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Issue: House of Mystery #4
Publication Date: September 2010
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Issues: #4 of 8 Issues
Title: The Beauty of Decay
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: VertigoView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 07/08/2010
Volume: 4
Pages: 164
ISBN: 9781401227562
UPC/EAN: 978140122756251799
Price: $20.99 CAD
$17.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Suggested for Mature Readers
Content Items: 22 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Nybakken
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
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The Beauty of Decay

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]
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Pages: 1
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House of Mystery #16

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Administrator Ceorel; Harry Bailey; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Poet
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Pages: 1
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Entropy / Part One of the Beauty of Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Luca Rossi
Inker(s): Jose Marzan, Jr.
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Poet; Algernon Wells; Genevieve Montaigne; Rod Cannon; Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain
Synopsis: The residents of the House of Mystery continue to search for a way out of the City in the Space Between.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Hounds of Titus Roan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Willingham
Penciller(s): Richard Corben
Inker(s): Richard Corben
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): David; Betty; Arthur; Hounds of Titus Roan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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House of Mystery #17

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]
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Pages: 1
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Poetics / Part Two of The Beauty of Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Werther Dell'Edera
Inker(s): Jose Marzan Jr.
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine] (death); Algernon Wells; Genevieve Montaigne; Rod Cannon (death); House of Mystery; Chloe
Synopsis: The Poet is lured to his death.
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Pages: 12
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Mise-en-Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Al Davison
Inker(s): Al Davison
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Eduard St. Germaine [Poet] (origin); Chloe (death); Chloe's father (first appearance; death); Lord Arthur
Synopsis: A playwright creates his masterpiece.
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Pages: 10
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House of Mystery #18

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Administrator Ceorel; Cain
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Pages: 1
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Academics / Part Three of The Beauty of Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Werther Dell'Edera
Inker(s): Jose Marzan, Jr. (pages 1-10, 16-17); Andrew Pepoy (pages 11-15)
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon; Jordan Mayer; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine] (corpse); Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain
Synopsis: Fig learns why her father abandoned her.
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Pages: 17
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The Tale of Brutus the Bold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Jeff Lemire
Inker(s): Jeff Lemire
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Brutus; Amorata
Synopsis: The story of two roaches in love.
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Pages: 5
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House of Mystery #19

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Fig [Bethany Keele]
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Pages: 1
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Convergence / Part Four of The Beauty of Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Luca Rossi
Inker(s): José Marzán, Jr. (pages 4-6, 8-9, 11-15); Joe Rubinstein (pages 1-3, 7, 10)
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon; Jordan Mayer; Administrator Ceorel; House of Mystery; Cain; Chloe
Synopsis: Cain arrives at the House of Mystery.
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Pages: 15
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House and Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Antonio Fuso
Inker(s): Antonio Fuso
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Cain; Abel; The Conception
Synopsis: Cain looks for the missing House of Mystery.
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Pages: 6
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House of Mystery #20

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): House of Mystery
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Elegies / Part Five of The Beauty of Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Luca Rossi
Inker(s): Jose Marzan, Jr.
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Algernon Wells; Peter Keele; Cress [Cressida]; Genevieve Montaigne; Tursig; Simon (death); Jordan Mayer; Administrator Ceorel (death); House of Mystery; Cain; The Conception; Chloe; Peter Keele's Grandfather
Synopsis: Fig makes a deal with the Conception, freeing Harry from the House of Mystery.
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Pages: 14
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Spellbound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Mike Kaluta [as Michael Wm. Kaluta]
Inker(s): Mike Kaluta [as Michael Wm. Kaluta]
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Jonathan; Mary
Synopsis: Jonathan is mesmerized by a book.
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Pages: 9
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House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Esao Andrews
Inker(s): Esao Andrews
Colorist(s): Esao Andrews
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Do You See What I See?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matthew Sturges
Penciller(s): Luca Rossi
Inker(s): Jose Marzan, Jr.
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): House of Mystery
Character(s): Harry Bailey; Fig [Bethany Keele]; Ann Preston; Mr. Overhill; Cress [Cressida]; Poet [Eduard St. Germaine]; Jordan Mayer; Rod Cannon; Simon; Tursig; Chester; Mack
Synopsis: Fig puts on the creepy mask, which proceeds to show her stories from when other people donned the mask.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: This story frames the other stories in the book.
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High Spirits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Buckingham; Bill Willingham
Penciller(s): Mark Buckingham
Inker(s): Kevin Nowlan
Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Merv Pumpkinhead
Character(s): Merv Pumpkinhead
Synopsis: Merv gets all the nightmares drunk before they can go out and scare the dreamers.
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Pages: 6
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Letter from a Suicide

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter Milligan
Penciller(s): Giuseppe Camuncoli (layouts); Stefano Landini (finishes)
Inker(s): Stefano Landini
Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
Letterer(s): Sal Cipriano
Editor(s): Shelly Bond; Brandon Montclare (assistant)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): John Constantine: Hellblazer
Character(s): John Constantine; Phil (death); Julian
Synopsis: Constantine battles a Babylonian shape-shifting demon.
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Pages: 7
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An I, Zombie! Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Roberson
Penciller(s): Michael Allred
Inker(s): Michael Allred
Colorist(s): Laura Allred
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): I, Zombie [iZombie]
Character(s): Gwen Dylan (first appearance; a zombie)
Synopsis: Gwen goes trick or treating.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First appearance of the I, Zombie feature, which was later stylized as iZOMBIE.

This is a complete story, but it originally may have been prepared as a preview from an I, Zombie issue to come out from DC in 2010, since the credits also include cover credits. It is unknown if the intended cover was ever printed.

It was not included in any issues of the series but was reprinted when the early issues of the series were reprinted in trade paperback.
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Captive Audience

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matt Wagner
Penciller(s): Amy Reeder Hadley
Inker(s): Richard Friend
Colorist(s): Guy Major
Letterer(s): Jared K. Fletcher
Editor(s): Brandon Montclare
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Madame Xanadu
Character(s): Madame Xanadu; Sadie [Meredith Luntz]; Fitz; Lashonda; Hiram; Eddie
Synopsis: Meredith puts on the mask and loses herself in the lives of others.
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Pages: 7

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