House of Mystery #213

DC's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #213 with a cover by Bernie Wrightson that's genuinely hard to look away from — a massive, shadowy creature clings to utility lines above a city rooftop, looming over an unsuspecting figure visible through a lit window below. The tension between the oblivious person inside and the lurking horror outside captures everything that made early-'70s DC mystery titles so compelling. Inside, Sergio Aragonés handles writing, pencils, and inks for "Back from the Realm of the Damned," making this a rare single-creator effort from one of comics' most distinctive voices.