Arthur Suydam: The Early Years at DC 1974-1978

Arthur Suydam has been in the business since the early 1970s where he began doing mystery comics for editor Joe Orlando within the titles House of Secrets and House of Mystery at DC. While he worked for National Lampoon, Heavy Metal, and Epic Illustrated throughout the late 70s and 80s, he's primarily known for Marvel Zombies to modern audiences, where he drew many popular covers. Here are the 6 stories he drew for DCs mystery titles ranging from 1974 through 1978 which are, obviously, influenced by Bernie Wrightson.

House of Secrets 119 1974

House of Secrets 131 1975

House of Secrets 151 1978

House of Mystery 256 1978

House of Mystery 257 1978

House of Mystery 261 1978

Jeff Jones Spasm! 1973

Here's a 1973 comic by Jeff Jones published by Last Gasp. Last Gasp wasn't known for publishing well-established non-underground cartoonists so this is a treat. I first discovered Jeff Jones in the early 90s when I was getting into late 60s and early 70s comics. I found him through Bernie Wrightson and Michael Kaluta and quickly became a huge fan. Around this time I was also buying underground comics that spanned that same time period which led me to this comic. As with most of Jones' comics, there's more style than substance but what STYLE! In later life, Jeff Jones transitioned to Jeffrey Catherine Jones which a story unto itself. I encourage you to further seek out her work if you are unfamiliar with it.