House of Mystery #207 - Bernie Wrightson art & cover, Jim Starlin art

Bernie Wrightson

House of Mystery v1 #207, 1972 - An old woman is murdered by a skeletal fiend on one of Bernie Wrightson's best horror covers. Note how the background curtains and grandfather clock are lushly rendered, adding gravity to the scene. His opening splash is nearly as good, humorously presenting the series host as Indian fakir (see interior page below). Jim Starlin's tale is amusing but poorly drawn, revealing his inexperience at the time (this story was later reprinted in Best of DC #63). Other artists in this bronze age comic include Bill Payne and Jack Sparling. This is 1 of 3 House of Mystery issues by Starlin and 16 of 28 House of Mystery issues by Wrightson. /// Wrightson gallery
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Wrightson cover pencils and inks = *****
Wrightson splash pencils and inks 1 page = ****
"The Spell" Starlin story pencils (Dan Adkins? inks) 2 pages = *

Jim Starlin

Bernie Wrightson

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