The House of Mystery was cancelled in 1983. (A photograph of Wein as Cain can be found in Elvira's House of Mystery #4. Cain, "the Able Care-Taker", created by Bob Haney, Jack Sparling and Joe Orlando, first appeared in The House of Mystery #175 (July – August 1968), modeled on writer Len Wein, who was new to the field. In 1968, Cain was created to "host" the EC-style horror comic anthologies The House of Mystery (which had begun publishing in 1950). Publication history Cain Ĭain's appearance was based on that of then-young comics writer Len Wein (right), shown with his creation Swamp Thing. The character Cain is also commonly associated with his pet gargoyle Gregory. In 1993, host characters like Cain, Abel, Eve and Lucien were retconned as a part of the Dreaming in the critically acclaimed Sandman comic books. They are depicted as brothers and they are also sons of DC Comics' Eve (another DC horror host based on the Biblical figure Eve). Cain and Abel are one of many human (with pet companions) key figures in DC's "Mystery" line-up referred to as horror hosts of the late 1960s and 1970s, which later became a part of the mature-readers imprint Vertigo. They are key figures in DC's "Mystery" line of the late 1960s and 1970s, which became the mature-readers imprint Vertigo in 1993.Ĭain is based on the Biblical Cain and Abel on the Biblical Abel, but are altogether different characters than their Biblical counterparts. Possibly immortal and apparently indestructible Resurrects from any fatal wound inflicted by CainĬain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters in the DC Comics universe based on the biblical Cain and Abel.
The House of Mystery #175 (July – August 1968)Īpparently indestructible and possibly immortal diabolical cunning bears the "Mark of Cain" which protects him from all harm
Cain, Gregory, and Abel approach the House of Mystery in Berni Wrightson's cover artwork to Welcome Back to the House of Mystery #1.
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