 series) #1 (December 2009)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
1.
[House of Mystery #16]
House of Mystery -
2.
Entropy / Part One of the Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
3.
The Hounds of Titus Roan
-
4.
[House of Mystery #17]
House of Mystery -
5.
Poetics / Part Two of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
6.
Mise-en-Scene
-
7.
[House of Mystery #18]
House of Mystery -
8.
Academics / Part Three of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
9.
The Tale of Brutus the Bold
-
10.
[House of Mystery #19]
House of Mystery -
11.
Convergence / Part Four of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
12.
House and Home
House of Mystery -
13.
[House of Mystery #20]
House of Mystery -
14.
Elegies / Part Five of The Beauty of Decay
House of Mystery -
15.
Spellbound
-
16.
[House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1]
House of Mystery -
17.
Do You See What I See?
House of Mystery -
18.
High Spirits
Merv Pumpkinhead -
19.
Letter from a Suicide
John Constantine: Hellblazer -
20.
An I, Zombie! Story
I, Zombie [iZombie] -
21.
Captive Audience
Madame Xanadu
This issue was modified by
- Juan Gonzalez
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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