House of Mystery #8 - Desolation
([October] 2012)

DC, 2008 Series
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Volume
8
Price
14.99 USD; 16.99 CAD
Pages
164
On-sale Date
2012-08-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Vertigo
ISBN
978-1-4012-3495-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401234959 51499
Editing
Shelly Bond (credited) (editor, original series); Greg Lockard (credited as Gregory Lockard) (assistant editor, original series); Robin Wildman (credited) (collection editor)

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Esao Andrews (credited)
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Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
House of Mystery
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Esao Andrews (credited)
Inks
Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Fig [Bethany Keele]
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Thesis (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
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Indexer Notes

Two page recap of the story to date from House of Mystery #1-#35.

Desolation, Part 1 of 5: Dead End (Table of Contents: 3)

House of Mystery / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Austin; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Gigi; Harry Bailey; Johnny; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Luke; Rod Cannon; House of Mystery
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The Laws of Motion (Table of Contents: 4)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke (credited)
Inks
Darwyn Cooke (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Rod Cannon; Linda
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Esao Andrews (credited)
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Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
House of Mystery
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Desolation, Part 2 of 5: Significant Others (Table of Contents: 6)

House of Mystery / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain; The Conjurer [Earl Little]; Every1; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Gigi; Harry Bailey; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; M. Emory; Rod Cannon; Simon; Tursig; House of Mystery
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Death in the City (Table of Contents: 7)

The Conjurer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Aaron Campbell (credited)
Inks
Aaron Campbell (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Conjurer [Earl Little]; Maria Velerio; Luc Aiguillon (villain)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Esao Andrews (credited)
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Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; House of Mystery
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Desolation, Part 3 of 5: Lost Advantages (Table of Contents: 9)

House of Mystery / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Administrator Kynic; Byzantium Mack; Cain; The Conjurer [Earl Little]; Every1; Fig [Bethany Keele; also as The Conception]; Gigi; Harry Bailey; Strawberry [William Keele]; Peter Keele; Grandpa Keele; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; M. Emory; House of Mystery
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Communion (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
David Lapham (credited)
Inks
David Lapham (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Byzantium Mack; Harry Bailey; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esao Andrews (credited)
Inks
Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Gigi [Goldie]
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Desolation, Part 4 of 5: Teetering Infinities (Table of Contents: 12)

House of Mystery / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Algernon Wells; Fig [Bethany Keele; also as The Conception]; Gigi [Goldie]; Harry Bailey; Strawberry [William Keele]; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Rod Cannon; Simon; Tursig; House of Mystery
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A Story About a Gargoyle and a Girl (Table of Contents: 13)

House of Mystery / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
Inks
Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Algernon Wells; Fig [Bethany Keele; also as The Conception]; Gigi [Goldie] (origin); Harry Bailey; Jordan Meyer; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; M. Emory; Strawberry [William Keele]; Tursig; House of Secrets
Synopsis
It is revealed that Lotus Blossom turned Goldie into a girl named Gigi.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Esao Andrews (credited)
Inks
Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Fig [Bethany Keele]; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Harry Bailey
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Desolation, Part 5 of 5: Omneity's Negation (Table of Contents: 15)

House of Mystery / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Byzantium Mack; Cain; The Conjurer [Earl Little]; Every1; Fig [Bethany Keele; also as The Conception]; Gigi [Goldie]; Harry Bailey; John Constantine (cameo flashback); Jordan Mayer; M. Emory; Strawberry [William Keele]; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Rod Cannon; Simon; House of Mystery
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

House of Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esao Andrews (credited)
Inks
Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Fig [Bethany Keele]
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Closing Time (Table of Contents: 17)

House of Mystery / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Algernon Wells; Ann Preston; Byzantium Mack; Cain; The Conjurer [Earl Little]; Cress [Cressida]; Daphne; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Genevieve Montaigne; Gigi [Goldie]; Harry Bailey; Jordan Mayer; King Glob; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Rod Cannon; Mrs. Cannon; Simon; Tursig; The Vomit; House of Mystery
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Mystery House (Table of Contents: 18)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Jordan Mayer)
Pencils
Annie Wu (credited)
Inks
Annie Wu (credited)
Colors
Annie Wu (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Blackberry; Borden; Larry; Lotus Blossom; Plum; Plum's father; T-Bone; The Thinking Man
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Indexer Notes

Credits acknowledge special thanks to Dave Justus.

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Esao Andrews (credited)
Inks
Esao Andrews (credited)
Colors
Esao Andrews (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
House of Mystery
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Three for the Road (Table of Contents: 20)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Luca Rossi (credited)
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Baron Qui; Kyung Soon Song; Dr. Cornelius; Dorcas; Alexandria; Glob; Tursig; Cain
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A Birth of Spiders (Table of Contents: 21)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils
Tony Akins (credited)
Inks
Tony Akins (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Baron Qui; Kyung Soon Song
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Book Report (Table of Contents: 22)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steven T. Seagle (credited)
Pencils
Teddy Kristiansen (credited)
Inks
Teddy Kristiansen (credited)
Colors
Teddy Kristiansen (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Alexandria; Cain; Merv Pumpkinhead; House of Mystery
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Room and Boredom (Slight Refrain) (Table of Contents: 23)

House of Mystery / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lilah Sturges (credited as Matthew Sturges)
Pencils
Inaki Miranda (credited)
Inks
Inaki Miranda (credited)
Colors
Eva de la Cruz (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Cornelius; Miss Florabella; Abel; Byzantium Mack; Eduard the Great (first appearance); Gigi [Goldie]; Harry Bailey; Jordan Mayer; Lady Bethany; Lotus Blossom Mackenzie; Rod Cannon; Simon; House of Mystery; House of Secrets
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  3. 2. Thesis
    House of Mystery
  4. 3. Desolation, Part 1 of 5: Dead End
    House of Mystery
  5. 4. The Laws of Motion
    House of Mystery
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  7. 6. Desolation, Part 2 of 5: Significant Others
    House of Mystery
  8. 7. Death in the City
    The Conjurer
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  10. 9. Desolation, Part 3 of 5: Lost Advantages
    House of Mystery
  11. 10. Communion
    House of Mystery
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  13. 12. Desolation, Part 4 of 5: Teetering Infinities
    House of Mystery
  14. 13. A Story About a Gargoyle and a Girl
    House of Mystery
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  16. 15. Desolation, Part 5 of 5: Omneity's Negation
    House of Mystery
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  18. 17. Closing Time
    House of Mystery
  19. 18. Mystery House
    House of Mystery
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    House of Mystery
  21. 20. Three for the Road
    House of Mystery
  22. 21. A Birth of Spiders
    House of Mystery
  23. 22. Book Report
    House of Mystery
  24. 23. Room and Boredom (Slight Refrain)
    House of Mystery
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