▁at ▁Adams ' ▁home ▁in ▁The ▁Bron x . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁work ▁at ▁DC ▁Comics , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁largest ▁com ics ▁companies : ▁ ▁The ▁" one - page ▁fill er ", ▁titled ▁" Str ange ▁Ne igh bor ", ▁was ▁invent or ied ▁and ▁eventually ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Bol t ino ff - ed ited ▁Sec rets ▁of ▁Sin ister ▁House ▁# 1 7 ▁( May ▁ 1 9 7 4 ). ▁His ▁other ▁earliest ▁known ▁DC ▁work ▁was ▁p enc iling ▁and ▁in king ▁the ▁three - page ▁story ▁" Not ▁Old ▁En ough !" ▁in ▁Young ▁Rom ance ▁# 1 8 5 ▁( A ug . ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁and ▁p enc iling ▁the ▁eight - page ▁super natural ▁story ▁" E ye ▁of ▁the ▁Be holder " ▁in ▁For b idden ▁T ales ▁of ▁Dark ▁M ansion ▁# 7 ▁( Oct . ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁one - page ▁" Enter ▁the ▁Port als ▁of ▁We ird ▁War " ▁in ▁We ird ▁War ▁T ales ▁# 9 ▁( Dec . ▁ 1 9 7 2 ). ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁Ch ay kin ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁Queens ▁a partment ▁building ▁as ▁artists ▁Allen ▁Mil g rom , ▁Walter ▁Sim ons on ▁and ▁Bern ie ▁Wright son . ▁Sim ons on ▁rec alls , ▁" We ' d ▁get ▁together ▁at ▁ 3 ▁a . m . ▁They ' d ▁come ▁up ▁and ▁we ' d ▁have