Elvira’s House of Mystery

    (DC, 1986-1987)
DC

Elvira has long been a cult favorite on the small screen. As host of her own late-night TV show, she would show truly terrible horror movies, using the time around commercial breaks to ridicule the movie with a series of awful jokes. And then there was the dress…

Naturally, when DC wanted a host for its new House of Mystery series, it chose her. So, for a brief, eleven-issue run, the Mistress of the Dark had a new career. Instead of hosting terrible horror movies, she hosted some rather nice horror comic stories. Fans of the older House of Mystery series will be cheered to note that their old host, the ghoulish Cain, returned in issue #10 to stage a palace revolt. He got his comeuppance soon after, however, when his brother Abel, the old House of Secrets host, pushed Cain aside to host the eleventh and final issue.
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#1

January, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $120.00 		Joey Cavalieri, Philip Clark, Robert Kanigher, Dennis Yee, Jack C. HarrisRon Wagner, Tom Grindberg, Arthur Geroche, Dennis Yee, Dan Spiegle
#1 (Newsstand Edition by Brian Bolland)

January, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $79.98 		Joey Cavalieri, Philip Clark, Robert Kanigher, Dennis Yee, Jack C. HarrisRon Wagner, Tom Grindberg, Arthur Geroche, Dennis Yee, Dan Spiegle
#2

April, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
6 copies available from $4.48 		Joey Cavalieri, Robert KanigherBob Oksner, Angel Trinidad Jr., Noly Zamora
#2 (Newsstand Edition by Denys Cowan)

April, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $24.98 		Joey Cavalieri, Robert KanigherBob Oksner, Angel Trinidad Jr., Noly Zamora
#3

May, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
5 copies available from $7.95 		Joey Cavalieri, Robert KanigherStan Woch, Angel Trinidad Jr., Jess M. Jodloman
#3 (Newsstand Edition by Denys Cowan)

May, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $19.98 		Joey Cavalieri, Robert KanigherStan Woch, Angel Trinidad Jr., Jess M. Jodloman
#4

June, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
6 copies available from $7.00 		Heather Kilgour, Gael Montgomery, Dennis YeeRory Metcalf, Shawn McManus, Dennis Yee
#5

July, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
6 copies available from $20.70 		Joey Cavalieri, Rory Metcalf, Robert KanigherMark Beachum, Tom Grindberg, Dick Ayers
#6

August, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
6 copies available from $8.50 		Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum, Robert Kanigher, Elizabeth M. Smith, Joey CavalieriTom Grindberg, George Freeman, Charles Nicholas, Jess M. Jodloman, Ric Estrada
#7

September, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
3 copies available from $13.50 		James Geldhof, Mike W. BarrJames Geldhof, Tom Yeates
#8

October, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
5 copies available from $7.95 		Mike Baron, Mike Murray, Kerry Gammill, Robin SnyderBjorn Ousland, Kerry Gammill, Ric Estrada
#9

November, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
3 copies available from $14.95 		Darren Auck, Dennis YeeDarren Auck, Graham Nolan
#10

December, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $5.95 		Robert Kanigher, Stan TimmonsErnesto B. Patricio, Jose Matucenio, Dwight Turner
#10 (Newsstand Edition by Joe Orlando)

December, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $24.98 		Robert Kanigher, Stan TimmonsErnesto B. Patricio, Jose Matucenio, Dwight Turner
#11

January, 1987
Cover Price: $1.25
2 copies available from $125.00 		Dennis Yee, Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum, Murray BoltinoffGene Colan, Tom Grindberg, Dan Spiegle, Gerry Talaoc
#11 (Newsstand Edition by Dave Stevens)

January, 1987
Cover Price: $1.25
1 copy available for $119.98 		Dennis Yee, Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum, Murray BoltinoffGene Colan, Tom Grindberg, Dan Spiegle, Gerry Talaoc
Special Edition #1

March, 1987
Cover Price: $1.25
2 copies available from $30.00 		Joey Cavalieri, Michael Fleisher, Barbara Randall, Dave ManakFrank Springer, Jack Sparling, Stephen DeStefano, Dave Manak