House of Mystery #100

A milestone hundredth issue of DC's beloved anthology series, and the cover by Bernard Baily delivers the goods — a massive, armored insectoid creature bursts from the earth, its segmented shell and razor-tipped claws looming over two terrified figures scrambling to escape. The cover copy asks ominously what could have happened to Brandon and Cary after they ventured into the tunnel, and one look at that hulking beast makes the question feel very urgent indeed. For a dime in 1960, House of Mystery #100 offered readers exactly the kind of imaginative, wide-eyed creature terror that made this series such a beloved fixture on newsstands.