House of Mystery #276

DC's long-running anthology of dread delivers another unsettling package with House of Mystery #276 (1980), and Michael Wm. Kaluta's cover makes an immediate, chilling impression — a wild-eyed, bearded figure looms in close-up, clutching a broad axe whose polished blade reflects the terrified eyes of an unseen victim. That single reflected gaze does more to unsettle the imagination than a dozen splash pages ever could. Inside, Joe Gill and Nestor Malgapo bring you "The Faceless Man," a title that pairs with Kaluta's cover in ways that suggest dark things about identity, menace, and who — or what — you might find staring back at you.