House of Mystery #254

Part of DC's Dollar Comics line, this 80-page all-new anthology delivers exceptional value for 1977 readers — and Neal Adams's cover immediately signals why. A towering, monstrous creature looms behind what appears to be glass, its enormous jaws agape, while a woman and two children stand before it in obvious distress; the heartbreaking speech bubbles — "Did that thing eat my daddy?" and "The scientists don't know, Danny… they just… don't… know…" — give the scene a genuinely unsettling emotional punch. Inside, Michael Fleisher, Russell Carley, and Jess Jodloman bring their own eerie sensibilities to "The Night Job" and the other tales lurking within this House of Mystery.