Today in Comics History, August 25, 1883: Boom Comics are invented

Yesterday I promised you more hot volcanic action! (Didn't I?) Well, here it is...sorta.


"The Nightmare That Came True" from Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #4 (DC, March 1972), writer uncredited and unknown

"Forbidden Tales of the Mansion That Was Trying to Save on Its Electric Bill By Turning Off Unnecessary Lights During the 1970s Energy Crisis"

As you may remember a couple days ago, we were looking at the gothic romance comic Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, which presented us with neo-Wuthering-Eyre-style love stories until it abruptly ended at issue number 4. But was that the end of it? Why, no, no, it was not, and you should have guessed that just from the very existence of this post.


Cover of Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #5 (May-June 1972), pencils and inks by Nick Cardy

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 194: Wow, Wednesday Addams grew up hot

House ad for Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 (September-October 1971); printed in Detective Comics #413 (July 1971)
Ad designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino

Today in Comics History, January 3: Another boring day at Langfrey Leap

from The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 (DC, September 1971), script by Dorothy Woolfolk and Ethan C. Mordden, pencils and inks by Tony DeZuniga, letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History: Recipes for cooking Christmas goose are exchanged

Panel from The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 (September-October 1971), script by Anonymous, pencils and inks by Tony DeZuniga, letters: by Ben Oda