House of Mystery
#10
(January 1953)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-11-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Wishes of Doom!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- The idol head of Shandu travels from hand to hand, granting the owners one wish. Every wish comes true, but with a curse attached. The only wish without a catch is one for the benefit of mankind.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #65 -
in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #226 (August-September 1974) which is reprinted -
in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([April 1978]) -
in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #8 (juillet 1986) which is reprinted - in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown
- Synopsis
- Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows him that his father is much more fair-minded.
The Brush That Could Haunt Men's Souls
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Princess Elena; Sorcerer; Ralph Cotton; Lief Brogin; Joe Meany; George Rogers
- Synopsis
- A magic painter's brush travels from hand to hand, exposing bad people and helping the good ones.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #40 ([August 1961])
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #164 (February 1967)
-
- Keywords
- Adolf Hitler; comic book artists; painter’s brushes
Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
The Weirdest Museum in the World
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- Eli Thornton runs the town's "Animal Theater" with exhibits of wildlife. Mr. Redgrave and Mr. Kirkson threaten to ruin him if he's not able to pay his debts. Thornton upgrades his theater with a wild cat and a genuine werewolf. The werewolf, however, is newspaper reporter Ed Baker. He was killed by Kirkson and Redgrave and framed as a werewolf, because he was about to expose them as frauds.
Voice from the Grave
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Controversy about Harry Houdini's last message.
The Magician Who Haunted Hollywood
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Dick Mayhew; Mr. Coombs (Movie Director); Lola Lamour
- Synopsis
- When actor Dick Mayhew begins to play the part of a famous escape artist for a film did the ghost of the escape artist help him with the stunts?
- Reprints
- in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #3 (January-February 1972)
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #3 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Doomsday (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #27 ([June 1976] ?)
- in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #18 (juin 1982) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer identified by Martin O'Hearn in Apa-I.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Wishes of Doom
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1.
[no title indexed]
Master Art Helper Company -
2.
The Wishes of Doom!
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3.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
[no title indexed]
Schwinn -
5.
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
Buzzy -
6.
The Brush That Could Haunt Men's Souls
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7.
["If you make this jump..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
8.
Editorial Advisory Board
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9.
Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!
Superboy -
10.
The Weirdest Museum in the World
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11.
Voice from the Grave
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12.
The Magician Who Haunted Hollywood
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13.
Superman Is on Television!
The Adventures of Superman -
14.
[no title indexed]
The Electric Game Co. -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Edgar Loftin
- James Ludwig
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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