House of Mystery 1951 #258 - 4.5 - $10.00

Cain invites the mailman in and shows him various artifacts related to the stories in this issue.

Chad and his girlfriend Nancy are wandering round the backlot of Movietown Studios when they encounter a real vampire.

Dxyp the demon is bored and wants to transport himself to Earth, but instead he accidentally summons a young boy to his realm who causes all sorts of trouble.

Joshua Levy's funhouse has a real gargoyle who drives off the gangsters who want protection money.

Wonder Woman saves a train and some children from a rockslide.

In the Old West, Death challenges gunman Edgar Elkins to a shootout.

Dr. Charles Maynard transplants his paralyzed wife's brain into the body of a murderess. She stabs him to death but is arrested for the other woman's crimes.

Gangsters kill a prizefighter but his ghost returns for revenge.

Hypnotist Monte Brink befriends a paroled convict upon his release from prison, but plans to use him to commit crimes.

Four gag cartoons.

A serial killer is revealed to be a ghost cursed to commit every unsolved murder in New York City.

Biographical sketches of Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #153.

• Blood and Tinsel - Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
• - Framing sequence interspersed before, after, and between the stories in this issue.
• The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years! - house ad for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #100, on sale February 10
• - house ad for DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #11 [Flash Spectacular], on sale February 21
• - Promo ad for The Amazing World of DC Comics #17 featuring in illustration of Shazam and other characters.
• - Letters submitted by Mike White; D.B. Webb; "Judge Gallows."
• - Statement of October 1, 1977 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 109,191 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 91,611 Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
• Superman Movie Report: Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford - Includes photos of Hackman (as Lex Luthor) and Ford (as Jonathan Kent) from Superman: The Movie (1978).