John Prentice

Do you dare to enter the House of Mystery? This value-priced collection includes stories from HOUSE OF MYSTERY #195-211. These fantastic black-and-white tales of mystery and suspence from the 1970s feature thrilling stories with surprise twist endings that will keep readers on the edges of their seats!

With the House of Mystery currently inaccessible, Abel reluctantly opens the House of Secrets for business. But Abel may be the worst barkeep in the history of everything, and things quickly get out of hand. Featuring a murder mystery illustrated by Enrique Breccia (SWAMP THING).

The Pair of the Conception have been a shadowy entity in Fig's life for some time now. In this issue, we see where a Pair sleeps, where a Pair works and how a Pair kills. We also see what Keele has really been up to all this time and what happens when poor Abel gets so fed up that he just can't stand no more! Featuring a ghastly tale illustrated by red-hot artist Ulises Farinas (Motro).

What happens next hasn't happened, or didn't not unhappen, or never was to have happened in the first place. Frankly, the proper tense for what happened to what happens next hasn't been invented yet. In "Desolation" part two, Fig struggles to exist, but her existence is as problematic as our attempt to explain it! Meanwhile, a gang of mysterious strangers appeaS in the House of Mystery looking for one Lotus Blossom Mackenzie. Featuring a short story illustrated by Aaron Campbell (Green Hornet)!