House of Mystery #42

(September 1955)

Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla! (Table of Contents)

Wilson Chemical Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Ray Thompson [as R.T.]

Inks:

Ray Thompson [as R.T.]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Synopsis:

Comic strip style ad for selling salve door-to-door.

The Stranger From Out There (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Mr. Cosmo

Synopsis:

A stranger comes to a town that has cut itself off from the world and he appears to be from outer space.

["Why do some folks consider black cats... ill omens?"] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Four questions and answers.

The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Creig Flessel?

Inks:

Creig Flessel?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A man accidentally gets ahold of magic ink that will command anyone to do whatever he wants them to.

Reprints:

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #15 ([August 1957] ?)

["I see great things for you in the future... next client!"] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Moolah the Mystic

Synopsis:

Moolah's wife demands a new fur coat.

["Come, Doctor, I want to show you something!"] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Synopsis:

Professor Eureka's atom smasher is used for cracking walnuts.

["Gangway, Fosdick!!"] (Table of Contents)

Wildroot Cream-Oil; Fearless Fosdick / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Capp (credited)

Pencils:

Al Capp (credited)

Inks:

Al Capp (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Fearless Fosdick

Synopsis:

Crooks bust out of jail, but come back once they hear the Fearless Fosdick has Wildroot Cream-Oil.

The Voice From 2,500 Years Ago (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim McArdle

Inks:

Jim McArdle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

Archeologists dig up an ancient temple in Greece with a statue that knows everything that has happened.

The Mystery of Dreams (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller (credited)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Stories of famous people who solved puzzles in their dreams.

The Talking Toys of Lost Valley (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A man steals the plans to small toys that can act as though they are humans but he has trouble bringing the toys to market.

The Insult that Turned a "Chump" into a Champ (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

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