We begin with "Born Loser" by Jack Oleck and Alex Toth. A man uses magic spells to make him appear dead in his cell after he murders his wife and is scheduled to hang. He has made previous arrangements with his lover to collect the body, but when she goes to get it she is told the man has been cremated. Reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24 (1982).
Next is our first reprint, "The Human Wave" drawn by Russ Heath and reprinted from House of Secrets #31 (1960).
Our next reprint is "The Negative Man" drawn by Jack Kirby and reprinted from House of Mystery #84 (1959).
Back to new material with "The King Is Dead" by Jack Oleck and Nestor Redondo. This was Nestor Redondo's first work at DC. He would go on to take over Swamp Thing after the departure of Berni Wrightson. A full moon turns the new king into a monster that murders many people. He tells his reluctant guards that he must be locked in the dungeon to save lives. The monster manifests in his cell and kills him, killing itself in the process.
All new material reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery Vol. 1 TPB (2006) and House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 (2018).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
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