Today in Comics History, October 2: 7:42 PM: "But I took too long to write this down in my special private investigator notebook and I lost her."

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 7:30 PM: Private detective really beginning to reconsider his Halloween costume of John Constantine

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 7:00 PM: Vending machine cola desired, but all he's got is paper money

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 6:30 PM: Rather than continue to listen to private eye's inner monologue, leaf commits suicide

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 5:46 PM: The television series Bewitched immediately sues for plagiarism

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 11:20 AM: The motion pictures Singles and High Fidelity simultaneously sue for plagiarism

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 10:58 AM: Every single band of the 1990s advertises for a new member

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2: 10:40 AM: Overtired private investigator writes the wrong date in his diary

Okay, here's where teh comic book makes an error or typo, and it took me along time to figger it out from the chrnology: despite what it says in the first panel, this is not October 3. It's still October 2, based on the narrative progression. Later on teh date does switch to Octoebr 3, and it's indicated correctly there.

In the meanwhile, here on October Second:
from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2, 3:12 AM: And this is why you take back-ups on stakeouts

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, October 2, 2:53 AM: Coming and going and highing and lowing / Baby I'm trying to tell you I love you

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History: October 2, 2:38 AM: Down these vertiginous streets a man must go

Hey, a private eye investigating the protagonists (you can't call 'em heroes) of the Vertigo version of House of Secrets! P.I. Nick Calderone's minute-by-minute note-taking of the bizarre activities of Rain Harper, Ben Volk, and Traci and the titular big spooky manse surely will make exhiilarating and thrilling posts for the next three days, right? (Say right.)


from House of Secrets (1996 series) #19 (DC/Vertigo, May 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein
First up: hangin' around outside the House o' Secrets in the middle of the night! Hope you got coffee and donuts in your car, Nick. By the way, can I have a donut? the one filled with jelly, please. Mmmm, jelly donut.


from House of Secrets (1996 series) #18 (DC/Vertigo, April 1998), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein
You won't escape the Notebooks of Nick Calderone for the next handful of days! I can hear you sighing in resignation from here.

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1903: Not only is The League of Extraordinary Presidential Assassins prone to bickering, but they have terrible security protocol about their tallboy chairs

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #9 (DC/Vertigo, June 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, layours by Christian Højgaard, finishes by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, August 3, 1850: Reichuss Mansion burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #7 (DC/Vertigo, April 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, June 18, 1965: That's right, read some cheerful news to the coma patient

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 24, 1965: As I hate to keep saying: same as it ever was.

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 23, 1965: I'm beginning to suspect the Millford Tribune's motto may be ironic

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 14, 1965: Criminal gang prepares to thwart Alan Scott

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 13, 1965: Kevin Somers gets the hat color absolutely correct

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein
Same as it ever was.

Today in Comics History, May 13, 1903: Floor-sleeper roused

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #10 (DC/Vertigo, July 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, layouts by Christian Højgaard, finishes by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 12, 1965: Millford town council eagerly endorses depths and lengths

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein
(Kevin Somers correctly predicts the color of the tie. Same as it ever was.)