House of Mystery #270

DC's long-running anthology of dread delivers another round of the uncanny with this July 1979 installment. The cover by Joe Orlando and Vince Colletta sets an immediately unsettling tone: a terrified young woman in a red dress, her wrists and ankles bound, is surrounded by a ring of hooded, ghostly figures who loom over her in a darkened ritual space — a classic image of helpless dread that earns the tagline "Do You Dare Enter…" Inside, Marc DeMatteis, Jim Sherman, and Joe Rubinstein contribute "The Collector!" alongside the promised "Black Mass" and more chillers, making this a satisfying package for fans of late-'70s horror anthology comics.