Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion was a horror

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-suspense-romance anthology

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 comic book

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 series published by DC Comics

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 from 1971–1974, a companion to Secrets of Sinister House

Secrets of Sinister House

Secrets of Sinister House was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972–1974, a companion to Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion.-Publication history:...

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Publication history

After four issues as The Dark Mansion Of Forbidden Love, the romance angle was abandoned and the title changed to Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion. Very much in the same vein as House of Mystery

House of Mystery

The House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series. It had a companion series, House of Secrets.-Genesis:...

and House of Secrets, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion was "hosted" by Charity (the character debuted in issue #7).

Originally edited by Dorothy Woolfolk

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, the title was later overseen by a succession of editors, including Ethan C. Mordden, Joe Orlando

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, E. Nelson Bridwell

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, and Denny O'Neill. Contributors to the title included Jack Oleck

Jack Oleck

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, E. Nelson Bridwell

E. Nelson Bridwell

Edward Nelson Bridwell was a writer for Mad magazine and various comic books published by DC Comics. One of the writers for the Batman comic strip and Super Friends, he also wrote The Inferior Five, among other comics...

, Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

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, Michael William Kaluta

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, Alfredo Alcala

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, Jack Sparling, Bill Draut, and Alex Niño

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Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion was canceled after publishing fifteen issues in three years.

The character of Charity later became part of the supporting cast in the Starman

Starman (Jack Knight)

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 series and at some point after the last issue married the policeman Mason O'Dare and is pregnant with his child.