House of Mystery #190

Name: House of Mystery #190
Brand: DC

Jan 1971 · DC · 0.15 USD

“Fright!”

In *House of Mystery #190*, Sergio Aragonés delivers a delightfully twisted series of single-panel gags that turn the mundane into the macabre with a wink. From a startled man sharing a bench with a grinning gargoyle to a hunter mistaking a flamingo for a butterfly, the humor leans into playful horror with a touch of the absurd. Neal Adams’ sharp, expressive cover art perfectly captures the issue’s eerie-yet-funny tone.

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writer Robert Kanigher · artist, inker Alex Toth · letterer John Costanza · cover Neal Adams

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Full credits

writer Robert Kanigher

artist, inker Alex Toth

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

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Multiple single panel gag cartoons. Guy on park bench feeding pigeons turns to see a gargoyle perched on the back of the bench. Hunter with a butterfly net sneaks up on what he thinks is a flamingo. A gargoyle is in love with a guy going to a costume ball dressed as a gargoyle.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).