House of Mystery #72

(March 1958)

Dark Journey (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; crime

Synopsis:

A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #196 (November 1971)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1995 (uke 4 1995)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) [black and white]

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

house ad for DC comics

Simon Newcomb (Table of Contents)

Giants of the Telescope / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #10 (October-November 1952)

Indexer Notes

some information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie (September 2008). Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

The Return of the Masked Phantom (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A legendary masked patriot apparently returns from the dead to inspire his countrymen to turn against their tyrannical rulers.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)

Do You Know What's Behind a Law? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Jerry learns the importance of drivers' education.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

They Haunt the White House (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

The Man Who Betrayed Earth (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #162 (March-April 1975)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011)

["They tell me you are a good guide..."] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 2 pages (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

The Girl in the Glass Sphere (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Maneely

Inks:

Joe Maneely

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A reporter tries to solve the mystery of a man who keeps his wife sealed in various glass enclosures.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #227 (October-November 1974)