House of Mystery #221 - Bernie Wrightson art & cover

Bernie Wrightson

House of Mystery v1 #221, 1973 - Bernie Wrightson's disturbing cover places a skeleton on an otherwise festive children's merry-go-round. His accompanying story centers around an orphaned girl, a struggling circus and a talented clown. Each page is lovingly drawn, softened and modeled by Mike Kaluta's inks. This story was later reprinted in Roots of the Swamp Thing #4 and DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #17. This splendid effort also makes an interesting comparison to Shadow #3, where Wrightson takes a turn in inking Kaluta's pencils. Other artists in this bronze age comic include Frank Thorne. This is 23 of 28 House of Mystery issues by Wrightson. /// Wrightson gallery / original page

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Wrightson cover pencils and inks = ****
"He Who Laughs Last" Wrightson story pencils (Mike Kaluta inks) 8 pages = ***

Bernie Wrightson

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