House of Mystery
#77
(August 1958)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-06-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Eyes That Went Berserk
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- An artist agrees to participate in an experiment, but it has bizarre effects on his eyesight that keep changing.
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #7 ([November 1958]) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #34 (July 1959) -
in The Flash (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 series) #4 (1962 ?) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #20 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee...
Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
A promotional house advertisement for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #45 and Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #94.
[no title indexed]
Doctor Rocket / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Welcome to our planet!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Rocket
- Reprints
- in Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #10 ([March 1959])
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #56 (1961)
-
The Prophetic Camera
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Clyde Henshaw
- Synopsis
- An old man finds an alien camera that takes pictures of future events. A crook steals it and tries to use it for profit, but nothing works out for him.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #8 ([December 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #31 (April 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #18 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
- Keywords
- cameras
My Forbidden Face!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Purcell (signed)
- Inks
- Howard Purcell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A man awakens from unconsciousness not knowing who he is, and everyone recoils from his face for some reason.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #7 ([November 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #31 (April 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #18 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Wanted: A Pal!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Frankie and Bob talk about having a close friend.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Spectral Stories for Sale
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Stories of haunted houses.
I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of Giants
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- An expedition is shipwrecked on an island inhabited by giants, who force the crew to act as chess pieces in a game for their freedom.
- Reprints
- in All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (K. G. Murray, 1957 ? series) #10 ([November 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #31 (April 1959) [original title: I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of the Giants]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #18 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
An advertisement from the Garcelon Stamp Co.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of Giants!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
2.
The Eyes That Went Berserk
-
3.
This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee...
Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures -
4.
["Welcome to our planet!"]
Doctor Rocket -
5.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
6.
The Prophetic Camera
-
7.
My Forbidden Face!
-
8.
Wanted: A Pal!
-
9.
Spectral Stories for Sale
-
10.
I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of Giants
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
12.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
13.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
14.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Muller
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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