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House of Mystery, #256

Published: January-February 1978

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House of Mystery #256

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Issue Contents:
1 page horror-suspense

"Celebrate Halloween-- with 7 suspense-filled shockers!"

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Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Story 1 1 page superhero
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Inside front cover.

Story 2 3 pages humor

"Welcome back, friends..."

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  • Cain
  • Abel
  • Harvey H. Harvey
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first part of framing sequence

Blood of the Vampire!
Story 3 14 pages horror-suspense
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Story 4 1 page humor
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Perfect Poison
Story 5 8 pages horror-suspense
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  • Cain
  • Provincial Police Inspector (unnamed)
  • Witch Woman (unnamed)
  • Charles Summers
  • Elvira Summers
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Story 6 1 page humor

"What's that? You say you're lonely... rejected?"

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Satan's Child
Story 7 7 pages horror-suspense
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Treats or Tricks
Story 8 3 pages horror-suspense
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Raise the Devil
Story 9 7 pages horror-suspense
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Story 10 1 page humor

"Now if that doesn't keep you until next Halloween..."

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  • Cain
  • Abel
  • The Old Hag
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framing sequence continued

Museum of Murder!
Story 11 9 pages horror-suspense
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Story 12 2 pages humor
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Script credit from Best of DC reprint.

The Worm Turns!
Story 13 7 pages horror-suspense
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Story 14 1 page humor

"Bravo! What wonderful stories!"

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  • Cain
  • Abel
  • The Old Hag
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framing sequence concluded

Story 15 2 pages
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Letters of comment from readers Ricky Switzer, Charles Haskell, John Ramia Jr., Bruce Woehl, and Lisa Anderson.

Volume 77 Issue 42 - Week of October 17, 1977
Story 16 1 page
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