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Cover: Win Mortimer & Charles Paris

House of Mystery #1

Dec 1951 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~27,484 copies sold its debut month
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In "I Fell in Love with a Witch!", private investigator Carter Blake finds himself hopelessly smitten by Jean Brewster, ready to marry her without a second thought—until old newspaper clippings reveal a troubling pattern. As he digs deeper, he uncovers whispers of her past: three former husbands, each meeting a mysterious end after her kiss. Curt Swan’s art, inked by Ray Burnley, brings the eerie romance to life, while Win Mortimer and Charles Paris deliver a haunting cover that captures the story’s chilling allure.

Contains 7 stories
I Fell in Love with a Witch!
7.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
Jean BrewsterCarter BlakeBoris Wilder

In "I Fell in Love with a Witch!", private investigator Carter Blake finds himself hopelessly smitten with Jean Brewster, ready to marry her without a second thought—until old newspaper clippings reveal a chilling pattern: three of her past husbands died after her kiss. As Blake digs deeper, he begins to wonder if the woman he loves might be more than she seems.

Man or Monster?
7.67 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Man or Monster?", Dr. Hunt's life unravels after he begins using a mysterious formula that twists him into a savage beast, driving him to kill his closest friends—only to return to human form before anyone can suspect him. The line between man and monster blurs as he struggles to control the transformation, trapped in a cycle he can't escape.

The Ghost of Paris!
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Horror-Suspense
The Curse of Seabury Manor
4 pp · Horror-Suspense

Jo spends a single night in the cursed Seabury Manor, determined to capture proof of the ghost said to haunt its halls—only to die exactly 24 hours later, his camera still in hand.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop
Wanda Was a Werewolf!
7.67 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Wanda Was a Werewolf!" from House of Mystery #1 (1951), Doug Martin arrives in a remote village to reunite with his fiancée Wanda—only to find the townspeople hunting a female werewolf. As suspicion falls on Wanda, Doug uncovers a sinister scheme meant to manipulate her into the very role they fear.

Superstitious Lover!
1 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Raw (Good) $463
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $11,416*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $7,328*
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $5,085*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $3,686
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $2,989
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $2,439
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CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $1,920
CGC 6.5 · 10 in census $1,558
CGC 6.0 · 13 in census $1,346
CGC 5.5 · 13 in census $1,193
CGC 5.0 · 16 in census $1,065
CGC 4.5 · 16 in census $856
CGC 4.0 · 12 in census $832
CGC 3.5 · 15 in census $735
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $735
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $466
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $435*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $334*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $279*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $262
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Cast · 1 character

Full credits

artist Curt Swan
cover pencils Win Mortimer
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #40 (1961), Cuentos de Misterio #148 (1968), The Unexpected #162 (1975), Weird Mystery Tales Annual #2 (1976), Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 #[nn] (2000)

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