House of Mystery, #179
Published: March-April 1969
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Issue Contents:
The Widow's Walk (1)
Characters
- Mary Bourne
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Colors: Neal Adams
- Colors: Jack Adler
Welcome to the House of Mystery (1)
Credits
- Script: Joe Orlando
- Pencils: Joe Orlando
- Inks: Joe Orlando
Sour Note!
Characters
- Cain
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Credits from Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1.
The Man Who Murdered Himself!
Featuring Cain's True Case Files
Characters
- Cain
Credits
- Script: Marv Wolfman
- Pencils: Bernie Wrightson
- Inks: Bernie Wrightson
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Credits from Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1. Otto Binder is credited in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #228. Earliest known professional work published for Bernie Wrightson (letter published in Creepy #5, October, 1965 & illustration published in Creepy #9, June, 1966). Spectre #9 was published two weeks after this issue, with an 8 1/2 page story by Bernie in it.
Roll The Lucky Dice!
Featuring Page 13
Credits
- Script: Joe Orlando
- Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
- Inks: Sergio Aragonés
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Credits
- Script: Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
- Inks: Sergio Aragonés
Story Notes
4 gags in two parts of 0.67 and 0.5 pages.
The Widow's Walk
"Witch burnings, pirate plunder and murder, lost whalers and silent bitter women - this is still the heritage of the village of Whaler's Harbor, clinging silently to the bleak rocky coast of New England..."
Storyline
In 1897, merchant seaman Angus Beame marries Mary Bourne for her eventual inheritance. When Mary's father's will is read, and is not to Angus' satisfaction, he sails away and leaves Mary. In response, Mary places a curse on her betraying husband that he may not return to harbor until the day she dies.
Characters
- Angus Beame
- Mary Bourne
- Mr. Bourne (Mary's father)
- Homer Clyde (Mr. Bourne's servant)
- Mildred Clyde (Homer's wife)
- lawyer
- various crewmen of Angus Beame
- exotic item merchant
- modern-day beachgoers
Credits
- Script: Howie Post
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Joe Orlando
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
The house given to Mary and Angus by her father bears a noticeable resemblance to the Norman Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960).
The Dead Tell Tales
Featuring Cain's True Case Files
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder (uncertain)
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Tom Nicolosi (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Fandom Picks the Winners (1)
Featuring The Wonderful World of Comics
Credits
- Script: Mark Hanerfeld
Story Notes
Number 10 in a series. Replies to questions on DC comics by Mark Hanerfeld.