For detailed information about this series, see: House of Mystery at DC Database
Cain (left) and the House of Mystery from the cover of Welcome Back to the House of Mystery.
House of Mystery is a series of horror, fantasy, and mystery comics anthologies published by DC Comics. While the first issues don't feature any overarching narrative, the titular House is introduced in issue 175 alongside the host Cain; following comics sometimes include stories centered around Cain and the house itself.
Following the Anthology rule, all self-contained stories featured in the comics are themselves considered part of the House of Mystery series.
Comics[]
Comics published are specifically:
Regular series[]
- House of Mystery (December 1951 - October 1983)
- Elvira's House of Mystery (January 1986 - January 1987), It received a special issue:
- Elvira's House of Mystery Special (November 1987)
- House of Mystery (July 2008 - December 2011), 42 issues. Published by DC's Vertigo imprint. It received two special issues:
- House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1 (December 2009)
- House of Mystery Halloween Annual #2 (December 2010)
Minor Comics[]
- Super DC Giant #S-20 (November 1970),
- The Brave and the Bold #93 (January 1971).
- DC Special #11 (March 1971)
- Limited Collectors' Edition #C-23 (November 1973)
- DC Special Series #21 (April 1980),
- DC Comics Presents #53 (January 1983),
- Welcome Back to the House of Mystery (July 1998),
Links to Other Series[]
Note: Most appearances of Cain after becoming a regular character in Sandman comics, are not listed here since they're considered references to the Sandman (Neil Gaiman) series; similarly, most appearances of The House of Mystery after becoming the base of the Justice League Dark are considered references to the Justice League series.
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Martian Manhunter | April 2, 1964 | House of Mystery issues 143 through 173 include Martian Manhunter stories. | 2 |
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Batman | October 27, 1970 | The story in The Brave and the Bold #93 is a crossover between the two series, and the House of Mystery also appears in All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12; additionally a character dressed like Cain appears in Batman #237. | 1 |
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Spectre (DC Comics) | January 10, 1974 | The House of Mystery series occasionally featured reprints of Spectre stories, starting with issue 224. | 2 |
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Superman | October 27, 1982 | The story in DC Comics Presents #53 is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Swamp Thing | October 23, 1984 | Cain from House of Mystery appears in Swamp Thing Vol 2 issues 33, 49 and 50; additionally Elvira finds a copy of Swamp Thing #48 in Elvira's House of Mystery #5. | 1 |
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Elvira | September 17, 1985 | Elvira's House of Mystery is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Sandman (Neil Gaiman) | January 10, 1989 | Cain from House of Mystery is a recurring character in the Sandman series; the Vertigo House of Mystery series features references to the Sandman series. | 1 |
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Justice League | June 27, 2012 | The House of Mystery appears in Justice League Dark #10 and becomes the base of the team. | 1 |
